Walk On: The Athletic FC's Liverpool show

Tony Evans is joined by James Pearce and Simon Hughes to discuss a game that failed to live up to the hype and Liverpool’s collapse after the red card.

There’s also a bigger question hanging over the fixture: does any of this really mean anything until we know what punishment Manchester City will face? With City sitting at the top of the Premier League and the verdict still looming over the club, what’s the point of it all?

Plus, the guys discuss if the Champions League can offer some much-needed relief as Liverpool travel to Austria to face LASK?

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Host: Tony Evans
With: Simon Hughes & James Pearce
Producer: Nick Thomson
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The Premier League is back! Simon Hughes and James Pearce join Tony Evans to preview the huge Anfield showdown between Liverpool and Manchester City.

City are currently top of the Premier League, with Liverpool sitting sixth, but it’s what’s happening off the pitch that makes this fixture particularly intriguing. How will Anfield react to the verdict against City, and will it add another edge to an already huge occasion?

We also discuss the huge amounts of money now being spent in English football, whether the financial bubble is close to bursting and just how sustainable the current ownership model really is.

Plus, the guys look at what could be a huge weekend for Andoni Iraola, who is still searching for that statement win at Anfield.

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Host: Tony Evans
With: Simon Hughes & James Pearce
Producer: Nick Thomson
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Simon Hughes and Andy Jones join Tony Evans to continue the debate around City’s potential punishment and start the build up to the most anticipated match of the season.

Attention then turns to how the Reds’ have been getting on during the international break, particularly Florian Wirtz under Jurgen Klopp.

The guys finish on Giovanni Leoni’s return from injury and how the future looks bright for Liverpool’s defensive options.

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Host: Tony Evans
With: Simon Hughes & Andy Jones
Producer: Nick Thomson
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James Pearce and Andy Jones join Tony Evans to discuss whether Manchester City’s guilty verdict changes how we view Liverpool’s title battles over the years between the two clubs. Does it make Liverpool’s achievements under Klopp even more impressive — and should clubs potentially be entitled to compensation?

Attentions soon turn to Liverpool’s new sporting director Julian Ward and what he needs to sort out at the club, plus we check in on the latest international action (and injuries!) and hear from the non-league clubs taking part in our international-break assignment.

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Host: Tony Evans
With: James Pearce & Andy Jones
Producer: Nick Thomson
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James Pearce and Andy Jones join Tony Evans to assess Liverpool’s start to the season, praise the improvements at the back and ask whether the attack is still searching for its rhythm.

Liverpool head into the international break with a win at Bournemouth and three successive Premier League clean sheets — but just how good has Iraola’s start been? The guys give the head coach an early grade and look at what’s happening across the rest of the Premier League.

And with three weeks without Liverpool, the lads are each given a non-league club to follow — Bootle FC, South Liverpool FC and Marine AFC — as we go in search of some football during the international break.

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Host: Tony Evans
With: James Pearce & Andy Jones
Producer: Nick Thomson
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.