Welcome back to The Matchbook, The Football Corner’s weekly trip around the world of soccer.
We have to start in Manchester, where City beat United 1-0 in a derby that somehow turned into yet another referendum on VAR. Phil Foden was sent off early, United spent most of the afternoon playing against 10 men and Erling Haaland eventually scored the winner — except the goal probably never should have counted. We dive into the offside controversy, the postgame admission that VAR got it wrong and why Manchester United still doesn’t get to use any of that as an excuse for how poorly it played.
Then it’s time to visit North London, where life could hardly be more different. Arsenal survived a difficult trip to Sunderland to remain perfect, while Tottenham has now gone four Premier League matches without scoring a single goal. That has inspired a new Football Corner challenge: one mile run for every Tottenham Premier League goal this season. So far, cardiovascular fitness remains completely unchanged.
We’ll rapid-fire through the rest of the Premier League weekend before heading to Europe for Champions League Matchweek 1, including Real Madrid-Inter, Arsenal’s win in Naples and the wonderful absurdity of Como winning its first Champions League match 4-1 on the banks of Lake Como.
00:00 Welcome to The Matchbook!
01:42 Manchester City’s Controversial Win Over United
14:37 Arsenal’s Dominance and Invincibility
21:00 Tottenham’s Goal Drought Continues
24:43 Premier League Matchweek 4 Rapid Fire
32:26 The Champions League Matchday 1 Rapid Fire
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