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Home News Sport Weather iPlayer Sounds Bitesize CBeebies CBBC Food Home News Sport Business Technology Health Culture Arts Travel Earth Audio Video Live Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.Find out how to listen to other BBC stationsEpisode detailsRadio 5 Live,·10 Aug 2026,·52 minsMNC: Iraola’s fitness conundrum, can Rashford succeed at United?Football DailyAvailable for 29 daysChris Sutton, Izzy Christiansen and Sami Mokbel are with Kelly Sommers to debate the big talking points around the Premier League and elsewhere. The panel analyse new Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola’s comments on his squad’s fitness, after learning more about reports linking Amazon-owning billionaire Jeff Bezos with a bid to buy a significant stake in the club. Elsewhere with the top clubs, how will Manchester City cope without Rodri if he moves to Barcelona, what does Arsenal’s failed pursuit of Vinicius Junior say about the Premier League and how will Manchester United reintegrate Marcus Rashford after 18 months away on loan? Finally, how did a Norwich City fan’s name end up on a Brazilian team’s shirt? Ana and Jonny Butcher join the Monday Night Club to explain more... Timecodes: 02:00 Billionaire consortium including Jeff Bezos set to invest in Liverpool — what does it mean? 07:00 Andoni Iraola’s comments on the Liverpool’s squad fitness — is he risking alienating the dressing room already? 22:00 What will the Guardiola to Maresca transition look like at Manchester City, and how much does Rodri’s future affect that? 27:00 Why couldn’t Arsenal sign Vinicius and what does it say about how the world’s best players view the Premier League? 32:15 Marcus Rashford’s back at Manchester United, can Michael Carrick reintegrate him successfully? 45:30 The English fan whose name is on a Brazilian club’s shirt — Ana and Jonny Butcher join the show!Programme WebsiteMore episodes