Essential Football

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Essential Football is back from Sky Sports with a new name for a new season, full of analysis, insight, features and interviews to make sure you’re up to date on everything going on across the Premier League and beyond.

  • 39 minutes 22 seconds
    Five Years of Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal: Essential Football Podcast Special
    Sky Sports’ Sam Blitz and Nick Wright take a look back at Arsenal’s five years with Mikel Arteta, who celebrates his anniversary as manager of the club this week.

    Hear from Arteta and Arsenal players who discuss why this manager has dominated the headlines at times during his half-decade at the club, as Sam and Nick debate what is next and what is possible for the Spaniard in North London. 
    19 December 2024, 10:35 am
  • 39 minutes 27 seconds
    Essential Questions: Who needs a win more in the Manchester derby?
    Ron Walker, Pete Smith and Ben Grounds look ahead to Manchester City against Manchester United, a match you can watch live on Sky Sports on Sunday.  

    With both teams struggling for form at the moment, it’s being called ‘the crisis derby.’ But, who needs a win more?
    13 December 2024, 2:12 pm
  • 42 minutes 5 seconds
    Essential Questions: Will form go out the window in Premier League's weekend derbies?
    Ron Walker, Peter Smith and Sam Blitz look ahead to a weekend of derbies in the Premier League. Everton host Liverpool on Saturday in the last Merseyside fixture at Goodison Park, whilst on Sunday, Arsenal travel to Fulham and Tottenham are at home to Chelsea. Keep across all the football this weekend on Sky Sports.  
    6 December 2024, 4:17 pm
  • 35 minutes 52 seconds
    Essential Questions: Liverpool against Manchester City - would a win for The Reds spell the end of the title race?
    Sky Sports’ Ron Walker, Peter Smith and Sam Blitz look ahead to Super Sunday’s big clash as Premier League leaders Liverpool host defending champions Manchester City, a match you can watch on Sky Sports from 4pm and follow on skysports.com. 
    28 November 2024, 5:46 pm
  • 47 minutes 1 second
    Essential Questions: Why has Pep chosen to stay, and how does Portugal keep producing top talent?
    As Pep Guardiola agrees a contract extension at Manchester City, Ron Walker, Peter Smith and Sam Blitz discuss why he's chosen to stay with the champions and how his decision could affect the Premier League.

    Plus, in the second half of the episode we're joined by Portuguese football journalist, Miguel Lourenço Pereira - author of the book, "Bring Me That Horizon: A Journey to the Soul of Portuguese Football". Miguel speaks to us about Ruben Amorim's appointment as Manchester United manager and explains how Portugal continues to produce world-class players and coaches.
    21 November 2024, 4:47 pm
  • 27 minutes 16 seconds
    Essential Questions: Is Arsenal's trip to Chelsea a must-win for The Gunners?
    Ron Walker and Sam Blitz look ahead to Chelsea against Arsenal, a potentially pivotal match in the title race and a game you can watch live on Sky Sports on Sunday.

    Hear also from pundits Paul Merson and Gary Neville, as well as Chelsea's Levi Colwill who describes what it's like playing under Enzo Maresca. Listen to the full interview with Colwill on this week's One on One podcast: podfollow.com/one-on-one-from-sky-sports
    8 November 2024, 3:54 pm
  • 36 minutes 17 seconds
    Essential Questions: What does Ruben Amorim's appointment mean for Man Utd?
    Sky Sports football journalists Ron Walker, Peter Smith and Adam Bate discuss the appointment of Ruben Amorim as Manchester United head coach.

    Plus, whilst we await his arrival at Old Trafford they look ahead to Sunday's clash with Chelsea, a match you can watch on Sky Sports.   
    1 November 2024, 2:48 pm
  • 42 minutes 40 seconds
    “I don’t think anyone will be truly shocked!” – Neville reacts to Man Utd’s sacking of Ten Hag
    Former Manchester United Captain Gary Neville is amongst the guests on ‘The Football Show’ on Sky Sports News, reacting to the breaking news that Manchester United have sacked manager Erik ten Hag following the club's poor start to the season.
     
    Former England internationals Stephen Warnock and Sue Smith also join Rob Jones and our Chief Reporter, Kaveh Solhekol, to discuss the timing of the decision, and ask who could be next through the door at Old Trafford. You can keep up to date with the very latest news coming out of Manchester United on Sky Sports News and skysports.com.
    28 October 2024, 1:55 pm
  • 29 minutes 44 seconds
    Essential Questions: Can Arsenal afford to lose to Liverpool?
    Ron Walker, Pete Smith and Nick Wright preview the big Super Sunday match between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium, and ponder whether a defeat for the home side could see them out of contention to win the Premier League.
    25 October 2024, 1:05 pm
  • 35 minutes 51 seconds
    Essential Questions - Tuchel and the top four: What to expect from new England boss and Liverpool vs Chelsea blockbuster
    Peter Smith is joined by Richard Morgan and Sam Blitz to reflect on a dramatic few days, which have seen Thomas Tuchel appointed as England manager, and look ahead to a mouth-watering weekend of Premier League action on Sky Sports.  

    We discuss Tuchel’s Three Lions appointment and what he will bring to the role. Plus, there is team news and analysis ahead of Liverpool vs Chelsea, with Reds boss Arne Slot enterting a pivotal run of fixtures. Man City’s trip to Wolves and Arsenal’s visit to Bournemouth also goes under the microscope ahead of a key weekend for the teams at the top end of the Premier League.   

    If you’d like to listen to the Euros podcast with new England coach Anthony Barry that Peter mentions, click here: https://pod.fo/e/24897a
    17 October 2024, 1:07 pm
  • 25 minutes 38 seconds
    Tuchel agrees to become England manager
    Thomas Tuchel has agreed to become the new England manager.  

    Chelsea's Champions League-winning former boss will become England’s first German-born manager.  

    Hear from Sky Sports’ Senior Reporter Rob Dorsett, who broke the news, and journalist Henry Winter. 

    For more reaction to this story, keep across Sky Sports News and skysports.com.
    15 October 2024, 7:49 pm
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