Do Arsenal Have an Odegaard Problem? Are Man City ACTUALLY in Crisis and Was 2015–16 the GREATEST PL Season EVER?
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Manchester City suffered another major setback in the title race after blowing a 2–0 lead against Tottenham on Sunday. With just one win in six in the Premier League, are City genuinely entering a crisis? After last week’s damaging 3–2 defeat to Manchester United, Arsenal responded emphatically with a 4–0 win away at Leeds to go six points clear at the top. Mikel Arteta made a bold call by starting Kai Havertz over his captain Martin Odegaard after discourse over his form and creativity. Do Arsenal have an Odegaard problem? With nostalgia around 2016 trending, the boys rewind to the 2015–16 Premier League season, the year Leicester City shocked the football world, and ask: was this the greatest Premier League season ever? And ahead of Sunday’s blockbuster Liverpool vs Manchester City, the panel builds an All-Time Liverpool & Man City Combined XI.
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