Solskjær’s stumble, a Wembley rumble and Banks of England – Football Weekly Extra
Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair and Lars Sivertsen discuss Solskjær’s stumble, Wembley’s rumble, a momentous first Champions League VAR, Declan Rice’s defection to England and the passings of two football legends
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We look back at the last couple of days of football, starting with PSG inflicting the first defeat of Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s tenure as Manchester United boss, as they take a 2-0 scoreline back to the Parc des Princes in three weeks time.
Spurs were far happier with their lot - they beat Borussia Dortmund 3-0 at Wembley with both teams missing key players. Real Madrid and Roma take slimmer margins into their second leg ties - beating Ajax and Porto respectively by two goals to one.
We pay tribute to Gordon Banks, six-time winner of the Fifa Goalkeeper of the Year award, and Eric Harrison, credited with being a key component of the success of Manchester United’s Class of ‘92.
In part three we look ahead to the FA Cup ties this weekend and talk Aaron Ramsey, Martin Skrtel and Jordon Mutch who may (or may not) have joined a team nicknamed The Fisters.
Back on Monday!
PS: we have a show at EartH in east London – Max, Barry, Gregg Bakowski and David Squires – more information and tickets can be found here.
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