In a line-up that’s every bit as unsurprising as the top four in the Premier League, James Richardson is joined in the pod by Barry Glendenning and Sean Ingle in another rip-roaring edition of Football Weekly.

The pod squad analyse Chelsea’s demolition of Arsenal, Liverpool’s bruising battle with Everton, and Tottenham Hotspur’s snoozefest with Aston Villa and ask: why are we getting another dose of the same old same old?

Also in the show – and lest we be accussed of Big Four-centricity – we discuss Hull City’s recent revival now that Phil Brown ditched the earpiece and the goatee.

Plus, we ponder whether Fabio Capello’s done the right thing in stripping John Terry of the England captaincy. And we get dewy-eyed about those Brat Pack movies of the 1980s.

Finally, our favourite Teuton Raphael Honigstein brings us news of a rift in the German national team and the latest from the Bundesliga; Sid Lowe brings us up to date with Spain’s La Liga; and Jimbo tells us about Lazio’s mounting woes in Serie A.

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• South Korean ebullient following 3-1 destruction of Arsenal
• ‘We want to keep on winning to put Chelsea under pressure’

Manchester United are putting Chelsea under real pressure in the Premier League title race, the Old Trafford midfielder Park Ji-sung has said. The South Korean was among the scorers as United demolished Arsenal 3-1 at the Emirates yesterday, a result that moved the defending champions within a point of Chelsea at the top of the table.

The Stamford Bridge club can extend their advantage with victory over Hull City tomorrow but Park believes that whatever the outcome of that match, United will be able to last the pace.

“We just want to keep winning, to put Chelsea under pressure,” the winger told United’s official website. “There is still a long time to go in the league, three months, so we just have to concentrate on our own performances. We can deal with the pressure. We will see whether they can.”

Wayne Rooney took his club goal tally for the season to 22 with a clinical finish against Arsenal and Park said his attacking team-mate has now become formidable to play against. “No one can stop him these days. He has been unbelievable,” said Park. “We lost Cristiano Ronaldo, but Wayne has scored a lot of goals and has helped the team a lot. It is a brilliant season for him.”

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