Source: Tifo Football Podcast — Arsenal move closer, is Bruno Fernandes POTS? And Chelsea's weird huddle

Duration: 1h 9m

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Arsenal youth development

Max Dowman scored Arsenal's second goal, writing himself into the record books as their youngest goalscorer ever and youngest goalscorer in Premier League history.

Kaya Kainak

Max Dowman tactical analysis

Arteta's tactical and pressing instructions are known to be highly complex and it could take senior professionals months to properly internalize them; Dowman does it in seconds.

John McKenzie

Bruno Fernandes record

Bruno Fernandes now has 16 assists in the Premier League this season, the most ever by a Man United player in a single campaign in the competition, surpassing David Beckham's 15.

Ruben Pinder

Premier League title race

It's getting to that point of the season now where things can just turn on a few minutes of momentum one way or the other. It's happened a couple of times where Arsenal have gained points on City.

Ruben Pinder

Premier League tactical evolution

The Pep Guardiola consensus has collapsed and it means that it's a bit more of a free-for-all out there in the Premier League from a tactical point of view.

John McKenzie

Premier League Player of the Season

If Arsenal do go on to win the league, their off-the-ball work is the best in the league and I think their best off-the-ball player, Declan Rice, is probably a decent shout for player of the season.

John McKenzie

Manchester United analysis

I think the big issue with Bruno Fernandes is that he's so good that he's made a Manchester United team that's actually been quite average for the last decade or so look better than they are.

John McKenzie

Chelsea tactical changes

Liam Rosseña came out afterwards and said the goal conceded was a tactical issue. It's pretty clear that if you compare what was happening under Maresca with what is happening now under Rosseña, they're much more aggressively man-marking.

Kaya Kainak

Chelsea FC rituals

Chelsea's center circle huddle is obviously something the players have introduced themselves. They claim it's respecting the ball.

Kaya Kainak

Max Dowman development

I don't expect Max Dowman to be starting games ahead of any of the senior players. He probably doesn't have the fitness to start Premier League games because he is literally a child.

Kaya Kainak