{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/681ccc398b1f3232bc1e68ae/6911ead448ddcbc2f993dd63?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is the title defence over already?","description":"<p>Tony Evans is joined by Simon Hughes and James Pearce… at least for a little while — before James was forced off injured with a sore throat, and Andy Jones came off the bench to finish the game!</p><p><br></p><p>The panel break down the 3-0 defeat at the Etihad and debate whether Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed equaliser should have stood, and what Slot’s side are missing away from home.</p><p><br></p><p>With Liverpool eight points off the top and struggling, we ask: is the title defence already over? And could the Champions League become the season’s focal point?</p><p><br></p><p>Want to get in touch with your thoughts? Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:walkon@theathletic.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>walkon@theathletic.com</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Host:</strong>&nbsp;Tony Evans</p><p><strong>With:</strong>&nbsp;Simon Hughes, James Pearce &amp; Andy Jones (sub)</p><p><strong>Producers:</strong>&nbsp;Guy Clarke &amp; Nick Thomson</p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}