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Do pundits need to worry about legal action just for having an opinion?

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Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola has said he will tell Alexander Isak to go down if he is fouled in future after his team was denied a "clear penalty" against Arsenal. Are we at the stage where players need to dive to benefit from the game?


Meanwhile, Jamie Carragher has apologised to Aston Villa for using “clumsy and wrong” language when discussing the club, after they had threatened legal action. Should he have stood up to them rather than backing down?


Plus, is Oliver Glasner serious about walking from Forest, and are Brighton long-term title contenders?



  • Hosts: Jim White, Simon Jordan, and Martin Keown
  • Podcast producer: Joe Alborough

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