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PL Christmas Lists, Rashford's Future & Scholes' Favourite Goals | The Overlap Fan Debate
Season 4, Ep. 11
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Welcome back to the Fan Debate, brought to you by Sky Bet.
Jamie Carragher is joined by Paul Scholes and some of the biggest fan channels across England to dive into all the biggest talking points in football.
We kick things off with the fallout from the Manchester Derby, where Manchester United pulled off a smash-and-grab against a crisis-hit Manchester City. With City looking out of sorts, how does Pep Guardiola turn things around?
From there, we ask the key question: what’s on every club’s Christmas wish list?
Do Liverpool need to strengthen at left-back? Can Chelsea keep up the pressure?
Nottingham Forest are flying high under Nuno Espírito Santo, but can they maintain their momentum? And is Vítor Pereira really the right man to lead Wolves forward?
We also hear from HLTCO, who gives us the lowdown on Crystal Palace and what they need to get their season back on track.
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00:00 – Promo
02:00 – Paul Scholes on Manchester derby
03:30 – The future of Marcus Rashford & Alejandro Garnacho
09:00 – Nieve Petruzziello on the Manchester Derby
10:00 – Are Man City in crisis?
19:30 – Liverpool supporter Gareth Roberts - All I want for Christmas
24:30 – Arsenal supporter Charlene Smith - All I want for Christmas
29:30 - Chelsea supporter Rory Jennings - All I want for Christmas
33:30 – Everton supporter Baz - All I want for Christmas
39:40 – Wolves supporter Dave Azzopardi - All I want for Christmas
42:00 – Nottingham Forest supporter Greg Mitchell - All I want for Christmas
44:25 – Crystal Palace supporter Dan Cook - All I want for Christmas
46:00 – Paul Scholes on the best six goals he has witnessed on the pitch
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