View From The Terraces

After Liverpool's title dreams come crashing down, Dec has turned to the Red side of North London to find a Gunner with a level head. Unfortunately, he couldn't find one and so is joined by follower of the Gunners, Benji, to give his opinions on what will be the deciding weeks to come of this dramatic Premier League title race. It's Manchester City's to lose and with their experience of grinding out the results around this time in the season, will it be curtains once again for Mikel Arteta's men?Dec has been anxious to diagnose Liverpool's end-of-season woes, but it is time for him to face the music and try to explain what has gone wrong for Jurgen Klopp's team.Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/vfttpod

Dropped points from Arsenal and Liverpool has now opened the door for Manchester City to go on and win the Premier League title, but will it be that straightforward? After all three teams falter in Europe, crashing out of their respective competitions, Dec is here to round up the recent action and look ahead to the games ahead with FA Cup Semi-Finals and a double-gameweek all to come in what will be a week to decide who will be in contention as the season enters its last few weeks.Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/vfttpod

Dec is back with a guest panel this week. Jonny and Dave are sitting this one out as it is an all-family affair with three Kopites looking to take some positives out of being knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester United.With over 70 years of supporting Liverpool in the semi-detached between our host, dad Steve and brother Connor there are some stories from the old-standing Kop and some looks to the future as a title race for this season, at least, is still all to play for.The Champions League is also hotting up, with two English sides still in the contest. Who does the panel believe has the best chance of winning it? With Liverpool looking to get back into Europe's top competition next season, does this family believe the new format will be a hit? Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/vfttpod

Dec and Jonny are back after their EFL Cup Final celebrations and some sickness in the camp. There is no time to waste as some teams look to move their manager on, and other teams are looking to back their own with West Ham United and Brighton & Hove Albion both having contrasting takes on their incumbent in the forms of David Moyes and Roberto De Zerbi. Will The Hammers look to renew the Scotsman's deal at the end of the season as repayment for their European triumph last season? And will The Seagulls look to back their Italian maestro with many suitors looking to prise him away from the seaside club?There's no getting away from the fact that this is a huge weekend in the title race as Liverpool will look to keep their title hopes alive as they take on Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday. With it looking as though a win for either side may take one team out of the conversation for winning the Premier League, who will blink first in what may be the final Klopp vs Guardiola match-up?Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/vfttpod

Jonny has returned from holiday and hopes that the colour of the confetti raining down on the winner of Sunday's EFL Cup Final is as red as he is after experiencing the southeast Asia climate, despite his criticism of the competition and the design of its trophy. Liverpool take on Chelsea in the fixture to decide where the first piece of domestic silverware will be awarded. However, an injury crisis is in full swing at Anfield, will Jurgen Klopp be able to begin his swansong in fine voice? Or will it be Mauricio Pochettino who will take home the prize, beginning a revival era at Stamford Bridge?After Sir Jim Ratcliffe completed his minority takeover of Manchester United this week and stated that the North of England is in need of a national stadium, does the British tycoon have a point in all of this? Should the Red Devils receive some government support in building their new home? And do they even need a brand-new ground?Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/vfttpod

Dec's here to preview gameweek 25 ahead of a couple double-gameweek fixtures for the top two in the Premier League. In a week in which the Champions League returned for its first leg of the Round of 16, Dec's opinion of Thomas Tuchel's Bayern Munich side is put out after some woeful performances domestically as well as on the continent.Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/vfttpod

Dec and Dave cover their trip over the Mersey to Prenton Park where they witnessed an action-packed fixture between Tranmere Rovers and MK Dons. With the latter chasing promotion and the former hoping to stay in League 2 under manager Nigel Adkins, what did the lads make of the game and their trip overall?With little time until the final international break of the season, it will be the last chance for England Manager, Gareth Southgate, to try some other options before finalising his squad for the Euros competition this summer. Who do the guys in the semi-detached think should make it into the friendlies squad so that they can prove themselves before what will most likely be Southgate's last dance?Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/vfttpod

This week Dec is here to give you a preview of Gameweek 23’s big fixtures, full of huge ramifications across the table.The game between Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest looked like a relegation scrap at the start of the season now looking like a way for the Cherries to add more misery to the travelling side staring down the barrel of an FFP charge.Chelsea would like to make this season look a lot rosier than its monochrome colour right now as Mauricio Pochettino is looking more and more unsafe in his position, after each uninspiring away performance heaps pressure on the Argentinian. He will hope that when Gary O’Neil’s Wolverhampton Wanderers visit Stamford Bridge, the luck of the away team will follow in the nature of theirs throughout this season rather than what they had against Manchester United when they were awarded one of the softest penalties of the season.Speaking of the Red Devils, Erik ten Hag’s men will want to record back-to-back wins when they take on David Moyes’ West Ham United. After a toothless shift in mid-week, the Hammers will want to match the result they had against their opponent when they beat Manchester United just before Christmas.The city of Liverpool was shocked much like the rest of the footballing world when their manager, Jurgen Klopp, announced he would leave the club at the end of this season. With narratives written on the Reds’ players winning competitions for their departing gaffer, the focus needs to be on their next fixture when they take on Arsenal at the Emirates. In what is being declared as a key game in deciding where this season’s Premier League title will end up, it is clear that this match will need to live up to the hype.The champions take on Brentford on Monday night so that they can make it five consecutive Premier League wins in a row. The City machine that Pep Guardiola has crafted is breathing down the neck of the league leaders and with Kevin De Bruyne back from injury and looking in fine form, they look as though they are more than equipped to take the sword to Thomas Franck’s men as Ivan Toney will hope to add another few thousand to his weekly wage he will undoubtedly get at the club he will join in the summer.Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/vfttpod