Aug 20, 2026 · 53 min · 13 segments
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Jordan Jarrett-Bryan for the second of our Premier League preview podcasts. Help support our independent journalism at…
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Hello, and welcome to The Guardian Football Weekly Premier League Preview Part 2.

They've signed a lot of players, have an interesting manager in Sergiy Rebrov that will do well to stop anyone putting them rock bottom.

Ipswich have no Kieran McKenna, so bring in Garry O'Neill, who is sometimes really good at managing a side near the foot of the table.

Can Daniel Farke push on? And then Liverpool, one of the sides who could push for the title.

jurgen is a famously slow starter, and they've lost a lot of experience in the summer.

All of our Manchester City predictions have plummeted after the Community Shield following Pep is so, so, so, so hard.

How will Enzo Maresca do? Meanwhile, the difficult first full season for Michael Carrick at Old Trafford.

Can they go again? And Spurs have the chance to finish 17th for the third season running.

And I think that intro got all the teams in the right places, Barry [laughs] compared to-

Uh, we are recording on a Tuesday in case there's some, some dramatic news between now and when this comes out on a Thursday.
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Hello, and welcome to The Guardian Football Weekly Premier League Preview Part 2.

They've signed a lot of players, have an interesting manager in Sergiy Rebrov that will do well to stop anyone putting them rock bottom.

Ipswich have no Kieran McKenna, so bring in Garry O'Neill, who is sometimes really good at managing a side near the foot of the table.

Can Daniel Farke push on? And then Liverpool, one of the sides who could push for the title.

jurgen is a famously slow starter, and they've lost a lot of experience in the summer.

All of our Manchester City predictions have plummeted after the Community Shield following Pep is so, so, so, so hard.

How will Enzo Maresca do? Meanwhile, the difficult first full season for Michael Carrick at Old Trafford.

Can they go again? And Spurs have the chance to finish 17th for the third season running.

And I think that intro got all the teams in the right places, Barry [laughs] compared to-

Uh, we are recording on a Tuesday in case there's some, some dramatic news between now and when this comes out on a Thursday.