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Johnny is joined by Jacob Hawley for a Tuesday special dominated by the Manchester City verdict fallout, plus Myles Lewis-Skelly's impressive England midfield audition. The Hottest Takes go straight to Bukayo Saka, with a bold prediction that this is going to be his best season yet.

🔥 Hottest Takes: Saka backed for 27 goal contributions this season, plus a full defence against the online slander
⚖️ Manchester City's 115 charges dissected, and why Arsenal are best placed to benefit from the fallout
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England's narrow loss to Spain analysed, and whether the gap can close with more Arsenal talent coming through
🌟 Myles Lewis-Skelly's midfield breakthrough for England celebrated, and the comparisons to past Arsenal academy graduates
🩹 Kai Havertz's fresh injury scare, and the tricky contract calculation Arsenal now face
⚽ Viktor Gyökeres's Sweden goal and the case for giving him one more shot up front

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Pete is joined by Matt Kandela for a Power 30 during the long international break, dissecting the online "conspiracy" against Bukayo Saka and everything going on in the wider Premier League. The Hottest Takes take aim at Bernardo Silva, with a proper deep dive into why he belongs in football's dirtiest player hall of fame.

🔥 Hottest Takes: Bernardo Silva named public enemy number one, and the case for a Saka hate campaign being coordinated
⚽ Viktor Gyökeres finds form for Sweden, and whether Arsenal should cash in come summer
🌟 Myles Lewis-Skelly and Max Dowman's rise for England dissected, plus the Wayne Rooney comparisons
🎬 The Jose Mourinho documentary reviewed, and why nobody in today's game could get away with that anymore
⚖️ Manchester City's charges and the impact on the dressing room debated at length
👑 Martin Odegaard's sensational form for Norway, and the dream Erling Haaland fantasy transfer

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Pedro is joined by Jacob Hawley for a therapy session dominated by one huge topic, Arteta's new long-term contract and what it means for the club's future. The Hottest Takes go deep on Arteta's legacy, weighing what Arsenal would look like today without him against the risk of handing one man so much control.

🔥 Hottest Takes: Arteta's contract, his growing power over transfers, and the worry over what he leaves behind
👑 Cesc Fabregas as the anointed successor discussed in detail, plus why Como is the perfect proving ground
⚡ Bukayo Saka defended hard against a wave of "low quality" online trolling comparing him to Theo Walcott
💰 Viktor Gyökeres's confidence crisis picked apart, and the Antoine Semenyo transfer regret that still stings
🧒 Max Dowman's development plan debated, loan rumours dismissed, and the lessons from Ethan Nwaneri's Monaco spell
✍️ Contract talk for Rice, Odegaard and Havertz, and the tricky negotiating position Arsenal are in

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Pedro is joined by Matt Kandela for a Power 30 dissecting the mood swings of a wild weekend in the Premier League, from Spurs' bottom-of-the-table meltdown to Arsenal's own first defeat of the season against Brighton. The Hottest Takes go straight to Arteta's lost unpredictability, with a proper debate on whether the squad has become too easy to read.

🔥 Hottest Takes: Arsenal's predictable starting XI and why the Brighton defeat had our number from minute one
😅 Spurs and Man United's chaos dissected, plus who could end up the next big managerial name
🎯 A hard look at Arsenal's attacking recruitment record, and the "nearly XI" that never quite worked out
⚡ Bukayo Saka's numbers put under the microscope, and whether the clinical edge is really missing
💰 Viktor Gyökeres and Nonni Madueke's futures questioned, with Atletico interest floated
🆚 Leeds preview and the plan to bounce back before the international break

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Johnny and Matt Kandela steam into a discussion about the worst performance in a very, very long time!

They discuss:

😬 Shoddy Bruno performance
📉 Flat Arsenal performance
🧤 Raya, worst in an Arsenal shirt?
🇬🇷 Tzolis away day stinker!
👻 Kai goes missing!
🏃 Gabby run ragged!

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