On the final day of the Premier League, the Football Spin discuss the top four and what it means for Manchester United. What does Leicester City’s decline mean for Brendan Rodgers? Is the reputation he is developing as a manager of sides who choke unfair? There’s also a discussion about Jordan Henderson and why Sadio Mané should have been Footballer of the Year

As Liverpool pick up the Premier League trophy, there’s a warning from Chelsea manager Frank Lampard. There is a low bar for stadium celebrations, but how did Liverpool do on Wednesday night in the circumstances with their fans told to stay at home by Jurgen Klopp until they can celebrate together when the ‘b******t virus’ is gone. Lampard’s sensitivity seemed to get another airing last night and Dion Fanning wonders how the requirements of being a manager differ from being a player and if...

As Liverpool lift the Premier League trophy at Anfield, The Football Spin talks to Jamie Carragher about Liverpool’s title victory and the challenges ahead next season. Is there any reason for Liverpool to be concerned by their form since they clinched the title and does Carragher have any regrets that he will be commentating rather than participating when the trophy is lifted. Carragher also looks ahead to next season and assesses the challenge that will come from Manchester City and...

On a tame night of football, the organisers of the Ballon D’Or decided to up the ante by calling off this year’s award. Was this a staggering act of self regard or an understandable acknowledgment that some things just aren’t possible in the new normal? With Jude Bellingham signing for Borussia Dortmund, Paddy, Noz and Dion discuss the benefits of going abroad for footballers and why everyone wins if they do.

David De Gea was the villain for Manchester United against Chelsea but could the result be the best thing for United in the long run? Manchester United sacked Louis Van Gaal after winning the FA Cup so why should this bother them. But If they are going to learn lessons from it, maybe they should be far reaching. Having watched Frank Lampard’s Chelsea out play Solskjaer’s United, Dion Fanning has a suggestion for his replacement which might be the boldest move since Alex Ferguson’s ended a...

Leeds United are back in the Premier League. On The Football Spin, comedian and Leeds United fan Rob Mulholland explains what the last sixteen years have meant for the supporters and how Marcelo Bielsa changed everything. There’s a reflection on the low points since Leeds were relegated and a discussion of whether Leeds will be loved or hated under Bielsa in the Premier League.

The race for the top four is still going but with relegation more or less settled in the Premier League, is this the football utopia one commentator claimed it to be? There could be football from now until next summer’s European Championships but is this a good thing? On the Football Spin, Matt Stanger, Nooruddean Choudry and Dion Fanning discuss United’s win, Villa’s defeat and the career of Theo Walcott. There’s also a reflection on Clive Tyldesley and what makes a commentator great.

On the night, Twitter was hacked, Paddy McKenna keeps on top of this fast moving story while The Football Spin reflects on Arsenal’s win at the Emirates and the major talking points. Is there any reason for Liverpool to be concerned? Dion Fanning argues that Project Restart has served its purpose for Liverpool and they will quickly get over targets they’re missing such as 100 points. Shaqiri made an appearance at the Emirates with a wonderful head of hair. Surely all footballers should look...

Harry Maguire spoke after Manchester United’s draw with Southampton about how the visitors to Old Trafford had played with no pressure. But was he revealing the burden that has suddenly been placed on his own club? United felt the pressure at Old Trafford on Monday night when they conceded a late equaliser against Southampton and how will they cope in the final games? The pressure was on, in part, because of the CAS ruling which will see Manchester City compete in the Champions League next...

Bournemouth and Aston Villa’s victories on Sunday have fired up the relegation battle but for an hour, Bournemouth’s game against Leicester was, according to Dion Fanning, ‘the worst thing ever to be shown on television’. Then it all changed. Then that title was reclaimed by Mrs Brown’s Boys. Tottenham’s victory against Arsenal may have bought Mourinho time but is that a good thing for Spurs? Seamus Coleman was heavily critical of Everton after their defeat to Wolves but should he say it?

The Football Spin reflects on the life and times of Jack Charlton, whose death was announced on Saturday morning. A man who won the World Cup with England and transformed Irish football, his life was extraordinary and Dion Fanning, Paddy McKenna and Noz Choudry reflect on all he achieved.

Can anything stop Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United? After another convincing win, the Football Spin discuss the next steps Solskjaer has to take on the path to greatness. They also acknowledge that maybe Roy Keane and Graeme Souness had a point - well Dion does - when they look at Aston Villa. And what powerful body does Jose Mourinho have in his sights?

Will West Ham stay up? After their defeat to Burnley, West Ham may be more concerned about relegation but with David Moyes at the helm, they have a man who won’t stop fighting and worrying about the fight. But what about the future? Moyes has been linked with Jesse Lingard and Phil Jones but are these players he should want to advance the Moyes brand? Is Phil Jones too much on brand? There’s also a talk about club loyalty and a discussion about Michael Holding’s powerful words on Wednesday.

Arsenal have been enjoying the empty stadium experience, according to Mikel Arteta, but suddenly against Leicester, when they were 1-0 up and down to ten men, it was like there were 60,000 fans breathing down their necks again and Arsenal became Arsenal. Paddy McKenna, Dion Fanning and Nooruddean Choudry look at Arsenal’s joy at playing behind closed doors and how they faltered at the Emirates when the pressure built. They also discuss Jurgen Klopp’s claim that one day he’d like a team...

Graeme Souness’s criticism of Jack Grealish on Sunday raised issues about football in the modern age and what pundits from another era want. On The Football Spin, Paddy McKenna and Nooruddean Choudry discuss the relegation battle and the criticism of Grealish. There’s also an examination of Mason Greenwood who goes from strength to strength and they wonder how many goals Manchester United would have scored if there had been fans in Old Trafford. More importantly, there’s a jingle competition...

We can finally watch football in the pub again, but what will that entail? No sound? No celebrations? Hungover by midday after a 6am start to the session? On The Football Spin, Dion Fanning and Nooruddean Choudry ponder this brave new world along with the possibility of Lionel Messi turning up at Newcastle if the Magpies' proposed takeover ever happens. Plus, guest host Matt Stanger has forced a new feature on the panel: Championship Corner.

Liverpool showed up at the Etihad as champions and left with an embarrassing defeat which left Jurgen Klopp furious, but mainly with those who questioned his players’ attitude. On The Football Spin, Dion Fanning says the defeat to Manchester City on Thursday night has no meaning and says nothing about next season. Will Jose Mourinho be at Tottenham next season? And why would Spurs’ supporters want him there after a defeat at Sheffield United which saw Jose fall back on all his old reliable...

After West Ham’s critical victory against Chelsea, The Football Spin celebrates David Moyes, national treasure. Does he deserve a break? He certainly seems to think so which may be the problem as Dion Fanning, Nooruddean Choudry and Paddy McKenna try to figure out how a man who once looked as if he would achieve so much seems to be defined by how he reacts to victory and, especially, defeat. Paddy also delivered his long anticipated presentation on what Carlo Ancelotti has done at Everton and...

When can Manchester United begin to feel they’re on the way back? The victory at Brighton gave further cause for optimism but what are the problems holding Manchester United back? On Wednesday, Arsenal try to compete with the clubs around them but if United are feeling optimistic now, what about Mikel Arteta and Arsenal? Nooruddean Choudry, Dion Fanning and Paddy McKenna discuss where the two clubs are while they’re joined by Matt Stanger to talk about what Roy Keane can look forward to if he...

Liverpool won their first title in 30 years on Thursday but the celebrations have provoked criticism. On a Sunday morning Football Spin, Nooruddean Choudry, Dion Fanning and Paddy McKenna discuss the response to the title win and why Dominic Cummings’ drive to Barnard Castle contributed to the scenes on Merseyside on Friday. Does it tarnish Liverpool’s title win or are so many arguments made in bad faith in the endless culture war that everything just disintegrates into a shouting...

Liverpool are champions. On a night when the club won their first league title in 30 years, the Football Spin celebrates the achievements of Jurgen Klopp and his Liverpool side. How has Klopp done it and what does it mean for football as Liverpool appear to stand on the brink of an era of dominance? Dion Fanning, Paddy McKenna and Nooruddean Choudry consider all that Klopp has done to get the club to this position of dominance.

With Liverpool on the verge of their first top flight title in 30 years, the Football Spin celebrate their achievements. Dion Fanning, Paddy McKenna, Nooruddean Choudry and Reuben Pinder reflect on Jurgen Klopp’s triumph. There is reflection on Stephen Ireland’s interview in the Athletic. The decision of Leeds United to remove a picture of Osama Bin Laden, which was among photographs of supporters at Elland Road, leads into a discussion of famous fans.

Where does gobshite come from? On tonight’s Football Spin, Nooruddean Choudry, Paddy McKenna and Dion Fanning reflect on this and other pressing issues following Tottenham’s victory over West Ham. Neil Warnock is back in football and what does his return at Middlesbrough tell us about football in the time of coronavirus? There’s anticipation of what we can expect when Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney end up in court and what we can expect with David Luiz staying at Arsenal for another...

Another night when football took a stand. As the Manchester City and Burnley players and staff took a knee at the Etihad on Monday night, a plane flew overhead trailing a banner which read ‘White Lives Matter Burnley’. Burnley were quick to issue a statement condemning it while Sean Dyche and Ben Mee also were eloquent in their criticism. Mee spoke powerfully about how he felt ashamed by the plane and in doing so highlighted again that there is no turning back. On The Football Spin, Paddy...

Liverpool may have to wait for their title after a scoreless draw to forget at Goodison Park. It was a game that deserved to be played in an empty stadium and Everton could have made Liverpool’s run in even more tense if they had taken their chances or capitalised on the arrival of Dejan Lovren. It was like Lovren had never been away which wasn’t a good thing for Liverpool. On Sunday’s Football Spin, Nooruddean Choudry looks at Lovren’s career and his apparent political leanings and wonders...