The essence of Wayne Lineker

How about that for a first Monday Night Football of the season, eh? Marcus Spellers' beautiful Cottagers took the fight to their west London neighbours but in the end it was Chelsea who, despite Robert Sánchez's best efforts, came out on top.Jim joins Marcus this morning to react ...  Show more

Welcome back to the Premier League, Manchester United! And welcome back, Vithushan Ehantharajah…Today, Marcus and David join Vish to celebrate Hull’s eye-catching return to the top flight. Elsewhere, Marcus explains why things could be even worse for Spurs as they pick up where t ...  Show more

Statman Dave finally comes clean and speaks about the poor performance of pod favourites Serbia. After Roy Keane had his say on Brazil’s dancing Crouchy draws the line on when celebrations become disrespectful and we discuss the form of Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Kylian Mba ...  Show more

Mourinho the chameleon? The "Special one" changes his spots to take Tottenham to the top. Messi incoming... but does one superstar make a summer & is Pep too predictable? Progress on a push to get fans back in the stands. Clear & oblivious? The latest twist in the VAR soap opera. ...  Show more

It’s less than a month until England’s opening group stage game and Marcus is struggling to contain his anticipation. A season-ending injury for Harry Maguire though, you say? That will do it.Marcus and Luke discuss the latest on Maguire and assess how he has come to be so import ...  Show more

Jürgen v Jose. 12th man momentum. The Manchester Dierby unpicked. Pep, Pogba De Gea & Ole. Your judging panel this week. Andy Dunn, Chief Sports Writer at The Mirror puts Pep under the microscope and regales us with Mourinho's conversational trickery. Dominic Fifield, Senior Writ ...  Show more