SPECIAL EPISODE: Arsenal are Champions and Pep leaves City
5/20/202640 min
What a week in English football!
Arsenal are Champions again after a twenty two year wait.
How did they do it, what were the key moments, who were the key players or staff and will it be the start of something bigger?
Tom Clarke joins The Times Arsenal reporter Gary Jacob to assess a memorable night for the Gunners.
After the break the worst kept secret in football - Pep Guardiola is set to leave Manchester City at the end of the season and be replaced by Enzo Maresca.
The Times Chief Sports Correspondent Matt Lawton joins Tom Clarke to discuss his departure, what comes next and his legacy to the English game.
Tom Clarke is joined by Matt Lawton and Gary Jacob
**More on the 'Spygate' saga in tomorrows episode
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First 90 secondsTom Clarke· Host0:00
[funky music] Hello, and welcome to The Game Football Podcast from The Times and Sunday Times. Arsenal are Premier League champions, and Pep Guardiola is leaving Manchester City. This is a special bonus episode of The Game after a huge week in English football. I'm Tom Clarke, and joining me today in part one, we have Gary Jacob, the football reporter who has covered Arsenal for The Times for many years and has witnessed this season's triumph up close. And in part two, I will be joined by The Times Chief Sports Correspondent, Matt Lawton, to discuss Pep Guardiola's impending exit from Manchester City. But first, Arsenal. They've done it. Premier League champions again after a 22-year wait. So many near misses in recent seasons, but Mikel Arteta's side have claimed the trophy at last, thanks to Manchester City's draw at Bournemouth last night. I was on The Times editing desk last night, and the man providing the definitive read into how Arsenal managed to win the title this season was Gary Jacob. Gary joins me now. Gary, lots to get into, s- lots of details in your brilliant piece that I want to ask you about. But first, this is a huge, huge moment for Arsenal, for the players, for the club, for the fans, and they are deserved winners of this title, aren't they?
Gary Jacob· Guest1:16
Morning, Tom. Astonishing. I think the, to, to witness those scenes outside the Emirates, to witness the players at the training ground, and then going to the ground, and the, the sheer euphoria on their faces. You can see, you can see how much it means to them,