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b'In a special edition of the Essential Football Podcast after a seismic 48 hours in the Premier League, Alice Piper is joined by Sky Sports News\\u2019 north-west reporter Ben Ransom, plus Sky Sports features editor Pete Smith and writer Nick Wright to reflect - and look forward - on events at Manchester United as well as the rest of the division.

PART 1 | Was the writing on the wall for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer? What went wrong, what problems remain at Old Trafford and are they in a better position than when he came in? Did Cristiano Ronaldo prove a kiss of death after all?

PART 2 | Who should replace Solskjaer in the hotseat? The runners and riders are discussed, and questions asked about the club\\u2019s plans to introduce an \\u2018interim\\u2019 interim manager to follow Michael Carrick until the end of the season.

PART 3 | Senior football journalist Gerard Brand joins the team to discuss Tottenham\\u2019s turnaround against Leeds and Antonio Conte\\u2019s passion, Steven Gerrard\\u2019s winning start at Aston Villa plus the first glimpse of Norwich and Newcastle under new management - and Manchester City \\u2018going under the radar\\u2019 despite another fine win over Everton.'