Patience for Potter, hero Haaland and Contes conundrum

Published: Sept. 15, 2022, 1:35 p.m.

After a hectic Champions League midweek and ahead of a more leisurely Premier League weekend, Jimbo welcomes Charlie Eccleshare, Dom Fifield and Duncan Alexander into the pod.\n\nErling Haaland does it again with one of the goals of the season to down Dortmund. But should Man City fans be concerned about their first 80 minutes?\n\nGraham Potter\u2019s first game as Chelsea manager results in a very Brighton performance and a disappointing draw with Salzburg. Is it a pointless appointment if Potter isn\u2019t given time?\n\nLiverpool get back to winning ways with the return of Thiago. He\u2019s irreplaceable but possibly unreliable in terms of his fitness. Spurs meanwhile are beaten at Sporting. Have sides worked out Conte\u2019s Spurs this season?\n\nPlus the Premier League weekend, Boehly\u2019s big ideas, minidiscs, and Desert Island Discs.\n\nRUNNING ORDER:\xa0\n\n\u2022 PART 1: Glenn Hoddle - commentary pioneer (01.30)\n\u2022 PART 2a: Man City 2-1 Dortmund (04.45)\n\u2022 PART 2b: Chelsea 1-1 Salzburg (12.00)\xa0\n\u2022 PART 3a: Boehly\u2019s big ideas (20.30)\n\u2022 PART 3b: Liverpool 2-1 Ajax and the rest of the Champions League (25.00)\n\u2022 PART 4a: Spurs slip up at Sporting (32.30)\n\u2022 PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (42.30)\n\nSIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR \xa31 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS\n\u2022\xa0theathletic.com/totally\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices