In this week’s show presenter Dave Farrar is joined in the studio by former Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool striker Paul Walsh as they review an exciting weekend of Barclays Premier League action.

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas explains why he was happy with his side’s performance in the 3-1 defeat to Manchester United on Sunday, while Arsene Wenger reveals the root of Arsenal’s problems following their 4-3 loss at Blackburn Rovers.

We hear from Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp as he discusses Luka Modric’s performance in the 4-0 win over Liverpool and there is a live chat with former Arsenal midfielder Perry Groves.

There is also our weekly trivia teaser, and we speak to a Queens Park Rangers fan from Michigan, USA.

The running time of the Barclays Premier League podcast is 36 minutes and 54 seconds.

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The Gunners manager says the mistakes made to concede the goals – two of which were own goals – in the 4-3 defeat by Blackburn Rovers on Saturday were down to basic errors.

Asked what lay behind the leaky defence, Wenger said: “A lack of concentration, a lack of communication, a lack of co-ordination and individual urgency.

“When you score an own goal, you have to look at yourself. It is never completely out of your reach where you have no chance at all. All the rest, you have to look at yourself.

“The Blackburn game is very disappointing and frustrating. I must say that the disappointments and frustrations are huge.

“We feel that we have given this game away, not that we have lost the game. There is nothing worse in our job than having that feeling.”

Wenger said the Gunners were now at a point that could prove decisive for their whole season.

He added: “I personally want to focus on the positives because there is huge potential in this team. We had 22 shots on goal, 61 per cent of the possession.

“Our season depends now on how well we respond to this disappointment and how quickly we can cut out the mistakes we made on Saturday by giving away goals that we should never give away.”

Meanwhile, Jack Wilshere has given Arsenal’s beleaguered fans some hope by announcing he is on the verge of a comeback from injury.

The midfielder has not played this term after he aggravated an ankle complaint in pre-season and has watched from the sidelines as the Gunners have stuttered.

November has been pencilled in as the return date for Wilshere and his latest posting on Twitter shows he is closing in on his comeback.

“Good day at football today! In the gym again! Ankle feeling a lot better hope to be back playing soon!” Wilshere tweeted.

Sport England has given QPR in the Community Trust’s Tiger Cubs football team a major boost in the form of an £18,000-plus investment.

Funded through Sportsmatch, a Sport England initiative which brings additional funding to not-for-profit organisations that have secured sponsorship to deliver new sporting projects, the investment matches a recent donation by Global Initiative – a registered charity founded by QPR Holdings Limited Vice-Chairman Amit Bhatia.

The investment will increase sports participation for children, young people and adults with Downs Syndrome across four London boroughs.

“The opportunity to try a new sport for the first time is often all a person needs to catch the sporting bug,” said Hannah Bladen, Sport England’s Regional Strategic Lead for London. “The QPR Tigers and Tiger Cubs project is a great way for children and adults with Downs Syndrome to try football and have a quality sporting experience that will encourage them to stay involved.”

Founded in 2008, the Tiger Cubs project has gone from strength to strength and is a scheme that the Community Trust, QPR and its fans are extremely proud of.

Sport England’s grant will allow the Trust to deliver new Tiger Cubs sessions for children and young people in the boroughs of Hillingdon, Brent and Westminster.

In addition, a new adults session called the ‘QPR Tigers’ will be launched in Hammersmith Fulham.

Crucially, the money will enable the Trust to employ a Disability Officer to lead these sessions.

“In our drive to increase the amount of opportunities for those with Downs Syndrome to participate in football, we are delighted that Sport England through their Sportsmatch scheme are assisting us to achieve this goal,” said QPR Community Trust CEO Andy Evans. “This award of much needed funds will enable us to more than double the provision and reach more families across the whole of West London.”

Minor changes made to the Sportsmatch scheme now mean that more clubs can benefit from funding. Where in previous rounds it was only open to clubs who had obtained new sponsorship deals, funding is now available to clubs with existing relationships with sponsors as long as it is for new projects. These changes recognise the hard work done by sports clubs to maintain relationships with local businesses. The scheme matches eligible sponsorship pound for pound, up to a maximum value of £100,000.

The pair have contributed 10 between them in Manchester United’s stellar start to the season, with Rooney currently topping the Barclays Premier League scoring charts with eight.

It was enough to earn the 25-year-old a comparison with Pele, amongst others, from Ferguson and the prospect of what lies ahead is one to relish for the United manager.

“Two years ago Wayne’s target was to go over 30 and he reached it very quickly,” Ferguson said.

“If he gets to that target again I will be absolutely delighted because with Javier’s ability to score we could have two goalscorers well above 25.”

Rooney has often been hailed as “the white Pele” by fans in the Stretford End at Old Trafford and, in responding to an observation from Benfica coach Jorge Jesus that Rooney is “more Brazilian or Argentinian” than English, Ferguson made his own comparison.

“Look at Pele,” Ferguson added. “He was a very aggressive attacker as well who could look after himself. So can Rooney. There are similarities that way in strength, speed and determination. But he is white, completely white.”

In fact, Ferguson thinks of Rooney as the very best of British, boasting the same desire, work ethic and talent as United legends of old.

“Wayne is a typical British player,” Ferguson added. “But there have been British players who have great qualities that made them great players – (Paul) Gascoigne, George Best, Bobby Charlton and Denis Law.

“The similarities are that the boy has great courage. He wants to play all the time. He has incredible stamina. These are added extras to the talent he has.”

Wayne Rooney follows Les Ferdinand, Ian Wright and Didier Drogba in becoming only the fourth player in Premier League history to achieve a second hat-trick in successive Barclays Premier League matches, part of an overall 18-goal tally for the Red Devils, the best start since the new league was formed in 1992.

Indeed, Rooney has now scored eight goals this term, more than any top-flight side, with the exception of Manchester City, have managed between them, with Javier Hernandez adding two more on his first start of the campaign.

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