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Aug 2019
49m 4s

Can Man Utd stop the two-horse race?

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Mike Calvin is joined by Darren Lewis and Dominic Fifield to discuss the opening weekend of the Premier League season. Man City and Liverpool began with dominant displays but did Tottenham and Manchester United show enough to reel them in? Should Chelsea fans expect more tough results and how did the newly promoted sides do?

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