England through, Arsenal victorious and the state of Liverpool

It’s Jimbo, Raphael Honigstein, Jay Harris and Adrian Clarke with the latest Totally Football Show as the domestic season officially gets underway.

Arsenal win the Community Shield on penalties to gain some measure of payback on Manchester City. Plenty to debate regarding the performances of Kai Havertz and Declan Rice. But could David Raya be a destabilising signing?

England are certainly destabilised by Lauren James’s crazy red card against Nigeria but although the Lionesses are looking leggy, they still progress to the World Cup quarter-finals on spot-kicks.

The Athletic’s James Pearce tells us what shape Liverpool are in and whether they can make any additions so that their phenomenal firepower isn’t undone by defensive weakness.

Plus the EFL’s opening weekend brings goals, rain and induction songs.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: England progress past Nigeria on penalties (01.20)

• PART 2: Arsenal win the Community Shield (14.00)

• PART 3: James Pearce on Liverpool’s prospects (36.30)

• PART 4: The EFL returns (47.00)

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