Handbrake Off: The Athletic FC's Arsenal show

Joining Ian Stone today it's Art de Roche and James McNicholas as Arsenal football club celebrate not one, but two big victories in European competition.First up it's the men who defeated PSV on Thursday night with a dominant display. The pod gives the biggest shout out to Bukayo Saka who once again starred for the team, but note that the game changed when Odegaard and Partey were introduced. Plus there's a discussion about how Arteta wants his team to get used to playing every three days as that's what the top teams do.On Wednesday night the Arsenal Women threw down the gauntlet when they smashed reigning Champions League champions Lyon 5-1. It was a landmark victory to quote James, and Art shows some love to Caitlin Foord who's been quietly going steady this whole calendar year.We also dive into the stats to try and find out why Arsenal are playing better and we discuss which Arsenal players past and present would make the best option for the next Prime Minister.Produced by Abi Paterson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Stone is joined by The Athletic's Amy Lawrence and Michael Cox as Mikel Arteta guided Arsenal to their best-ever Premier League start at a powercut-hit Elland Road.Bukayo Saka scored the only goal of the game to see off Leeds United with Arsenal extending their lead to four points at the top of the table, making it nine wins from 10 at the start of the new season.As well as the win at Leeds, the evolution of Mikel Arteta as manager of Arsenal is also analysed before also touching on Thursday's Europa League clash with Ruud van Nistelrooy's PSV Eindhoven.Produced by Guy Clarke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Stone is joined by the returning James McNicholas for his first Handbrake Off outing of the new season to talk Europa League, Arsenal's Gabis as well as preview Sunday's trip to Elland Road.Fresh from the Gunners' 1-0 win away to Bodø/Glimt in the Europa League Sambi Lokonga's performance is analysed with a number of squad players given an opportunity in Norway.Given the impact of Arsenal's Brazilian Gabriel trio, there's also analysis on the impact of the trio before looking ahead to the return to Premier League action against Leeds United.Produced by Guy Clarke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Stone is joined by the Athletic's Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke as we react to Arsenal's scintillating 3-2 win over Liverpool at the Emirates.Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli are both singled out for praise following the explosive attacking performance to see off Jurgen Klopp's side.Looking at the defence, both Takehiro Tomiyasu and Ben White's performances are analysed with the Gunners retaining their place at the top of the Premier League.Produced by Guy Clarke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Stone is joined by The Athletic's Art De Roche and Adrian Clarke to look a second successive huge weekend of action at the Emirates as Liverpool head to North London.Eddie Nketiah's performance in the Gunners' 3-0 win over Bodø/Glimt is analysed as Reiss Nelson also made his first Arsenal appearance in 14 months.Plus, there's the latest on the contract front with speculation increasing over Arsenal's aims to secure the services of Bukayo Saka, William Saliba and Gabriel Martinelli.Produced by Guy Clarke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Stone is joined by Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke as they bask in the glorious glow of Arsenal defeating their bitter rivals in quite brilliant fashion.Listen as we try to bring you the feel of the Emirates from that Saturday early kick off as the hottest ticket in town lit up the weekend. And as we discuss which previous iteration of Arsenal this team most feels like.We talk in depth on William Saliba, Ben White and Gabriel Jesus. We, of course, mention the man of the moment, Granit Xhaka, with his story getting better and better. And we talk about what would be the ultimate closing chapter in his Arsenal journey.And there's a look at Aaron Ramsdale's quotes post match where he discusses the mentality of the team and how they have this "never say die" attitude. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Stone is joined by Amy Lawrence, Adrian Clarke and Arsenal legend Paul Davis to discuss his book 'Arsenal And After' before looking ahead to Saturday's North London Derby at the Emirates. Paul opens up on his experiences with racism, winning the 1994 Cup Winners' Cup in Copenhagen as well as his relationship with Terry Neill and George Graham. We also look ahead to the North London Derby with Paul sharing his thoughts on the start to the season as well as the transformation of Granit Xhaka. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Stone is joined this week by Art De Roche and Tim Stillman to talk all things Arsenal Women ahead of this weekend's (hopefully) record breaking North London Derby.We begin by asking everyone for their All Time Arsenal Women 5-a-side teams, who makes yours?We get the big lowdown ahead of the North London Derby at the Emirates, who should we watch out for, how's it going to sound, and where does it go from here?We shine a spotlight on another Swiss midfielder who's been shifted from number 6 to number 8 in the Arsenal midfield, Lia Walti. And we talk about women's team training with the Academy boys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining Ian Stone this week is Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke after a weekend that saw seven goals, two table toppers, and a Premier League record broken across Arsenal Football Club.First up we relish a near perfect Arsenal performance after their 3-0 win over the Bees which saw goals for Saliba, Jesus, and Vieira. One member of the team suggests that from minute two they knew this would be a win. We discuss a certain Swiss player who has made himself "undroppable" and question whether the club has been playing him in the wrong place the whole time!There's a discussion on Ethan Nwaneri who became the Premier League's youngest ever player at 15 years and 181 days. We discuss what happens next with Nwaneri, and reveal what we were up to at the same stage in our lives.And finally the Women's Super League got underway on Friday night at Meadow Park as Arsenal bested Brighton 4-0. Adrian tells us all about his time there.RUNNING ORDERBrentford 0-3 Arsenal - 07.00Ethan Nwaneri - 28.00Arsenal 4-0 Brighton - 34.00 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Stone, Amy Lawrence, Adrian Clarke and Art De Roché are back to ask the big questions. Is Gabriel Jesus being targeted for unfair treatment? Would you have Ivan Toney at Arsenal? Can the Gunners win the WSL? What are your favourite 15 minutes of Arsenal? And how good was Stoney in his dreams?RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: The best 15 minutes of Arsenal (01.00)• PART 2: Brentford v Arsenal preview (12.00)• PART 3: The brand new WSL season, with Art De Roché  (32.30) • PART 4: Finishing with a song (40.30) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.