Phil and Anto are joined once again by former Wimbledon, Newcastle and England international defender Warren Barton in the hours just after a monumental clash at Stamford Bridge that saw Chelsea answer the bell, get off the mat at least temporarily and find enough character to take all three points off a visiting Manchester City. Not only did it inflict a first defeat of the season for the away side, there are now a few small questions about this Manchester City team now that Yaya Toure and several other key players will be off to Africa Cup of Nations as the iron of the schedule heats up around the holidays. Who are the leaders on this Manchester City squad who will lead them through the rough patches of the season while Yaya Toure is away and will the club go out for another key player to see them through it? We also visit two very important matches over the weekend that centered on Stoke City-Tottenham where the referee decisions were curious and over to Sunderland-Blackburn Rovers where the new manager arrival cliche proved true again as Martin O`Neill has taken the reigns and a last gasp win by Sebastian Larsson proves decisive. We also look at the wonderful stories about key strikers - Robin Van Persie on a monumental weekend at Arsenal Football Club and Demba Ba at Newcastle United - who continue to lead their teams with consistent goals. We also take a look at the fortunes for Liverpool and Manchester United to gauge their exploits over the weekend including the ongoing issue with Andy Carroll who by subtraction only leaves Liverpool with one reliable scorer in Luis Suarez and few options to fill the gap. We close on the matter of El Clasico over the weekend at the Santiago Bernabeu where Pep Guardiola has once again proved his dominance over The Special One on the biggest stage. We examine the issues deeper including the Lionel Messi dynamic and how Guardiola has yet again demonstrated his tactical superiority.

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