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Two big games for Dave and Mon to talk about, firstly away at the Emirates Stadium then at Stamford Bridge. Hull to come at the weekend (Saturday, 3pm!) plus other bits and pieces of news... Jesus comeback and City FG buy another club.

Dave and Mon chat about the draw against Liverpool and preview the match at the weekend against Arsenal. In between they get their teeth into the international programme, the City Women's Team and a few other things besides.

Dave and Mon ruminate over the the Monaco defeat which put City out of Europe. Also, there are the Stoke and 'Boro games to catch up on, as well as Liverpool to come to the Etihad on Sunday. Of course, the 'Boro result means there's a trip to Wembley on the horizon... :)

Immediately after the Sunderland match, Dave and Mon discuss that game as well as the impressive cup replay at home to Huddersfield. A little look forward to the rearranged midweek game against Stoke too- all while they converse in the same room!

Not much to talk about this week... who are we kidding! A quite remarkable match against Monaco gets talked about - a lot - by Dave and Mon, with a little bit about the FA cup games against Huddersfield too. Not much though; to be fair the bulk of the pod is about the record-breaking match at the Etihad. Still buzzin'!

Mon and Dave review the victory at Bournemouth and preview the games to come against Huddersfield Town and AS Monaco. Along the way, they also talk about the injury to Gabriel Jesus, the signing of Carli Lloyd and reminisce about trips to Huddersfield in days gone by.

Dave and Mon discuss the win against Swansea and in particular that man Gabriel Jesus, in the goals again. They also explore a range of other City-related questions: Does GJ's fast start have any repercussions for Agüero? Did Sterling dive? Will City beat Bournemouth next Monday? Who did Dave have swaps for in his Panini albums?

Revelling in 7 goals and a pair of clean sheets at Selhurst Park and the London Stadium, Dave and Mon are in a fairly chipper mood this week. Other topics include: Sagna appeal quashed CL squad finalised Jesus Strikes Superstar Sterling singled out You put your Willie in, you take your Bravo out...

Mon really appreciates the performance against Tottenham, Dave perhaps a little less so. Back to the cup next weekend too! Was it a penalty? Are City really "like Barcelona"? Do you believe in Jesus? All these questions (and more) are talked around in this episode.

Mon is joined by Everton fan Rob to comb through the embers of the game at Goodison Park. Were City that bad? Were Everton that good? Who will win the league now? Can Everton catch the top six? All this and much more is rambled around at great length...

Dave and Mon look back over a thumping win at the London Stadium, and forward to the fixture at Goodison Park. Are City on a run or will they come crashing back down to Earth against Everton? And are they really going to sign Holger Badstuber on loan from Bayern Munich..? (Nah, he'll go to Shalke...)

The away fixtures against Hull and Liverpool are discussed along with (in great detail), the game against Burnley at home. Also covered: Guardiola, the media, referees and the FA Cup fixture at West Ham. Happy New Year!

Mon and Dave look back at all the highs and lows of the the year just closing and pick out their highlights and lowlights. They also wonder what the New Year will bring... Please note: this show was recorded before the Hull game- we will return to normal programming next week.

In the final "regular" podcast of the season, Mon and Dave dig into the marvellous win against Arsenal. Were the City goals offside or was Wenger moaning? Were you worried at half-time? Is this more like a Guardiola performance? Are City back in the title race? Were they ever out of it? All these points and many more are debated endlessly! Have a great Christmas break- there'll be a review of 2016 uploaded next week so look out for that :)

So much to talk about, beginning with Rory Smith's article: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/sports/soccer/pep-guardiola-manchester-city-english-premier-league.html We then work backwards to talk about the games against Watford (hurrah!) and Leicester (boo!) We also talk about the Champions League knockout draw (is it really that good?) before finishing by previewing the match against Arsenal. Spoiler alert: there's a difference of opinion.

A lengthy episode as there's a lot from the Chelsea game for Dave and Mon to discuss. Also: The dead rubber game against Celtic FA Cup draw CL draw possibilities Leicester away coming up Saturday

Dave and Mon chat about the Burnley and Chelsea games, as well as other issues around the football and City in particular. 00:00 Burnley v City match 24:46 The Sterling Theory 29:50 City v Chelsea 31:10 Conte-Kanté 43:20 Missing Mangala 48:18 City v Celtic 58:10 This fella: A photo posted by Gabriel Jesus Oficial (@dejesusoficial) on Nov 30, 2016 at 4:06pm PST

Dave and Mon speak immediately after the game against "a German team" that secures City's passage to the knock-out stages of the CL. There's the Palace game to talk about too, as well as the Burnley game to come. Dave is suffering with a cold and a sore throat but manages to soldier on, he's none too impressed with, yes, you've guessed it, referees...

Still reeling from the result v 'Boro, Dave and Mon dissect that performance and look ahead to the game at Palace. In between they talk about the international fixtures, the women's team, the City kids teams and the coming of Jesus- Gabriel Jesus. They manage to avoid any politics whatsoever as well.

Crisis, what crisis? City break out of the slump and beat both the Baggies and Barçelona in the space of 4 days. Mon and Dave go on at great length about these matches along with Middlesbrough, the next opposition at the Etihad. Oh what a night... You can contact them via Twitter on @Pale_Azure - feel free to ask questions.