Fallible, awkward, uncomfortable

We have both sides of the divide on Saturday at Selhurst Park – Liverpool run riot over Crystal Palace winning 7-0. Can anyone keep pace or are the champions about to disappear into the distance?Man United hammer Leeds 6-2 at Old Trafford, in a game that almost has pundits waxing lyrical about the losers more than the winners. But given United’s squad depth, are they viable title contenders?Are Arsenal in a relegation fight? What makes them so painful to watch and so easy to ply against?Plus we take a look at football’s Christmas history. And how Fulham are channelling 80s Juventus.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: West Brom 0-3 Aston Villa (01m 00s)• PART 2a: Man Utd 6-2 Leeds (06m 30s) • PART 2b: Tottenham 0-2 Leicester (16m 00s)• PART 2c: Brighton 1-1 Sheff Utd (21m 00s)• PART 3a: Crystal Palace 0-7 Liverpool (26m 30s)• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (36m 00s) • PART 4: Christmas football + the League Cup quarter-finals (50m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (61m 00s)• PART 6: Flip Reverse competition (62m 30s)  SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC AND GET ANOTHER SUBSCRIPTION FREE:• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special• for this week's partnership go to www.virginwines.co.uk/theathletic READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.