World Cup impact on the Premier League?! | Can Alvarez force Pep's hand? | Who's refreshed from the break and who's at breaking point? | World Cup shop-window meets January transfer window! |

With the World Cup finished it's time to look at the impact the tournament will have on Premier League football returning? Former Premier League star Michael Bridges is joined by Socceroos icon Mark Schwarzer from Qatar and host Teo Pellizzeri to look at some of the immediate issues. Julian Alvarez has just won a World Cup for Argentina but what bold move does Pep Guardiola have to think about to play him at Manchester City? The break was great for some but which teams will falter as their players come back tired? Who's in the shop window just in time for January after starring at the World Cup? Is Erling Haaland about to remind everyone that he's better than Messi and Mbappe? Who is the most vulnerable team in the top four? And plenty more. Listen to Optus Sport's award-winning limited series, Football Belongs, charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches: https://play.acast.com/s/football-belongsSubscribe: https://sport.optus.com.au/signup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.