Socceroos' costly slip-up | Mane and Salah "frenemies" goes next level | Mendy v Kepa as Premier League returns | Rangnick's struggles leading Manchester United | Player welfare in modern football

<p>The international break closes and a bumper weekend of Premier League is on the horizon in this week's jam-packed edition of the GegenPod! Join Socceroos legend Mark Schwarzer, former Premier League star Thomas Sorensen and host Claudio Fabiano for all the big talking points in football:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The Socceroos slip-up against Oman could cost them a World Cup spot. How would Mark Schwarzer's 'golden generation' of 2006 have fared in current-day qualifying?</li><li>Senegal win the Africa Cup of Nations but has Kepa's good form for Chelsea created a new challenge for Edouard Mendy?</li><li>The Premier League returns with Brendan Rodgers in the hottest seat of all after Leicester City's FA Cup flop</li><li>Ralf Rangnick's struggles handling the media and selling his message about the future of Manchester United</li><li>Modern player welfare and the lads talking about some of the personal rivalries they faced in their playing days!</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Listen to more from the GegenPod team: https://play.acast.com/s/the-gegenpod/</p><br><p>Optus Sport's Football Belongs was named the Best Sports Podcast at the 2021 Australian Podcast Award - listen here: https://play.acast.com/s/football-belongs</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>