Play Up Pompeii: Man City win the Carabao Cup, Jose Mourinho gets one over on Antonio Conte and Alan Pardew needs to get busy

Pep Guardiola gets his first trophy as Man City manager, inspires another dissection of Arsenal and is accused of harbouring a fugitive all at once, while Jose Mourinho emerges victorious in a rare on-pitch ding dong with Antonio Conte, and down at The Hawthorns Alan Pardew is as bemused as the rest of us. On top of all this there’s a warlock, an earful for Tony Pulis and though there may be bad blood in the correspondence section there’s also a trip to Kevin Keegan’s Soccer Circus and a humble gift from Sol Campbell. Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and email us here: show@thefootballramble.com Further reading: Pep Guardiola is defiant about his yellow ribbon: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/feb/25/pep-guardiola-carabao-cup-push-manchester-city-treble Independiente’s attempt at wizardry: https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/independiente-bring-along-a-sorcerer-help-them-win-recopa-sudamericana Sunderland vs Middlesbrough highlights: http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/championship/11266018/sunderland-3-3-middlesbrough Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.