We are mere days away from the Premier League season - but something is missing, right?

Right! It's the latest episode of the Mirror Football, of course...

Sam Matterface - well known to football fans across the country - is joined by his producer Tom Morrissey and a number of the best reporters in the business, including our chief sports writer Andy Dunn.

Arsenal and Leicester kick off the new top-flight campaign on Friday night, which means it's time to look ahead to the coming months and make our (surely doomed) predictions.

We also have the latest on Gareth Bale's potential £86million move to Manchester United after Jose Mourinho admitted his interest in the Real Madrid forward.

Is Gareth Bale heading back to England? (
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But we're not just focusing on the Premier League - Sam and Tom are joined by new Hull boss Leonid Slutsky to look ahead to the new Championship season.

So now you know how good it is, what are you waiting for? Listen below or click here to access the podcast via iTunes.