Paul, Burmeister alongside Tim Howard and Robbie Musto
the most anticipated match of this weekend was saved for last
the Manchester Derby City against United. This is a fun one to
watch
it. Was it started early for Manchester City. This is where
they like to operate just in these pockets in the wide
areas. They try and overload
these areas and when it gets pulled back here,
Kevin De bruyne. A right on the doorstep makes it one nil. Just
see the unselfish running unselfish.
Passing. And then when it's
Time here, United don't defend the ball. Well the bonuses
thank you very much makes it one new city. He likes it. Pep
Guardiola likes it.
It's a really really good start
the United
had a few inches themselves. It's a good term from Fred. But
for a brilliant save their from Edison. Quick off his line.
Just watch this turn here, forgets a little bit of luck on
the deflection,
Edison's Brave, and big
and see the danger out. Fred knows, just how close
that was. Was
when United
get their breakthrough, it's on a counter-attack, which is what
was to be expected
Central here with Walker. Once the overlap from Fernandez
comes inside and say what it Sensational goal.
This is a really good angle because Walker knows he needs
help on the inside. He sees the Run, coming knows he has to go
with the Roger. Just overruns it a little bit.
And Sancho from this angle uses Johnstone's just to bend it
around. He knows what he's capable of his hands. Go up
there,
cue the celebrations
rag neck as well.
But this is where it got sloppy or Manchester United. I don't
deal with this ball very well.
Fulton pounces on it forces a really good saved from the hey,
a follow-up is blocked.
And then there's the point again on the doorstep. He's not
going to miss from there but language just a sloppy ball
out, doesn't take care of it. Lindelof sells himself too
quickly
in the McGuire went. Rebound, hearing has to put out for
a corner. He does, he lets it roll and ultimately it goes
back to the burner for a second goal. Put City up
to 1 at that point and just before the half Marez,
in this white area
comes inside it paste which is another good save from the heya.
Not only does he say that he puts in a really good safe area
to one at the break.
Yeah, man. City just got stronger and more control in
the second half and this is a wonderful goal. I mean,
I talked about player with Supreme
confidence and ability doesn't treat and try to strike. It
hard. No, has it. It's not easy one. It's going to half-volley.
It's going to skip up a little bit. There is a little skim off
the knee of Harry MaGuire.
The take it, maybe a little bit further, why? But of course,
Gregg off from my eyes and I see this lovely attempt here
from jail conselho. Beautiful technique here, get a nice
second. Look at this, in terms of his technique. Was left up
leg up first to bring him, the mountain for the right?
And it's heading in the corner and there, he was making
a really nice save there
to knock it away and get a new from pepper as well. But
just not enough in the game
for Manchester United, all or one-way, traffic robbery, takes
one in the face. It doesn't matter. It's kind of
a different sort of golf and rear bars makes a running behind.
The looks totally looks offside when you see it from their
finishes off, your look straight across there goes
the flag, but of course,
all these will get checked and
somehow there's the run. The ball is some Under one nice
finish
and we'll get a look at this line is so tight. I mean, it
does look offside, but I guess a foot I think from Lindelof
there.
Cause it tell it's just Place him on the goal is given
and it's 41 and a very, very comfortable game. Particularly.
Second, half Manchester City. Look now at United's remaining
Premier League fixtures, it's Tottenham next Saturday with
games against Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool still to come
before the end of the season.
A top four finish looking like a tough task right now. Let's
get to the post-match thoughts from Fragment
ground for. Did you make of that?
Well, I think we play, they're
good at least decent. If not Goods first half, we were
competitive in the first half,
obviously difficult to consider an early goal.
We shouldn't allow the cross to come in. We were three against
one in that, in that moment, on our right on our right back
side. But there we did, then we came back. Scored a brilliant
goal ourselves. We had our moments of the first half
on the counter attack in transitional moments.
Then conceded another
to easy goal
and then the second half
From the very moment. As got the third one. It was
difficult. Very difficult game against the best team in
the world in possession of the ball. If you keep chasing
the balls, you can see probably
for the fifth or if not even a sixth goal.
We considered the fourth one in the last minute of the game.
But in the end, it was a difficult difficult day that
showed
that we still have some steps to go in order to close that Gap.
Particularly, in that first half. How much did you feel
the formation? Your Chosen. And the Personnel
was? Okay.
Yes, it was working. I mean, for us, it was clear. If you
want to have a chance to get something out of this game, we
have to do a lot of running. A lot of
even - runs, but
you have to be in a Sprint and attacking and hunting mode
mode, and we did that in the first half for the players,
tried everything. But
as I said, when we consider the third goal
that killed us off in the end.
What changed in the second half?
Did they turn up the power? Or did you fall away or was it
both?
Well, as I said, it's difficult if we attack them very high.
There's a lot of
- running that would eat that. You need to do. So we decided
to attack them more in a mid block and we did that even
until we scored the third goal. But the third goal was just
a brilliantly taken free kick.
I watched it again. Now
in the locker room. It was
almost impossible to defend that.
How concerned are you
about the attempts on? Go
4:36 in there? In the whole game, second half 14 to them,
none to you.
Yeah, as I said here, the second half for there were
the better team. They show it what kind of quality they have. And
we were struggling in that second half, especially after
they still had scored the third one.
Oh, so you're missing
key players as well. In terms of Firepower today. When do you
think you be able to call upon the likes of Cavani and
Ronaldo? Once again,
I don't know.
I was hoping to have them available for this game, but
they weren't so I don't know. We will we will have to wait
and see. We have two important games coming up at home against
pros and against Atletico.
So we have to put our full focus on that this kind perhaps
illustrate the gulf between where Manchester United are
right now and Manchester City.
Well, yes in the second half we did. But as I said in the first
half, it was a competitive game. We could have also scored
one or two more goals in the first half, but
obviously, everybody knows how good they are. They are
one of the top teams in the world and the there is
a gap between the two clubs right now. And in the second
half, we became even more obvious.
Obviously, this
a number of games to go, but potentially, how damaging could
this be for your
fight for the top four?
Yeah, we are fully aware that we need to win games.
This was one of the most difficult ones that we have to
play. But as I said now it's about
accepting our although it's difficult accepting that they
were the better team today and now look for look forward to
and ahead of to the next games
and make sure that we that we win. The especially the next
two home games are essential for us and we will do
everything to win those two games at home and she time
rough
do you
so City. Way in the second half United, start the weekend and
forth. Are now in fifth. You're listening to Round Rock there.
What did you hear that? That really clicked for you?
Well, I appreciate his honesty. I
seems deflating. You know that I think there's not a lot.
I imagine he could have said to his team at halftime. They
didn't say, excuse me the end of the game. They didn't say it
was there.
Yeah, they tried
hard in the first half. You know,
which you hope is is the Baseline for a performance there and
and they came away. We know City, what they do to you, they
wear you down, they grind you down. And United was up to it.
They weren't good enough. There is a gulf bear in terms of
quality up and down the football club. And and when
I look at
their goals for this season, the top for, I think it's gone.
I do I don't think they're playing well enough,
and you look at how Arsenal is has begun to Trend.
It's in their favor. So it will be
ultimately a disappointing season for Manchester. You
could tell he was still looking for answers as to why the first
half was competitive and the second half wasn't. Yeah. He's
still looking for answers. He talked about the Gap, being
huge, which it is.
My sort of All right now is
looking at him, they're very dejected. He's tried different
people, different systems, different ideas, different
pressing High, Press low, breast mid-block. Everything
else. The gulf is huge
and we heard David Austin. Our Insider talking earlier on
about John mirto, the director of football man united being
very active in finding the next manager as soon as that can be
announced. So the whole club know whether going the sooner
the better now, I mean, I think rough reading has done a decent
job in terms of the interim.
It's It feels like there's no trust in anything. Really from
going forward. He might consult which is what the phone call,
every couple of weeks. Who knows.
They need a new Direction,
a new start. You know, we know that the hierarchies kind of
changing as well,
you know, it's unfortunate for the team today and the United
fans watching our show today because it coincide with
a rough period for, Man United, a rough period in there.
I guess, just the way that they are and a really great period
for Manchester City, those both those things collided today and
you The result, the performance, the Gap,
the difference
and the manager, interim manager
with, very little to say, when asked many tough questions,
about why they so much better than you other side. City wins
by three there now. Clear, Liverpool that sound by six
points.
Here's their manager, pep
help up. You must be
delighted with the performance. And of course, delighted with
the result tonight.
What about that? Second half display is that as dominant as
you've been in many a game this season, I definitely
was excellent. For the first minute.
It was a little bit the consequent for the Scout. So
we play really well in the to read them. So you cannot, we
cannot play in, the has been in
higher Rhythm.
You have to be patient in the first step knowing exactly
where the space to make a build up. And that Rhythm
a team like Ralph try to Into mentality from
United to be more aggressive, Jam more and
do it there. And after that, when we are able to contact behind
or close to Mike Termini Fred now, it's time to run
and especially the so hard. We were worried really good.
Your players seem to get stronger and stronger as
the game went on. Would that be accurate?
Yeah, because football is emotions when you are winning
3-1.
The motion is high and open is low. So it's normal. I'm
concerned. No concern. We talked a lot to
have to always overcome. We are low. And
of course, when the tap and you are not tired,
you have the finder spaces and open is more tired. And
so yeah, so football is emotions its tactics. Okay,
definitely, but those emotions too.
Was please do more today? Is it the fact that you played so
well up for combined with that you, you, you
stop them playing completely that second half. I think there
was a possession first at there was a 15-minute spell near
the end where your plays at 97% possession, over 15 minutes. So
that's incredible
guys. When I was already ideas, but without the ball
still, we are a team like
We have these this desire this passion to you know, to to
regain the ball,
me not one 90 minutes
and
and the second but
part of that. So we want the ball as much as possible and
board but not to add the ball to hit the ball. So with one
intention
and especially today, the second half we read it really,
really well. You made a couple of changes. You had to
Johnstone's back in the center. How do you think he performed
and Jack? Really? How do you think his overall game was
an excellent?
Excellent. The moment he will understand. And the final third
have been more,
you know, this ball is from me, you know, so generous
most of the times
when a pass the ball one, you have to take the risk, you know,
when you feel,
when you see feel, you see reality in that moment, as this
is my ball, my ball. And this is next step that Jack must to
do, but in terms of
decision-making and keep the ball and track 2 3 play.
He has to put players away from him. More space
was exceptional,
exceptional. So yeah, I be free.
Thank you very much.
Benson is when came after the first match Watford Arsenal and
Robbie gutters off to a good start. Yeah. I mean, this was
The Game of Love early goals and ask them start off here
with a typical answer goal. Really you think of this
football club,
lovely combination, play
smart build up lovely finishing Martin Odegaard. They're
just side puts it into the corner again
developed a Play here. This flick from her got, there is
the key
these prints quicker
than Samia number 22, doesn't really want to get back and
match that run and Only God is rewarded for that by a nice
finishings are gone to put the Gunners up, one nil. But this
I mean talk about an individual spectacular. I'll ever look at
this. Enjoy this one. Everyone whom are eautiful. Overhead
kick
will come on and and as
really nice techniques a just a yep, and let's take another
look at it. I mean, this is so difficult to do the balls going
away from going yet.
It gets himself fully in the air
and just this just again, but then the left leg first, Then,
followed by the right - wow, in a spectacular
goal and voyages. Like, wow, it's one of the better ones.
He's probably saying the history of the teams that he's
managed
again. Liverpool
Arsenal. Sorry. Lovely goal. Sack up
look just just sneaks up
wins the ball away from Tom cleverley.
Nice little flick from
lacazette, but still a little bit of luck before the chorus Acca
and asked watching cruises.
And they were cruising in the second half as well. Just watch
here. Tell her, tell her, he's up because the ball to sack of
throws it in,
and I love the little round. The corner. Flick motor guard,
set from lacazette and another Pool class finish from
Martinelli.
Absolutely brilliant
from him. You just watch Miguel arteta. Here, highlighted comes
out of his technical area. That's for the fourth official,
to sort out. Ball gets thrown in
odegard, has a peek around the corner.
And this layoff here, just sets the table,
and what a finish, what a finish Q2 celebrations,
arteta loves it, 310.
Colonel
Walker had to keep fighting nice ball or talking future
Hernandez to sissoko. Still a lot to do slots at under
ramsdale makes it 3-2, but not enough.
Arsenal are on quite a tear, they move back into the top four.
And their last 10 matches, explain why
a twins during that. Run a draw against Burnley and just
the one lost to the top team in the league Man. City, after today's
match Arsenal's, Alexandre lacazette and bukai. Asaka were
asked about their manager Miguel arteta and his
contribution to the game-winning goal.
We must talk about the goals. Three, great team goes,
one of them, your manager, playing a part in What was
going through your head, when you saw him, throw the ball on
that quickly. He always brings energy on the pitch, you know,
for us even though he's offered you can feel the energy and
immediately the ball went out. He went to grab it and creating
these quick quick, quick for their merry pay, the quick
throwing and then from that, we scored the third goal. So
very good finish on gabino
really good. Yeah, be rewarding your manager with an assister
it again, Miguel arteta will be rewarding here with an assist
with that. Throw it
and what an amazing turnaround for Arsenal. This Season. Who
now sit in the top four with three games in hand on the two
clubs directly below them. That's Man United and West Ham.
Tottenham. Also remain in the top four Chase
above the Gunners. It's Chelsea and then the two teams in
the title race. Liverpool trailing Man City, by six points with
a game in hand.
As, for the bottom half Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Lester
all moved up with wins this weekend, Newcastle and
Brentford move further from the bottom. Three lead. Stay two
points above the bottom. Three
Everton are just one point above. The Drop Zone ahead of
Tomorrow's match at Tottenham Burnley Watford, and Norwich
still make up a relegation Zone. That's was your Premier
League update.