Daily Archives: December 16, 2024

Man City 1 Man Utd 2 – Amad’s genius, Nunes’ errors and Amorim’s set-piece problem

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“Amad scored a brilliant late winner in the Manchester derby shortly after earning the penalty that had put Ruben Amorim’s team level as Manchester City crumbled in the closing stages at the Etihad Stadium. The main story before the game was Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho being left out of the United squad, with United head coach Amorim saying he made the decision after evaluating ‘everything’. …”
NY Times/The Athletic
Guardian: Rashford runs out of road at Manchester United as Ratcliffe shows steely edge
NY Times/The Athletic: Why Lisandro Martinez’s new creative role was key to Manchester United beating City

Mikheil Kavelashvili used to play for Manchester City. Now he’s Georgia’s far-right president-elect

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“It was an April’s day in an era when Manchester City were still playing at Maine Road and a visit from Manchester United was a lot more daunting than it has been in recent years. City were on the attack. The ball was swung over from the left into the penalty area. Gary Neville was never going to beat Niall Quinn, the 6ft 4in (193cm) City striker, in an aerial contest. Another player in blue was waiting for Quinn’s knockdown. And that was the moment Martin Tyler’s voice went up an octave in the Sky Sports commentary box. …”
NY Times/The Athletic

Liverpool 2 Fulham 2 – Slot’s team come from behind twice after Robertson red card

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“Liverpool dropped points in the Premier League title race on Saturday afternoon, but after coming from behind twice with only 10 men, a 2-2 draw with Fulham feels like a semi-positive result. Arne Slot’s side played most of the game with 10 men after Andy Robertsonwas sent off for bringing down Harry Wilson when the former Liverpool man was through on goal. By that stage, Liverpool were already losing, Andreas Pereira’s acrobatic finish putting the high-flying Londoners 1-0 up. …”
NY Times/The Athletic