Don Hutchison

When you're sitting watching and doing a commentary on a game, you can watch a TV screen.

But when you're there, you've got a great view of what's going on off the ball.

And I was watching him and he was frustrated.

He's been frustrated for a while.

I don't get the sense that he's enjoying playing in this man's city side.

I know he's prolific.

I know he's amazing.

But the lack of balls and the lack of service into him.

I mean, in the papers the last couple of weeks down in England, it's been rumoured that he might be on the move to Real Madrid.

And I could half see it because with Vini Junior and Mbappe and the service he would get there, he'd hit ridiculous numbers.

He's a phenomenal player, but any centre-forward will tell you, you have to service them.

Man City play, not just today, but in general, they play the ball down the right-hand side, they play it down the left-hand side, they come back through the middle, they go side to side, a little bit like Arsenal at times, when we're critical of them.

At no point do they really bang any balls into Erling Haaland's feet or play balls down the side.

When he first came into the country, I remember a game, I don't know if it was his debut or his first couple of games, when they played West Ham away and he scored a hat-trick and it was all little cute balls down the side using his pace.

and using the running ability that he's got.

He's great in the air.

So why wouldn't you put more crosses in?

That's a mystery.

I just watch his body language.

I just think he's getting so frustrated because we've talked forever about after games, oh, he's only had 10 touches.