Mario Melchiot

Look, OK, you know, you watch Liverpool, you don't care because both teams, it's not like you, but you want the best to win.

That's what you want.

But if there is a title race going to be, of course I want City to get closer to it because I don't want to give the league already up now.

I want to enjoy my football.

So if them getting closer to each other, that's the battle that we like to see.

Liverpool done it so long with City.

Now Arsenal is doing a bit City, so I want to see that.

And that's what I enjoy.

That's why when I was watching the game, I thought like, OK, Liverpool is going to do it, the press, then City took over.

And then I was like, OK, then at the final, you saw City coming back.

So let's see now.

It's very difficult because you're facing a player that's very confident, is very quick, and he also has the skill to beat you.

So I think as a player like this, you've got to find the moment when you want to be short at him, and sometimes you've got to give him the distance because if you know that you're two of you, you can take a step back.

But if you're just you on your own, you've got to be close.

Don't let him turn.

The one key thing I can tell you, when a player is that good, that quick,

And scoring-wise, so deadly, don't let him turn.

That should be any defender's focus because as soon as he turns, he's got another opportunity because now he can face you and he can make you make the decision.

And when you make the decision for him, you have a problem.

Look at his stats.