Micah Richards
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I mean, in a derby, you've got to give 100%.
And if the team's playing better than him, Man Utd probably deserve to win.
But if you look at Rico Lewis's position here, and yes, he plays and goes and plays in that midfield area.
But you've got to stop the counter-attack.
How was Man United going to score today?
It was on that counter-attack.
And from that free kick, you've got to think about the second phase.
And here we talk about body language and body positions.
And he does really well.
He knows exactly where Dogu is.
He has a little look.
Absolutely perfect.
He can see the ball, but he can see the man.
And then he switches off at the vital moment, allows him to get inside and have that.
And this is not me having a dig at him because I've been in that situation where you switch off.
And the way Man City play, they go really high.
But in that midfield area, especially with young players at the back, you need that protection.
So if you're in that middle, you've got to stop it.
Yeah, I mean, Alain, I thought he was very good in the first half and he gets subbed in the second half.
But when you're analysing and you're looking at Man United,