Mick McCarthy

For all we know, he could be like, tactical master plan, 15-page dossier, go out and do this, whatever.

But there is also a world in which it's like, just go out, beat your man, and go and win the game.

Like, it's a Manchester derby, do it for the fans.

I don't know.

Again, I don't see it working long-term, but I just don't think City are this unbeatable force that we seem to be treating them as.

I think they won't I think they won't so it is what it is almost and it's like what needs to happen is that they need to get some results and stay in you know people keep talking about how many points are off the Champions League and this that and the other you also have to take the context of the league they have been

They've had a run of games that have been unbelievably favourable going back two and a half months now.

And that ends this weekend.

And it's tougher for the rest of the season.

Obviously, there will be bursts, but they could be out of it.

They could be out of it, but they also might not be.

And the difference between this season being a total waste and this will be a European race...

If they aren't in any kind of European race, if they're slipping the other way, it's going to be like Ralph Ragnick territory all over again.

It's just a waste of a half a season.

And then you think about how that leads in terms of recruiting next year and so on.

And United's ever-slipping force off as a dominant team in world football.

It's a really important six months, even though I think everybody is saying... I just don't think they will fall for the Oli thing again.

I think they have a plan that...

He could win the league and they wouldn't move from.

You know, as well, they were, like, Roy Keane, they were, and Carragher was very, very strong on saying, like, he's not going to win a league and all this.