Man United's Top 5 Race Momentum
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Hello and welcome into the latest edition of ESPN FC. Kay Murray, Alejandro Moreno and Cheka Hislov here in the studio. We'll be kicking things off by talking about what happened in the Premier League at the weekend where the top three teams all dropped points. Arsenal, obviously, among that trio, but ended up actually extending their lead at the top of the table to seven points. Man City losing to Manchester United. Aston Villa... losing to Everton and after that loss Unai Emery said that his side are not top five contenders he said we are not a contender to be in the top five we are still not being contenders there are other teams with more potential than us We're going to now welcome in Julien Laurent and Mario Melchios as well to continue this conversation.
But we did put you to task today because we've asked you guys for your top five predictions, following on from Unai Emery saying what he said. And all of you have Villa in the Champions League places, even though their own manager doesn't. So what do you think provoked that comment, Jules?
What happened in the Premier League this weekend?
It's interesting, isn't it? I think he was quite grumpy by the bad performance of his team to start with and that defeat against Everton at Villa Park. The injury to John McGinn, which is another injury on top of the likes of Kamara and Onana, etc. The fact that he probably lost Daniel Malen the day before that game due to financial reasons. This is probably the only explanation you could have to let Malen go now, even if they would replace him with Tammy Abraham, which is, I think, could be a clever signing, you still don't want to lose Malen at this stage of the season when you're potentially aiming or fighting for potentially winning the title. So I think all of that probably made him a bit grumpy because this is not true, really.
They are obviously top five contender easily.
How did Arsenal extend their lead in the Premier League?
They are when you see the gap between them and... fourth place is quite significant at this time of the season. So I think it was just a bit grumpy and he's probably not too happy with not just where the team is at right now because we said first half of the season they did really well but overachieved a lot of their metrics and a lot of their stats. Won some games where they probably didn't deserve to win them and now it seems to things have levelled a little bit and they're obviously not as good and not winning those games as we saw on Sunday plus the injuries. It was probably a little bit too much for Unai on Sunday afternoon.
Yeah, a little bit grumpy Mario because he's obviously not used to losing home games. You do have them like the rest of the boys in your top five. Why do you think they did lose that game to Everton at the weekend?
Also because of their own chances. You know, if you look at the game, you saw how many opportunities Rodgers, for example, had.
What are the implications of Unai Emery's comments on Aston Villa?
And normally Rodgers is their main guy. And I was impressed with that, for that to happen. And of course, OK, you saw some of the mistakes that they made. But this one, you know, like your goalkeeper, normally he's one of the most reliable guys, but he let it go. I mean, I don't want to talk about goalies while Xhaka sits there. But the way he finished that goal, Barry, is just incredible. You know, so calm, he chipped him. But for me, the key thing is like what Jules said, it makes sense. He said that, but he knows that he has to take the pressure off his team. The only way to do that is make sure that the public knows, oh, we are not going for top four, we're going to drop, but later on they're going to pick up.
I don't see any, OK, problems maybe now, but I think he knows what he wants and he will guide his team to make sure that they play Champions League next season.
Can I tell you something shocking? Mario Melchior has not gone for Chelsea in his top five. In fact, only one of you has. It's Alejandro Moreno. Not Manchester United, though. Did Manchester United not do enough for you at the weekend against Man City?
Well, they have to do enough for a longer period of time than a single game.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:04–1:11
2
What happened in the Premier League this weekend?
1:11–1:54
3
How did Arsenal extend their lead in the Premier League?
1:54–2:43
4
What are the implications of Unai Emery's comments on Aston Villa?
2:43–3:53
5
Who are the top five teams predicted to finish in the Premier League?
3:53–4:46
6
What factors influenced predictions for the top five teams?
4:46–14:16
7
How did Manchester United perform against Manchester City?
14:16–50:22
8
What strategies might Arsenal use against Inter in the UCL?
50:22–59:23
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