Manchester Derby - PL Weekend Preview
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Hello and welcome to the Sky Sports Football Weekend Preview.
What is the significance of the Manchester Derby this weekend?
Manchester United and Manchester City collide at Old Trafford on Sunday and we're taking an in-depth look at the Manchester derby on today's show. I'm Peter Smith, the Sky Sports Football Features Editor. I'm joined by features writer Nick Wright. Hello. And football journalist Charlotte Marsh.
Hi.
How are you doing guys?
Yeah, good. Look forward to the derby this weekend.
Yeah, one derby to another for Man Utd, isn't it? After knocking Wayne Rooney's derby out of the FA Cup. Nice line, yeah.
He scored a few tasty goals in Manchester derbies, didn't he, Wayne Rooney? Hopefully we see something like that this weekend.
Yeah, that overhead kick in 2011. Best Premier League goal you've seen? Not for me. No? No.
I'd always go for Bergkamp. Would you?
Against Newcastle?
Against Newcastle, yeah, for me. Did he mean it? Did he mean it, Nick?
Is that because you're an arsehole?
I'm not even going to dignify that with a response. Charlotte, what's your best friend, Nick?
I reckon it's up there. I quite like the Charlie-Adam Lobb from the halfway line against Chelsea.
Oh, yeah. Rooney's scored a few halfway.
Rooney has scored a couple. They're up there as well. But it's definitely up there, especially for the significance of the game as well.
Yep, absolutely. Well, we'll be getting updates from both Man United and Man City, from Sky Sports News reporters James Cooper and Ben Ransom. Now I'm delighted to say Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp joins us. Jamie, how are you doing? Yeah, morning, Peter. How are you? Yeah, very good, thank you. Very good. Jamie, Man United go into this one in good form. And after that win over Derby, perhaps even iron a bit of silverware this season. But three points off top four. How impressive would that be if they could get a Champions League spot and also maybe a hands-on some silverware this season, given the struggles they've had?
Absolutely, Peter. I mean, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has took a lot of stick from pretty much everybody, myself included, and doubted whether he could, you know, do the job at Manchester United, but right now he certainly is. I think it's a lot of it when you sort of trace back the last sort of year or so, a lot of it sort of, I think, you know, Bruno Fernandes signing has been huge for the club. You know, sometimes it can just take one club to, one player just to change the feeling, change the way they train. I love his attitude, the way that he's always, you know, it takes the pace of the game. And also when you watch him live, you see a player that can pretty much pull the strings and He's not gone in there and just sort of taken it easy.
Straight away, he's gone in and organised it. And to a certain extent, he's almost like the manager on the pitch. And that's what you want. You want someone like that to run a game for you. And Ole Gunnar Solskjaer must be so happy to sign him, considering they nearly didn't sign him. They were umming and ahhing over the feet. He looks quite cheap now.
Absolutely. And I guess Igalo as well has hit the ground running for them too.
Brilliant signing. And I think sometimes he's... I mean, there was no doubt in his abilities. you know even at Watford he showed glimpses and Oli obviously knew him so they're inspired signings and they're the ones that you want because you know he's never if you're building a team for the future you're not going to put a Gallo in it for the next five years but right now as a stopgap with Rashford injured you needed somebody to come in and make a difference and you know last night he was fantastic took his second go extremely well and that will give him a lot of confidence because even if he doesn't start to come off the bench you know and make a difference that's what you need as a manager
Man Utd 9 games unbeaten now Jamie, is this a sign of them stepping up under Solskjaer now and is this them back on the right path or do you think it's just been a good run and perhaps that inconsistency we've seen all season might come again?
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:10–0:13
2
What is the significance of the Manchester Derby this weekend?
0:13–4:35
3
How are Manchester United performing ahead of the derby?
4:35–12:06
4
What impact has Bruno Fernandes had on Manchester United's success?
12:06–16:16
5
How have Manchester City's recent performances shaped their approach?
16:16–24:22
6
What are the key injuries affecting both Manchester teams?
24:22–40:49
Speakers
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