Weekend Preview: Redknapp on Fernandes and Man Utd, Spurs v Man City lowdown
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Hello and welcome to the Sky Sports Football Weekend Preview. After all of the FA Cup and Carabao Cup action over the past few days, the Premier League is back this weekend. We'll be discussing the big talking points, including the intriguing Super Sunday clash between Tottenham and Man City, which is coming up. I'm Pete Smith, the Sky Sports Football Features Editor, and joining me in the studio this week are two of our top football journalists, Oli Yu. How are you doing? Hello. And Charlotte Marmarsh. How's it going? Davy Tont.
I know. Hi. Yeah, it's good to be here.
Good, good. How are we? Deadline day fever in the studio this morning?
It feels like it's been a long day already. I've been in since 6am on the transfer blog. Hopefully a busy day ahead, but it feels like a long one.
Yeah, there's been plenty of going in there already, I've noticed. And Charlotte, how are you feeling? Deadline day?
Yeah, good. I've got a couple of hours coming up later and it's usually one of those things where you can't lift your head for two hours while there's lots of deals coming in, so hopefully there'll be some good ones.
Yeah, smoke coming off the keyboard later on. Okay, later in the show we'll be joined by Sky Sports News reporters Paul Gilmore and Ben Ransom. They're out and about chasing those transfer stories at the moment for us. They'll be giving us some insight into that Tottenham Man City game and how the two teams are shaping up for that match. But we're going to kick off with Man United versus Wolves, which is a Saturday night football game. And I'm delighted to say we're joined by Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp. Jamie, how are you doing?
Yeah, good. Thanks, Peter. You?
Yeah, very well, thank you. Very well. Now, you're at Old Trafford on Saturday, Jamie, but what were your thoughts on Man Utd's win over Man City on Wednesday at the Etihad? It wasn't ultimately enough for them to get to the Carabao Cup final, but what did it say about where they are as a side at the moment?
Do you know what? It pretty much tells us nobody knows where they are. They're capable of producing results like that against Man City. They did it in the league. And then they'll go and disappoint you in a Premier League game, in a match that you think they should win. It's so difficult to predict how they're going to play, how they're going to perform. Certain games turn them on and they go and get a victory. Although obviously City were the better side in terms of possession and opportunities created, United managed to get a win. And certainly if Matic might have kept 11 men on the pitch, you never know what would have happened because you could see there was a little bit of fear towards the end.
But I think it just pretty much shows where United are right now. They're not capable of sustaining performances, results. They're inconsistent. I'm sure they're driving the fans crazy because you never know what you're going to get out of the team.
Yeah, absolutely. And there's been a lot of fan unrest in recent weeks, isn't there? And that seemed to boil up earlier in this week. Jamie, when you're a player and there's trouble off the pitch and there's fans unhappy with ownership and the way the club's being run, how much can that affect your performances on the pitch?
Well, it certainly transmits to the players because they get edgy. Look, Peter, I've said it before on Sky Sports and what's happening to Man United is pretty much the same as what happened to Liverpool when I was there. I mean, I signed for Liverpool the year I signed was the year that they were the title holders and then... Obviously, after that, things went downhill. I mean, I blame myself for years, Pete, I have to be honest. But, you know, now it's very similar. And what you start to do is you start to chase it. You're trying to buy players. You're trying to create an environment. And you're trying to change managers all the time, which is pretty much what Liverpool did. And it's taken this long.
I'm not trying to make United fans feel it's going to take 30-odd years for them to win the league again.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–3:20
2
What are the latest updates on Manchester United's performance?
3:20–4:09
3
How does Jamie Redknapp assess Manchester United's inconsistency?
4:09–7:25
4
What impact does fan unrest have on player performance?
7:25–14:19
5
How significant is Bruno Fernandes' role for Manchester United?
14:19–32:06
6
What are the prospects for Manchester United in the top four race?
32:06–52:12
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