I’ve NEVER seen Manchester City’s midfield become INVISIBLE! - Steve Nicol | ESPN FC
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- On ESPN FC, Craig Burley, Stevie Nicol and Stewart Robson assess Liverpool and Manchester City’s 1-1 draw in the Premier League.
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Endo. What a signing for Liverpool man. Absolute warrior 💪🔥
Great game goes to show that city isn't as invincible as people think... FOLDEN FOLDED, HAALAND GHOSTED, Mac Allister was absolute class... DIAZ on the other hand...tht guy is weird.. very wasteful on the ball, could of one the game 3 times over!
Yes, so let's stop pretending price tag equates to quality of a player. Liverpool stacked , City stacked, Tottenham stacked, Arsenal stacked. Stacked assembled teams playing quality football
@@drep9028 Exactly👏🏼. Everybody now all of a sudden love Endo😐when a few months ago they were saying that Liverpool needed a proper DM because he was just utter garbage and useless.
@@rhythm451got to be brave v them and hope you cope with their counter, sit back and they’ll pick you off eventually.
The Japanese Football Samurai known as Endo. What a Toyota type of performance. Best game of the EPL so far.
Endo and Macca absolutely outplayed the City midfield💯💯
City midfield has always been their strength and Liverpool midfielders nullified them completely and that's why there was a big space between Haaland and the midfielders.
and got 1 point lol
@@thedean4431Liverpool should have scored 4 and should have had a penalty. It’s not easy when you’re up against 115 charges fc as well as the horrible corrupt English refs.
a draw at home.
After doku nearly murdered macca and got away with it@@thedean4431
I am so proud of Endo in particular. As someone else reported, Rodri thanked Endo for offering him shelter from the rain in his pocket. There, Rodri was greeted by Caiceido.
LFC did nothing in the first half and were lucky to have a shot on target. Their only goal came from a City gift
@@vvohvaelez9277 Salty much?
You should learn some humility from Pep, the only other manager whom I respect, second only to Klopp. Pep acknowledged the Red tsunami in the second half.
By the way, my comment was made with tongue firmly in the cheek. I have huge respect for Pep's Citeh... again, second only to Klopp's LFC of course.
@@vvohvaelez9277 you mean City were lucky to not concede more? Lol
Yo this is art hahah
LoL..😂
Endo bossed the midfield wow that was masterclass
People talk about Endo yet he was shadowed by McAllister while Rodri was alone in the mid
Endo’s success at Liverpool is a great example of “premier league bias” and why people don’t recognize talent outside of the premier league. Remember when Liverpool signed him, due to him being 31 years old and coming from Stuttgart a lot of people saw him as a “panic buy” while some saw him as a smart investment as Jurgen Klopp and the coaching staff knew what they were doing when they signed him. If you look at Liverpool’s midfield assuming everyone is healthy, that is well balanced having Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai further forward with Endo as the number 6 and he produced another phenomenal performance and for many of us he exceeded expectations and me myself I didn’t expect much from him but I’ve really been impressed with his performances. To me it just shows you that people need to realize that talent exists outside of the premier league.
Thank god Liverpool recognize talent...
Or because klopp knows how to manage people, let's see next season
@@InstigatorDJ But Jurgen will go in the end of season - they should have tied him for life
British fanboys be like… Declan Rice, Declan Rice is a better signing…. Declan Rice this, Declan Rice that. 😂😂😂
To be fair, he was third choice. Lpool missed out on Caicedo and Lavia before getting Endo. Great signing though
Endo .96% passing accuracy.
He's a great player, but that's not shocking, he's a f so makes a lot of short passes as opposed to the more attacking players
it's .96 or 96%. .96% is basically 1%
.96%? That’s terrible, sell him!
Now, if it was 96%...
@@gooseman1011 He uses his brain when he's in tight corners. You don't have to hoof the ball up the field when you win it. He's calm and the interaction with Mac Allister is brilliant. These past few months have been a revelation to watch these 2 work together. People can say what they want, but these 2 players are the signings of the year.
@@delby66 I hear that however the topic is about he's pass accuracy and that's high because of short passes...only a few players can play dmf and still spray amazing long passes like Gundo...
Wataru Endo. This guy is such a phenomenal signing. Such a steal!!!
Endo is a freaking beast, a little pitbull in there. Destroyed the City players time and again. Many of us were completely wrong about him when he was first signed, glad he’s getting the love and recognition he deserves now.
I know already endo is good
If we win this title it'll be off the backs off Endo and Mac. They're the 2 transformative signings. Szoboszlai is great but he's one for the future, those guys are peaking now.
That's cos few people looked him up. He's awesome.
Very impressed by Endo and Maccah.. That's 10/10
Remember the name "WATARU ENDO" ..what a player
Both goalkeepers were fantastic. Kelleher and Ortega 👏 👌 🙌
Ortega after that crucial stop from Nunez became confident but until that stop he looked really worried against liverpool which was obvious. Yes, he played well.
That Kelleher s something else !!! Ortega is City's best keeper if Ederson was not that great with his feet he would be on the bench.
@@JEFFJIKIJELAKelleher let himself down at Old Trafford .....
Endo put De Bruyne in a rehab centre and Pep had to council him 😂
then Pep sat next to Kevin at the duggout saying “why u let urself inside that Ninja’s 🥷🏻 pocket so easily..?🙆🏻♂️”…
@@reezevlogy'all going crazy with these comments loll
Endo and Macca really change LFC this season!
pep should've started doku over alvarez...but endo is one of the most under-valued midfielders in world football
You got us next, but after the international break unfortunately. I wish we could've played you next week. Instead we have to wait 21 days, in which case anything can happen.
Pep got his tactic wrong today; playing Alvarez was bad decision by Pep. Alvarez against Chelsea home and away he was poor; he just never played great against top six side.
Doku is one dimensional, you can almost always know what he's going to do
@@thekb1924 He didn't, Doku is not fully fit
@thekb1924 Alvarez was terrible , he didn't put a positive pass in the game 🤔 i was begging for him to be replaced , Doku absolutely should have started when KDB was on the pitch.
We know how good Endo is now. What a replacement for Fabinho
He is a bit slow but he is like a tank...
But way better than fabinho
@@praveen6994 His awareness and stamina are next level. You can see he has a very high football iq, picks up good yellows to kill momentum. He wears a mouth guard because he does battle every shift. 💪
@@trevorvanamerongen3817 he is a warrior indeed
Endo is currently one of the best DMs in the world no one can dispute that fact.
Endo finally getting praise he deserves and Elliot today ran his heart out❤❤❤❤
As an Arsenal fan I’m stoked with the draw but the high boot was definitely a penalty, if that happens anywhere else on the pitch it’s a free kick
REFS, VAR and PGMOL ARE PROPER BACKED BY UAE, Michael Oliver is backed by Abu Dhabi and gets free trip their ...
Same with Ederson kicking Nunez. If that was outside of the box, it's a foul and a red. Ederson always gets away with it, though.
Plus a red card
Yes that’s a pen but ederson kick on Nunez wasn’t red cuz the ball was going out of play
Good luck wene y play em.
The fact that MacAlister played six for a long while improved his defensive awareness and strength alot... And now it's just like playing with two monsters of the Six position😂😂. They both move around in close distances.. as one is tackling the other is receiving the ball and moving to the next immediately.
Macalister is an Attacking mid, and playing 6 for so long improved him. Now imagine how much those young kids might be able to learn.
City had only one midfielder Rodri what happened to Liverpool midfielder against arsenal?
Klopp knew what he was doing when he played majority of players out of their natural position and now we understand why he did what he did💯
Explain @@Itsaboutdee
Endo was not playing because asian cup, macca has the highest rating midfield on that match@@abdiazizabdi6687
Endo's man marking was 🔥🔥🔥
Endo is a fortress!! He's both a Samurai & a Ninja in one.
ENDO OH MY GOD 🥵
There are many good undervalued players out there, Clubs want to look them 🤔
That tells you that overpaying for players is just weakness of managers. And a manager should always get a player he believes can fit his system of play. You might find that for another manager, Endo might not fit.
In Stuttgart we still call him legENDO.
I wouldnt be suyrprised if Endo's value has tripled.
Luis Diaz' dribbling was very good but his finishing...was very poor, could've easily had a hattrick 😔
@uniquejavii agreed, but he had Rodri and Walker clutching straws.
i'm a neutral. I was impressed with how Liverpool kept Halland and Foden quiet for almost the full game, and from the 60th minute on I thought Liverpool was going to get that second goal, as they were creating good chances and City, aside from the Doku shot off the post, was not able to create good chances. I was shocked that Pep took DeBruyne off. I think at that point he decided to play it safe and focus on defense.
Bad decision. Ten mins later its was all open. De bruyne was angry.
KDB knew what was happening and then his manager sacked him 😂😂😂😂😂 Off the pitch
When pep took off KBD I knew their chances was finished
@@mozi3051 it was open because of kovacic.... city were able to win the ball back and actually attack lpool. They were getting ran off the field because kdb is a luxury player
@@imgettingold9407 what now?
Haaland always goes silent when he has a competent CB pocketing him. And KDB was absolutely terrible. He deserved to get subbed off. However, I have no clue why Pep didn't play a natural RW to get after Bradley. They almost never attacked from the left and it made no sense to me. Same last week against United when Lindelof was playing at LB.
We never took those crucial moments I missed Jota in those instances
So true. But I'm glad you're not blaming Diaz like some, that's just who Diaz is, incredible work rate, pressing, speed, dribbling, attack focused, relentless, but not a great finisher. If we could've brought Jota on for those final 30 minutes we would've won this game.
That was a clear penalty. Even as a neutral, I can see that.
Endo does not lose game's. Endo is the boss
KDB needing therapy from Pep midway through the game was the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while 😂
your pathetic life is the funniest thing i’ve seen in a while 😂😂😂
@@danylo7768 need Pep to give you some therapy too?
@@danylo7768
TRIGGERED!!!!!!
Calm down ladies
@@danylo7768Pep was embarrassed of him another big game another reason to ghost 😂😂😂
Wataru Endo our Japanese samurai ❤❤❤
Súper game.. thx to both teams. Thx to Klopp to bring a little humanity into football
If I told U a Japanese player who is 30 years old and came from Stuttgart and hasn't played at a big club at any point of his career is going to dominate the best CDM and CAM in the world at the beginning of the season, you would have laughed at me so hard but here we are. Wataru Endo u r an absolute warrior, a true Japanese samurai.
Elliott is one little duracell battery
And he’s only 20
Played like his life depended on it
In last few minutes he made 2 solid tackles 😂
Endo and VVD are at their absolute best, it's a shame we have so many injuries because a full strength LFC team with Endo and VVD playing like this, are virtually unbeatable
Klopp is a fantastic manager
I'm a City fan but credit to Liverpool, they were incredible in secind half especially.
Thank you! And to be honest this draw felt like a lost for real
@@erickmp1897it sucks that yappy mouth Arsenal are top but we got them covered at the etihad then it can just be Citypool again 🫱🏻🫲🏾
@@MrJean-lc8mlIf you even say anything about them, there argument is we’re above you on Goal Difference or ‘we live in your head rent free’ lol. As much as I don’t like city, I’d rather them win it than Arsenal.
@@AppleApple-ux1bewe will take care of Arsenal in Manchester. It’s a must win for MC.
I agree - city fan here too. Liverpool played well in the second half. They bossed us in the mid today
Kelleher what a keeper he is
Macca and Endo , wow, great to see these two in the liverpool midfield
Bad decision by pep to not bring on haaland
😂😂😂
Bro...he got lost in quansah's pocket.....they checking now as we speak 😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
lol
ENDO!!!!!!
People have yet to realize what a truly great manager Klopp really is.
Just the best 👌 👍 😍
Haaland should make a move to the NBA being 16 foot tall.
🤣
he would get bullied there more 😂 he should go to golf
🐟 Fishing: danish second national sport
😂😂😂
I wonder if Liverpool could suggest to Klopp 'Take a 1-2 year sabbatical and once you're refreshed come back to us.'
Why this is not a major part of the conversation, I would never understand. Sign a modification to his contract paying him 50% of what he earns now during his 1 year sabbatical and rotate the leave with his coaching staff. Let Pep Lindjers be the coach for next season. Klopp off, Pep gets a taste of coaching. Liverpool fans ecstatic! Problem solved.
My boy Elliott was absolutely beast ..... Silky smooth with the ball... In tight areas he was good..... He tracked back as well and created few good chances....
The ref saved City 😂
The post saved Liverpool 😂
Michael Oliver is always there to bail City out.
@@mohaakram2780 the post is neutral, the ref not so much...hahahahaha
Just like they did for Liverpool against Brentford and Forest
Oil money. That's how city won half their titles.
Where was Haaland did not even know he was playing.Klopp needs to get a few more back and can do something special.
Where was Nunez? Where was Salah? Where was Diaz?
@@stansmith5610 Luiz Diaz was cooking Kyle Walker Bernado Silva and Rodri
@@stansmith5610Did you even watch the game?
@@stansmith5610😂 go watch the match replay if you havent
He was missing against Arsenal at emirates. He was in Saliba pocket. This guy is not an all rounder footballer like Mbappe. 😂
Endo is like Kante. Covers an insane amount of the field. Liverpool found two midfielders in szoboszlia and endo who can do the work of two men each
Endo ,Macha, ,Quansah ,Bradley Elliot .Klopp is a genius 👏 🙌 👌 YNWA ❤
High intensity football master. Respect to this guy. Jorgen Klopp is a top top manager.
Was impressed by Elliot 🤩🤩🤩
Yes, he is amazing.
When he went into the midfield. I find Harvey plays much better when he comes from the midfield.
Hey Mr Klopp, stop saying that Pep is better than you because he is clearly not. You are special sir 💯
That game reminded me of Madrid vs Liverpool UCL final 21/22. Liverpool were so dominant vs mancity yet they didn't win. Diaz has to be clinical,, if he becomes clinical enough he can be as legendary as Salah. Liverpool really should have won that game .
Liverpool played a bit better despite injuries. So sad Diaz couldnt finish it - was a period of 15-25 minuter of pure attacking football from them
He actually only had 2 shots in the entire games
but those two shots were 1 on 1 s with the keeper , obviously you just read stats
Endo is Hitokiri Battosai 🔥 ⚔️
Diaz was insane
Missed 2 1 on 1 horribly, homeboy chocked
Bradley
turned into prime neymar second half, just forgot how to finish
@@carsonstille3275what kind of logic is that. Neymar was a finisher.
Can't finish tho!..SMH
I feel like Klopp wants to make a U-turn 😂
I doubt it but god I hope so.
Endo MOTM for once.
We deserve to win today YWNA ❤ lucky day for city
Yes lucky day because Doku hit the post
@@rays8346115🔥
@@rays8346 115🔥
@rays8346 I thought something similar til I rewatched it. Kelleher had the goal covered. Post is all he could hit. Not luck remotely. It wasn't like a gaping goal and he just missed the outside.
Ye keep telling yourself city had more clear cut opportunities
Endo is incredible, deal of the season.
At this point the Endo vs Caicedo/Lavia or whoever debate IS OFFICIALLY OVER!
IT NEVER EXISTED
What about Rice?
@@juantorres4712 you are right 😆😆😆
@@Dee_Hope r u sure you want to start a rice v endo debate? 100m vs 16m debate? Maybe you should wait after the city game
Wataru Endo vs Manchester City:
• Accurate Passes - 54/56 (96%)
• Chances Created - 1
• Final 3rd Passes - 3
• Clearances - 2
• Interceptions - 2
• Recoveries - 6
• Ground Duels Won - 3/4 (85%)
• Aerials Won - 2/2 (100%)
• KDB Pocketed - 1
As a Man United fan it pains me to admit but I was extremely impressed with Liverpool’s performance. Klopp is the only manager in the EPL capable of out footballing Peps City team. Liverpool were definitely the better side.
Thanks for a honest view , good game .
What a game What a performance from Liverpool, completely roasted City in second half till the final whistle, no breather what so ever. City lucky to walk away with a point. Really Really impressive from Liverpool and they must be proud of that 👏 ❤️
Good analysis! Midfield of Liverpool were magnificent.
Klopp is an actual living legend of a human being
MacAllister and Endo were complete class in the midfield. Put KDB in their pockets.
ENDO destroyed KDB not Mack.
People were saying that MacAllister is just an average signing for us... £35m for a guy that has incredible composure, ball retention, passing and ability to play in multiple positions and in multiple styles. Easily our signing of the season. He's world class and he's got the Cup to prove it.
Endo has been our best player this season. A 31 year old who was completely unwanted by everyone in The Prem except for Klopp.
LFC will surely miss Klopp...the best LFC manager ever
Liverpool where like a perfect prestine Rolex watch every part working perfectly in sync to present precise timing
Not every team has Endo and Mac Alister.... thank you!
Our Scouse samurai and macca absolutely bossed the middle of the park, I love the gumshield too 😂😂
Endo 🔥🔥
Grealish yet again proving just how vital he is for recovering possession, keeping possession, tracking back etc. Playing Alvarez today out of possession felt like playing a man down. He had a 57% passing accuracy and lost possession 20+ times 🥴
He was one of the biggest reasons why we won the treble last year. The guy is press resistant. He can easily hold the ball till our attackers can get in scoring position. We miss him so badly.
People who are critical of grealish only watch highlights and conclude everything.
@@abhisheksavant4307 the casuals don’t watch the game. They look at the stats and make their assumptions. The key to holding the ball in a Pep system is enormous especially on the road vs teams like Liverpool Madrid Bayern Chelsea etc who wanna take advantage of us on the counter. Doku is constantly falling/slipping over like he’s Bambi on ice FFS
I think playing with Haaland was playing with a man down
@@Sirchinyo05 Alvarez had a 57% pass completion and lost possession of the ball 20 plus times in 60 some minutes!! I’m pretty sure that’s a record. Losing possession against a fast counter attack team like Liverpool is suicide. Remember Alvarez lost the ball and immediately went to Diaz for the 1 v 1 which he missed wide.
Alvarez is slowly becoming a liability in that city team. I hope he doesn't start the arsenal game
Wataru Endo 👏👏 brilliant interceptions
Kovacic saved the game for them. Brought back some stability
I still believe liverpool is the only team that can outplay city like that
The Ghost of Norway disappeared yet again just like in the UCL final, 2 UCL semi finals and FA Cup final
There have been a lot more games he completely disappeared
That’s why I’ laugh when people say he’s the reason City won the CL. He was bang average outside of the stat padding he did against Leipzig. He’s simply not good enough on the ball to be effective if City aren’t running riots.
saw the ghost of darwin get subbed off LOL
0 knowledge take. for a long time city needed a world class strike to convert chances. Haaland won treble and golden boot and will win another golden boot again@@znhait
Sometimes playing well isn’t just scoring goals and getting assists.
The ability to lure defenders out of their positions for your teammates to make a successful attack is just as important.
His contributions during the other games brought them that far also. It’s a team game not an individual game. Stop trying to make gods out of these people, it’s pathetic truly.
Man city were absolutely outplayed and was begging for the whistle and thanked the ref for a draw😂😂
Even young Bradely tamed Bernardo Silva😅😅😅😅
Stevie: Haaland is 16 ft tall 😂😂😂
😂😂😂 I heard that too
Tough he played with vvd and quansh 3 back
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Liverpool absolutely cooked City today NGL
City was lucky with that draw .. Could and should have been at least 3-1
They escaped that one there
Don't know what you were watching city hit the woodwork twice
@@matthewjennings5893one handball
@@matthewjennings5893 delusional 🤣🤣🤣🤣
You won a penalty from a dive ederson didn't even touch him. The 2nd penalty call was more of a penalty than the first one.
@@KalenB007 go sleeps you didn't watch the game 🤣🤣🤣 why then ederson and nunez injured then 🤣🤣
to be fair, this was an home game for Liverpool
And?
and they still couldnt win@@Cbricklyne
@@vvohvaelez9277City didn’t win at the Etihad either
@@vvohvaelez9277
a) City didn't win at the Ettihad either.
b) Liverpool didn't have 6 of their regular starters in the starting line-up due to injury including their goalkeeper, CB (Konate/Matip), both fullbacks, and leading strikers (Mo and Jota), and instead had 3 players under the age of 21.
c) it took shoddy refereeing and VAR decision-making to yet again deny Liverpool all three points.
What was City's excuse for not taking all 3 points?
They had their best team and all starters available along with favourable refereeing on their side.
Liverpool remain the only team in the league that's unbeaten with all 11 players on the field.
@@Cbricklyne doesnt change the fact that Liverpool cannot win the match
It was crazy to see the City players look knackered in the second half. I don't think I've ever seen them tired, and that's a huge testament to how well Liverpool played.
Solid editing. Cutting Craig off in mid sentence 🤣🤣
it looked to me like it meant more to Liverpool to win
So many of the Liverpool players dominated the opposing player. It was one of our best performances this season and we fully deserved to win even though I would have been happy with the draw before the game.
Endo is fast becoming the main man. He seens to win every tackle.
Without Anfield the players are half as good. What an atmosphere.
Be real
City looking like BOYchester City today against Liverpool.. first i've ever seen city looking rattled. Even when liverpool won the league
Rattled yes but liverspuds on their home turf failed to win and get the 3 vital points to make sure of a title win .
@@paulkyriakopoulos3444yeah because of robbery
they missed open goals. So its more bc of not being good enough. Deal with it@@yessirkilo7017
Did city win in their home turf against Liverpool dis season??@@paulkyriakopoulos3444
115s third.@@paulkyriakopoulos3444
I wouldn’t compare Endo to kdb,,, he’s more like kante.
Diaz was fire 🔥
Mcallister was denied his second goal after referee decree no penalty when in fact it should have been his second penalty shot.
I think Salah would have taken it lol
So your so called "mentality monster" was deseperate to be given penalty, dodgy VAR decision and helping hand from the refs to win matches..
I almost forgot Haaland played! 😂😂
Endo...
Only a few months in the EPL, and he's already destroyed Caicedo, Fernandez, DeBryune, Silva and Rodri.
Amazing amazing man and player.
ENDO IS THE PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN THE PREM
ENDO destroyed Arsenal's midfield at Anfield on Dec 23rd
The Anfield Samurai ❤🎉
If you didn't know the result you'd think Liverpool won the match
Keep crying
@@efun8334 Why would I be crying??
Naw, it was back and forth both teams blew chances. Quite an intense game...
Unfortunately for you, football is enjoyed during the game. The score tells who won, but the game is not enjoyed by looking at the scoreline.
@@Mannyr-bu7qvbut Liverpool kinda dominated though
Samurai Endo 👏🫡 and Mac 👍
Just wondering how many times the 3 in midfield have played together?
i have villa away a few months back
Lol why end it likr that when Craig chatting on the penalty??
although diaz was the biggest threat I think Endo was the best player for today.
McAllister was the best player today in my opinion. Defensively he was so good
So all those people who say haaland deserved (and now deserve this year’s) Ballon ‘or, this is ANOTHER major game he was quiet.
So please, he can get 100 goals but if he cannot impose himself in a game that matters, well he is not the world’s best player - just like last year.
I res
There's a reason City have barely kept clean sheets this season - and it's not "bc of Liverpool's amazing midfield" lol
Their control is gone. Like, literally. Gundo: gone. Mahrez: gone. Grealish: injured.
When you look at the attacking 5 of City's Best XI last season, they had 2 vertical players (KDB, Haaland), 2 controlling players (Bernardo, Grealish) and one hybrid (Gundo).
Now look at the attacking 5 in this game.
Haaland: vertical
KDB: vertical
Alvarez: vertical
Foden: vertical
....and Bernardo who was the only non-vertical of the five.
There's no balance. I'm surprised Pep didn't start with Kova instead of Alvarez, with Foden on LW and Bernardo on RW. I'm not saying that's a perfect set up but at least it wouldn't lack something even slightly resembling balance.
I don’t know what Pep is thinking with Alvarez. He’s clearly not good enough in tight space to receive the ball deep.
We are getting cooked by Real Madrid/ Psg/ Bayern at some point in champions league with this football we are playing at the moment.
Missing grealish and gundagon badly.
@@abhisheksavant4307 Real Madrid and Bayern couldn't even "cook" Leipzig or Copenhagen lol. At least say Inter or Arsenal.