16 Conclusions as Manchester City book their UCL final tickets for Istanbul
Manchester City put Real Madrid to the sword with a 4-0 UCL semi-final win that could have been even worse for the visitors. All hail the new overlords.
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Laughable Lampard hammered, Chelsea slammed and Xhaka praised in 16 Conclusions on Arsenal win
Arsenal were excellent as they climbed atop the Premier League table once more, but Chelsea were terrible and Frank Lampard is a managerial embarrassment.
16 Conclusions as clumsy, careless Spurs at least show some fight in 2-2 comeback against Man Utd
Given where they’re at, Spurs have to get credit for fighting back from 2-0 down for a point against a good Man Utd team. But that defending…
16 Conclusions on Man City 4-1 Arsenal: De Bruyne and Haaland run riot as Gunners fold
This wasn’t the titanic title tussle that we were promised. Manchester City are too strong for any of that nonsense, as Arsenal found to their cost.
16 Conclusions on Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal: Our League undefeated as Anfield witnesses Peak Barclays
That was a simply wonderful game of football. But apparently 16 Conclusions needs more than that. So here’s more than that.
16 Conclusions on Man City 4-1 Liverpool: Grealish phenomenal but Robertson, Van Dijk and midfield awful
Liverpool and Man City are no longer quite on the same level. Klopp has presided over the decaying of this squad; Grealish is part of Guardiola’s evolution.
16 Conclusions on Liverpool 7 (SEVEN) Man Utd 0: Salah, Fernandes, Gakpo, Shaw, Nunez and…
An utterly daft game that is beyond explanation. But Liverpool were exceptional and Man Utd showed Erik ten Hag has still not cured them of an awful trait.
16 Conclusions on Man Utd winning Carabao Cup: Newcastle, Ten Hag, Casemiro, Karius…
Newcastle failed to turn up on the big day but Man Utd had the players and manager to handle the occasion. The Carabao Cup could be their perfect platform.
16 Conclusions on Arsenal 1-3 Man City: De Bruyne, Nketiah, Guardiola, Arteta, the title and more
Man City figured things out and made Arsenal regret their complacency and mercy. Ruben Dias was every bit as good as Takehiro Tomiyasu and Gabriel were bad.
Kane breaks record against broken record City: 16 Conclusions on Tottenham 1-0 Manchester City
Harry Kane scored the only goal, which was his 200th in the Premier League, a record-breaking 267th for Spurs and also his first for Arsenal.
Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea: 16 Conclusions on a game that showed why ninth v tenth doesn’t usually get 16 Conclusions
We knew it was going to be 0-0, it was 0-0, and we still committed to 16 Conclusions on Liverpool v Chelsea. Only ourselves to blame.
16 Conclusions from the table that *matters* – the Deloitte Money League
The Deloitte Money League for 2023 has been published, and the results tell a story of continuing Premier League dominance in European club football.
Tottenham 0-2 Arsenal: 16 Conclusions on the new Premier League favourites and familiar Spurs failings
There’s a new favourite for the Premier League title after a one-sided North London derby. Hint: it’s not Tottenham…
United 2-1 City: 16 conclusions as definitions of ‘interference’ decide Manchester derby
The Manchester derby ended up going red, but while United ultimately deserved the points they needed a beneficial refereeing decision to get there.
England 0-0 USA: 16 Conclusions on boredom, Outcomes v Performance, midfield woes and Scotland parallels
That was less fun than the 6-2 win. But apparently that’s not even one conclusion, never mind 16, so here’s a further 2500 words about England 0-0 USA…
16 Conclusions on overdue away joy for Liverpool as Spurs’ comeback kings leave themselves too much to do
Mo Salah gratefully accepted a couple of generous gifts from Spurs, who yet again only started playing after they’d already shot themselves in both feet.
16 Conclusions on Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd: late drama and momentary sparks can’t mask both sides’ attacking flaws
Goal-shy Chelsea and Man United in what is the most drawn PL fixture of all? We’re just surprised and grateful it wasn’t goalless.
16 Conclusions as Manchester City flatter Manchester United by only beating them 6-3
Manchester City eviscerated United in the derby, with three superb individual attacking performances from Haaland, De Bruyne and Foden.
16 Conclusions on Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham – Saliba, Xhaka, Royal and an answer to our Spurs question
Saturday’s NLD threatened to turn into a fascinating and epic battle between two contrasting styles. Then Arsenal just won it easily.
16 Conclusions on Manchester United 3-1 Arsenal – Arteta, Antony, Eriksen and more
It was a wonderfully eclectic debut for Antony, a poor game from Mikel Arteta and proof that Manchester United will probably be about alright.
16 Conclusions as the Goalkeepers Union wins the Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool
Everton and Liverpool played out a goalless draw in the Merseyside derby, a game won by two outstanding goalkeeping performances.
16 Conclusions as Manchester United show up on the big night v Liverpool
Manchester United started their evening with protest, but ended it with their helds held high for the first time in a very long time.
16 Conclusions on the 2022 FA Cup Final: Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool (5-6 pens)
Liverpool edged past Chelsea 6-5 on penalty kicks in a match that will surely come to be known as The Kostas Tsimikas Final.
16 Conclusions: Liverpool 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
It can be easy to assume that Liverpool or Manchester City games will be foregone conclusions, but Spurs gave as good as they got at Anfield.
16 Conclusions: Patched-up and knackered West Ham 1-2 Arsenal set-pieces
West Ham are deflating after two successive 2-1 home defeats, but Arsenal did just enough to keep the pot boiling for a fourth-place finish.
16 Conclusions: Liverpool 2-0 Everton
Honourable defeat was probably the best Everton could realistically hope for at Anfield, which in itself tells you plenty.
16 Conclusions: Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United
Manchester United improved upon their showing against Liverpool, but Arsenal ended their CL hopes.
16 Conclusions: Liverpool 4-0 Manchester United (9-0 agg)
Best of luck to Manchester United in closing that gap to Liverpool over the next “six years”.
16 Conclusions: Liverpool beat Man City in FA Cup semi-final
Guardiola f**ked it ever so slightly. Klopp wisely drew Benfica in the CL. And Alexander-Arnold can defend!
16 Conclusions: Manchester City 2-2 Liverpool
Manchester City were excellent. Liverpool looked vulnerable. Yet that could weigh in the latter’s favour.