Episode 227 - Carrick Is Taking Manchester United Backwards + Man City Beat Liverpool, But Did Anything Matter?

Manchester City beat Liverpool, but did anything about it matter? Patrick and Neel review the weekend in the Premier League and La Liga. They start with City’s win at Anfield, Haaland’s new Abu Dhabi house and the siege mentality around the club, then ask whether Liverpool’s midfield balance and Florian Wirtz’s role are fixable. Then they turn to Manchester United’s draw with Spurs. Why do Carrick’s United keep falling for the same pressing trap, and can they create anything against a low block? Plus: whether De Zerbi’s patterns are anywhere to be seen, Mourinho’s struggling Real Madrid, and Chelsea and Fulham. Wirtz Article: https://www.thetransferflow.com/p/the-florian-wirtz-dilemma Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTransferFlow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter: https://www.thetransferflow.com/subscribe Join Variance Betting: https://www.thetransferflow.com/upgrade Follow us on our Socials: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe1WTKOt7byrELQcGRSzu1Q X: https://x.com/TheTransferFlow Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thetransferflow.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetransferflow/ Timestamps 00:00 – Intro 00:29 – Welcome and Weekend Overview 01:20 – Man City vs Liverpool Reaction 01:26 – Haaland’s New Abu Dhabi House 04:35 – Did Anything Matter? City Fans and the Siege Mentality 12:26 – Liverpool After the Red Card 17:29 – Is Wirtz the Problem? 23:02 – Man United vs Spurs 24:28 – Carrick’s United and the Pressing Trap 30:36 – Spurs’ Attacking Problem 32:31 – At Least Amorim Had a Plan 34:06 – Is Carrick’s Stock Falling? 35:32 – De Zerbi’s Spurs: Where Are the Patterns? 40:12 – Real Madrid vs Villarreal 41:30 – Vinicius and the Hair Pull 43:38 – Why Mourinho’s Real Madrid Don’t Work 48:55 – Freedom vs Structure: PSG and Man City 51:54 – Chelsea, Bournemouth and Fulham 58:13 – Outro #manchesterunited #premierleague #manchestercity #mancity #liverpool #manunited #manutd #epl #chelsea #realmadrid #bournemouth #vinicius #football #footballpodcast #soccer #foryou #fyp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices