Neville: Manchester City are favourites now!
4/19/202628 min
Gary Neville breaks down Manchester City’s crucial 2-1 win over Arsenal, highlighting Bernardo Silva’s outstanding second-half performance and the experience that gives Pep Guardiola’s side the edge in the title race. Neville explains why this result could prove decisive in the run-in, and who he thinks is favourite to lift the Premier League trophy.
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First 90 secondsPeter Drury· Host0:00
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Gary Neville Podcast at the end of what has been, I guess, the central game of the season so far. Uh, and it ended in a win, which may be absolutely critical to Manchester City over Arsenal by two goals to one. There was a lot to take in, Gary. Arsenal hit the post a couple of times in that second half. There was a crazy goal conceded by Donnarumma. There was a moment of absolute magnificence from Jurki. What's your big-picture takeaway?
Gary Neville· Guest0:28
Um, [sighs] Bernardo Silva, second half, what a performance that is. Just to grip a game, I, I think people sometimes become surprised when I've talked about Paul's goals in the last five, six years of his Man Che-- uh, my Manchester United career, gripping a football match by the scruff of the neck and, and controlling it and dominating the speed of it. And honestly, what we've just seen there from Bernardo Silva is, is absolutely above and beyond. Uh, and that's my starting point because I think he's just beat Jakures on a header at the ba- at the back post as well. He's then pressing the highest up the pitch five minutes later, or two minutes later. Uh, and he epitomized what Manchester City are. He just... That experience, that know-how, but that energy, that professionalism, and I thought he was absolutely sensational in the second half. And he just lifted it a gear, and I thought, uh, you know, i-in some ways, Arsenal had some good chances. You mentioned the Eze post. You mentioned the Havertz header at the end, which is, pfft, what a moment that is. But