Despite the win, Manchester City 'STILL LOOKED VULNERABLE' vs. Club Brugge - Ian Darke | ESPN FC

On ESPN FC, Ian Darke, Nedum Onuoha, Shaka Hislop and Steve Nicol react to Manchester City's 3-1 win over Club Brugge in their UEFA Champions League matchup.
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[@HaalandFCTV]

In their last 8 games, City have won 6, drawn 1, and lost 1. I’m actually finding them much more enjoyable to watch now because Pep can’t play his extreme possession system against most sides now. So we get to see Haaland play much more like he did at Dortmund and Salzburg in open space on the counterattack. I’m hoping Arsenal doesn’t bunker this weekend so we can actually see Gabriel (and maybe, if healthy) Saliba have to defend Haaland in open space. Which they were unsuccessfully able to do earlier this season at the Etihad.

[@preethamhazard]

Ghostland will continue to Ghost in big games, by staying humble 😂😂😂

[@HaalandFCTV]

@preethamhazard Madrid does not represent Haaland against traditionally top teams going back years. Bayern: 9 matches, 7 goals, 2 assists Leipzig: 8 matches, 12 goals Leverkusen: 4 matches, 4 goals, 1 assists United: 7 matches, 6 goals, 3 assists Arsenal: 7 matches, 3 goals, 2 assists Liverpool: 7 matches, 3 goals Chelsea: 6 matches, 4 goals, 2 assists Tottenham: 5 matches, 3 goals, 1 assist PSG: 3 matches, 3 goals

[@Mrtarazn]

Hahahahh they literally won against really bad teams 😂 west ham and Ipswich and Leicester city are literally fighting regulation battle and they won against a team that plays in the 4th tier of the English tier and won against club Brugge 🤣🤣🤣🤣 are you really proud you won against those teams ?? When I’m factsss you lost and drew against every good team and a great team 😂😂😂

[@HaalandFCTV]

@Mrtarazn So were City supposed to lose against all those opponents? Despite their dreadful run for a few months they are still in 4th and still could even get up to 2nd or 3rd. Banter all you want but the squad just needs to be revitalized a bit.

[@preethamhazard]

@HaalandFCTV I'm talking about the European stage in big games in knockouts like semis and finals etc. Love how you completely ignore that

[@eldio2124]

Their game against Arsenal will really show where they are

[@joesplatnumz]

En city are going to beat arsenal on Sunday

[@mathewsunkanmi1041]

It will be one of the greatest comeback in history of football if city win the champion league.... Professor Pep🥂

[@fredcherif545]

City has a very old midfield. Give them a couple young good midfielders and go beat them

[@zackry-c6s]

Exactly tell them when city rebuild in the summer ESPN will have nothing to talk about😂😂

[@Elemen10-01]

Pep is the problem. He loves gundo so much yet gundo and Kdb can’t mark the ball now and very slow. Pep loves to play the old horses who very slow now. Only Silva is still powerful and effective

[@blueshadow62]

Due to the rapid and tremendous growth of Man 👨🏻 City 🌃 fanbase in America 🇺🇸 This is becoming a new special segment for City 🌃 fans 1 day it will be CITY FC ⚽️⚽️⚽️

[@MrRollup10]

Of course they're vulnerable. News flash, they're in the middle of a rebuild unless anyone hasn't noticed. Half the squad is injured while the other half is 85 years old. City can't just win everything forever. Question is how quickly can they rebuild and bounce back.

[@thecaveman7360]

Lol.

[@CircumNet]

The truth that they don’t want to say

[@YK_Gaming120]

Even the injured players don't wanne play I bet they faking their injuries so they won't play 😂😂😂

[@ppate8]

The problem with city is the midfield but he went out and brought 2 centre backs now having 6 in the squad so what excuse is it now. Not forgetting Gvardiol playing at LB out of position

[@mrpk1719]

What does being old has to do with decision making? They cannot even make 10 passes before they give the ball away.

[@unknown12124]

Kovacic might be the only player to get better as he's gotten older, I hadn't seen this at Madrid/Chelsea

[@fatih8053]

Kovacic is not that old, he has 1 or 2 more years at the highest level.

[@mrpk1719]

​@@fatih8053 that IS old.

[@salim_Mt]

Shaka's laugh is diabolical 😂

[@AbdifetahIOmar]

I love nedum anouha he is fantastic guy. Can we ask nedum on the picture behind him “Iam not sure if you have played football …” from Klopp😂

[@joeecoolkenzo7396]

Bayarn to Lost Villa, Villa Lost to Brudge, City Beats Brudge. Meaning City are better than all of them. _Nedum ..... This statement is cold🥶

[@ZaynWalad]

Steve Nicol, Pep has Idea. You cant compare City of the past two month and now. But they are gaining momentum. They are not at their level, but atleast they are doing well. Apart from history the Madrid have got, they are not feared team. Their midfield,and at the back they are not top

[@shellins]

I just love the fact espn ignoring the rebuild of the team and how quickly they can do it so wehn it is fix they won't even realise 😂😂😂

[@Jenecinco]

Steve we don't need to be favorite. Being favorite doesn't win you matches just on paper. Anyone we get we are fully ready to take them on. Who ever wins , congrats 👏 but I'm in full support of my team. Cmon City💙💙

[@abdulkargbo2553]

If there is anyone to change things, Pep is the one to do it at City

[@adrianbenjamin5798]

As bad as City have been this season, if they beat Arsenal they would be just 3 points behind them. Where is the lie, Man City and Arsenal are miles apart??? Haha....these pundits I tell you.

[@zackry-c6s]

They talk rubbish tbh city can counter attack they're attack is lethal and they can beat arsenal just watch I will be there to laugh😂😂😂

[@zackry-c6s]

arsenal have to win city don't have to but city will surprise you with marmoush and haaland in attack you don't know what to expect 😂😂😂

[@rolandtomassi3486]

Yeah but they are taking about performance and your sentence has IF in it so not exactly concrete proof, these key board warriors I tell you

[@masterchief1520]

​@@rolandtomassi34866 pts behind and playing against them apparently arsenal who are much more behind Liverpool are title contenders but city while having the worst season still here lmao

[@rolandtomassi3486]

@ well what ya think now, ya still laughing or what ya doing?

[@tsimoi273]

5:57 football logic 😂😮

[@dead_r33d]

ever since Ipswich, I've said that their games over the next month or so will show just how "back" (or NOT) they really are.

[@zackry-c6s]

City gave Ipswich 6 nil with academy players y'all struggled and concede against Ipswich why you talking😂😂😂

[@zackry-c6s]

And city have no midfield

[@llbuitre]

City is not built to absorb pressure then will hurt you on a counter. They are designed to keep the ball and dictate the tempo which is right now, they cannot do it properly. So Man City is really vulnerable right now. Unless they can be what Madrid is doing to them every time they face each other on the past years which I doubt Pep will do.

[@masterchief1520]

Exactly what he did against brugge and chelsea

[@UPGERADEDtitancamrea]

Man city vs Bayern Munich is gonna be good matching, for us Celtic vs Real Madrid.

[@togetheras172]

Stevie we love u

[@FlifeSworld]

Fat

[@joesplatnumz]

Don underestimate City please coz now have gained momentum of winning so don be scared of Madrid nor Bayern coz they know how city can perform

[@shellins]

Steve wahts up with Liverpool didn't they played yesterday 😅😅

[@lizbetkasape447]

Come on City. Be masters of hanging in there 😂😂😂😂. The ball is round, and it is not over until it is over. 😂😂😂. One more midfielder and we good. The guys really are old. But that is not an excuse, we must just keep going.

[@teenagestar4759]

So city cant go without winning the league 😂i never had this kind of criticism when Liverpool was doing 1 in 30 or bottling a quadruple. They even yet to win the league when city beat Madrid or Bayern then what? 😂and they win ucl and finish 3rd thats really good season

[@CircumNet]

No hate to any team. But ESPN are fraud journalists

[@rlmiuploadhighqualityvideo5185]

City should be praying they don’t get Real Madrid in the playoffs. They would get destroyed by Mbappe, Vini and Bellingham. No defence in Europe stands a chance against Real Madrid in UCL.

[@BC-mj7gj]

@@rlmiuploadhighqualityvideo5185 Meanwhile Brentford destroying spurs on Sunday 🤣

[@HaalandFCTV]

@rlmiuploadhighqualityvideo5185 Madrid can’t defend themselves. Courtois is saving their back line and wide open midfield most matches. Madrid are very suspect defensively this season.

[@fatih8053]

You focus more on VARdrid than your relegation battle and europa league.

[@GastonJames-ne7xj]

😊

[@OGCHuila]

Barcelona did a lot more than simply stand with Madrid.

[@daglishhhhh]

Who can give UEFA more money to avoid City, Madrid or Bayern 🤣😂

[@JordanODash]

Why would they want to avoid city when the game is weeks away.... Who did they sign to improve their slow midfield and poor defence?

[@blueshadow62]

The edit job is so amateur or must b a UTD doin it‼️🥶

[@Nitegame]

Hopefully Madrid draws City and loses

[@superdzb]

Psg will humiliate varca again

[@Nitegame]

@superdzb no

[@JordanODash]

This city defence is so bad and the midfield is slow The goalies have been poor this season They would prefer bayern because real madrid would run through this team and out score them

[@Nitegame]

@JordanODash Bayern clears Madrid right now tho

[@evangelinewangari1124]

This new format is bs . City should not face real vardrid this early

[@christianwag3015]

Shitty FC will win zero trophy this season, period 😄👌🏼

[@bluemoon1716]

Who is shitty fc? Arsenal? Yeah they definitely won't win anything once again

[@JJ-zp9vr]

Real waiting for you 😂😂😂

[@Elemen10-01]

We have beaten them 4-0 before don’t act like they like city has no capacity

[@sayandeb6459]

Our head to head is better against Madrid lol

[@alonzor.2912]

Lamine Yamal is overrated. That’s right I said it 😌

[@Lightwaverable]

lol delusional

[@BC-mj7gj]

An unknown poor grown up man crying and hating on a successful 17 year old who doesn’t even know about their existence is so sad and pathetic 😂😂😂😂

[@fatih8053]

Lamine Yamal, Mbappe's daddy?

[@BC-mj7gj]

What does it take a poor unknown man crying and hating on a successful 17 year old who doesn’t even know about their existence 😂😂😂

[@Elemen10-01]

Lamar is a star. You definitely no nothing about football

[@HydvhtfvNgcvjn]

Pleaseee @espnfc please I beg u to fire Shaka. He’s absolutely horrendous to listen too. That fake laugh he does ALL THE FN TIME ruins every show. He just waffles on as well about nothing. I used to love this show it got me though alot.