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"If you're going to play out from the back... you gotta have players who can play it."
"Liverpool got this one over the line; they effectively won a race that nobody else knew that they were even in."
"Hit early crosses is great for putting the ball into the box."
"If you want to play with pace and at the same time not be too narrow, stretch the opponent out defensively, this could be the formation for you."
"Formation and tactics are the fundamental keys to success in FIFA."
"If you haven't seen his formation please watch the 5 3 2 video."
"Bruno should be player coach," teaching movement and runs, a necessity.
"The wide centre-back makes his debut... I think anything that enables you to be more creative with your tactics can only be a good thing for the game."
"If the goalkeeper's on his line, he's saving that."
"Sometimes you don't need to connect fully with the ball, you get sort of a scuff sometimes that ends up in the back of the net."
"Cristiano Ronaldo scores out of nowhere in the Box finish space is all he needs and he's good and finally towards the end of the game Ronaldo gets the Checkmate Messi."
"This changes everything. We've got the away goal!"
"We literally just need to score a goal like that that's all that's all we should be doing in this game."
"You dominate the middle, you're going to get chances."
"City don't really have those movements. So, I don't know, maybe that'll be an issue in other games but I feel like we don't really mention Liverpool yet."
"Barcelona just controlling the tempo of the game."
"Liverpool go to engage and they've broken through the press at the moment."
"Arteta and Ten Hag's two-cam tactics are tough to implement."
"Manchester United beginning to dominate the ball, this saw Rashford make the run but he'd gone too early and straight offside."
"Free header, just trying to go back across goal."
"He's also good at traveling from the deep third right through the mid third into their final third and causing real problems. Now what's the decision?"
"If you're gonna play a one-striker formation, guys, you have to have a guy that can really be a striker."
"A good midfield protects your defense and supports your attack."
"Devastating counter-attacking football by Liverpool."
"The way we play will cause Villa problems at home."
"I think Shaw's delightful pass, the pass to Bruno, was exceptional."
"We play a way that your mindset needs to change to play towards. We're not changing to play your game, come and you change to play like Man United."
"Having that team shape is key, one of the things that you really want to ensure that you're not doing in this sort of instance is grabbing this center defensive mid and being too aggressive there."
"I feel like 4-3-3 with an extra attacking player is naturally going to increase offensive output."
"You get a set piece, I mean look at Southampton with Ward-Prowse, you know?"
"Liverpool go into every game and the defense is on the other team, thinking how do we stop them?"
"The goal that Martin Braithwaite scored was preceded by 33 passes."
"What Ollie's good at and what we hate is counter-attacking football."
"Okay guys, so as I was saying about the goalkeeper position, I've got an idea with Unai Simon which we'll be taking a look at very soon."
"Press high, play a high line, swarm the opposition."
"Building up in wide areas is a perfectly adequate way of producing chances, but a lot of this comes down to tempo."
"We must play our team that causes Ajax the most problems."
"United are keeping an open mind about Sabitsa... Sabitsa is better going forward, he's another number eight with more attacking intent."
"Personally I think the only way to stop him is to literally arrive when the ball arrives if it were me I'd pull a hamstring first minute or something."
"A good CDM is all we need to free up other positions," is Daniel's point.
"What's more important: a really good right winger or a centre-back and a CDM? Well, the clue is in the word 'center' because that's where most things happen."
"The way they controlled Chelsea yesterday was like the next level unreal."
"There are areas in the pitch that are far more important now because you see wing-backs and fullbacks playing high and wide."
"Why do you carry that ball from the left-hand side and cut in? He just needed that."
"I think the forwards have to come back a little bit to collect the ball and has to be a lot more movement, a lot more give and go."
"I'd get Casemiro on, it's the most logical thing in the world to do."
"It's all about tempo, quick passes, one touch in and around the box, simple."
"Beating the offside trap requires athleticism and intelligence."
"Paul really knows, Ollie, Ollie he flips it on his back foot."
"He was just as comfortable as sent off very more while he could play anywhere across the middle of the park."
"We started this match playing the ball on the ground the way we actually got the goal."
"You're always moving, you're always showing as support to get that ball out of trouble and put it into space where we can attack on the other side of the field."