Premier League
Manchester United – Manchester City: A Fluid City Cruise To The Final (0-2)
Manchester City invoked an extremely fluid formation, which saw them buildup in a nominal 3-2-2-3 shape. The freedom of the front five made it nearly impossible
Chelsea – Manchester City: Vintage City Patterns Blitz Through Chaotic Chelsea (1-3)
Flexibility, wide rotations, and false nine’s hit Chelsea with a flash of old Pep-fluency. Manchester City had the game wrapped up, with three goals before half-time,
Manchester United – Aston Villa: Devils Outlast Rampant Villa To Go Level On Top (2-1)
Aston Villa brought good counterpressing, quick free-kicks and a narrow defensive block, but Manchester United withstood their rampant opponents to go level on points with Liverpool.
Chelsea – Aston Villa: Muted Exchanges Followed By Fruitless Control (1-1)
A matchup between two teams, level on points, forty-eight hours after their last game was not ideal for both, but Chelsea and Aston Villa served up
Wolverhampton – Tottenham Hotspur: Two Direct Styles Crash Into Defense For Stale Draw (1-1)
As we have grown accustomed to this season, Tottenham took the lead early and chose to sit back, accepting Wolves’ seemingly harmless attacks. Settling for little
Liverpool – West Bromwich Albion: League Leaders Stumble Over Big Sam’s Ultra-Defensive Shape (1-1)
Liverpool hoped to put West Bromwich Albion to the sword in their final home game of 2020. Though they took an early lead, the hosts struggled
Arsenal – Chelsea: Arteta’s Young Guns Provide the Boxing Day Punches (3-1)
Boxing Day brought a much-needed win for Mikel Arteta. Not only does it buy him time, but the convincing way his Arsenal side dispatched their unflattering
Leicester City – Manchester United: Vardy Outfoxes United As Leicester Hold On For A Point (2-2)
Intelligent sequences of play interspersed with battles in midfield saw Manchester United take the lead twice, but the resilience of the home side saw them do
Everton – Manchester United: United Control the Centre And Progress (0-2)
Ole Gunnar Solskjær will have another semi-final to look forward to, as his Manchester United team dominated proceedings at Goodison Park. Though their chance creation was
Arsenal – Manchester City: Manchester City Sail Forward To Pile Misery on Gunners (1-4)
Arsenal’s meeting with Manchester City would be the fourth and final time the master would lock horns with his protégé in 2020. Though Gabriel Martinelli and