What's Stopping Newcastle Becoming 'The New Manchester City'? | Libero 079

Manchester City racked up another Premier League win this weekend, beating Crystal Palace 3-0 with another display of their new direct, powerful individualistic style. Their change of direction this season has shown us a new side of Pep Guardiola, more pragmatic, more ruthless, and back in the hunt for the title.

On today’s Libero, Jack Pitt-Brooke, Miguel Delaney and Jonathan Wilson discuss City’s improving form and ask whether this new Guardiola is more akin to Sir Alex Ferguson or even Carlo Ancelotti.

But while City chase their ninth Premier League title in the Abu Dhabi era, the Saudi project at Newcastle United is making slower progress four years on. Discussion turns to why Newcastle have found it hard to emulate City’s success, ask whether they will ever have a moment like the one in 2012 that set up City’s era of dominance.

Produced by: Tom Bassam

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Chapters
00:00:00 Welcome to Libero
00:02:59 Maresca's cryptic comments
00:08:16 Manchester City's strong form
00:13:13 Arsenal's psychological challenge
00:19:40 Pep Guardiola's tactical pivot
00:30:34 Newcastle's challenges
00:34:37 PSR, infrastructure, and Saudi ownership's unclear focus
00:42:58 Abu Dhabi's ruthless strategy and acquiring Barcelona's IP
00:49:56 The difficulty replicating City's success today

Music: Kid Kodi - Blue Dot Sessions