But Andy, where did that victory come from?

Was that a masterclass in tactics?

Because let's be honest.

At the start of the evening Sterling left on the bench, where are left out?

There was a lot of talk.

Hang on.

Once again, peppers overthought this?

Yes.

So is he due to a huge amount of credit, It was a blend to me.

There was, ah, one nil down.

Realmadrid were calling the shots.

There's a couple of blocks in Fernandina.

Had to come on for the engine report those couple of blocks.

If that hadn't happened, Real Madrid take a two goal lead.

Very different story.

But then the substitution bringing on Raheem Sterling.

So maybe gradual.

Appreciate.

That's why I still was on the bench.

Didn't want to start him.

What?

The games go a certain way and then stick Sterling on.

Look what happened.

He gets fouled for the penalty city Gonna win the game.

So you have to say tactically, he got it right.

But it was a couple of elements that those two blocks in Fernandina would just as important as sterling coming on for me.

I look they did the job first and foremost, but everyone's talking about how City set out and how Rama troops set out.

And for me, I like I said I thought Ron Madrid controlled it in the first half.

City grew into the game.

I mean, they got a lot more confidence and I think Madrid, you can't really go forward at Man City because if you actually push the numbers forward City of Fantastic on the breakaway and then caught and the one thing you don't want to do is concede at home, especially the Champions League, because then you got to go to the head and score double goal.

And I think Madrid had the perfect plan to kind of sit control the game and maybe take the new law and go back to the head.

And obviously they got that one.

You're up and I was thinking the home at home.

The gold came against the run of play than 101 100% and you know, that's where most girls come from mistakes and it wasn't just a kid, but you can't keep making mistakes in the Champions League get away with.

It just goes to show, you know, you make one mistake against its great team and I'll punish you and that's what they did.

But fair play to Man City.

They were coming back into the game.

And, like you said, with the substitution of Raheem Sterling coming on, just live in the game up again.

Mencia just got stronger and stronger.

Think Guardian was looking at that and thinking.

Realmadrid wanna look?

They're probably happy, very experienced.

Jumpers, leaks.

I will wonder what we don't go crazy for a second goal.

Is that the point?

He thinks I'll stick Sterling on to shake this up?

Is that why you had him on the bench for the impact that you can make against a team that are controlling the game at one nil?

Is that wise to a mom?

He's just back from a hamstring, so that may have been a factor when introduced him.

But at the start of the game, we're looking you hazers, virtually playing left back DiBona playing as a false nine and going out on the right hand side as well.

It was a bold.

I think he's do huge credit.

It was bold wasn't.

I mean, he knows what he's doing.

But in the Champions League since he left Barcelona, for whatever reason, it hasn't gone for him.

What you do after you, when you go to the bitter bail is you have to contain no matter how strong you think Real Madrid are.

First thing you've got to contain them because they're gonna cause you problems.

So maybe yes, you get players playing opposition.

But when the game settles down, or maybe you have to force the issue a little bit more.

Makes institutions than the game changes.

And it's just those those moments when Sterling takes on the fullback cover hell dives and he doesn't need to do gives a penalty away.

That's what surprised me Ramos as well, making these basic elemental mistakes for an experienced Champions League team.

Experienced Champions League play.

These were riel, glaring mistakes that they didn't need to make tonight.

Was that because they were rattled, hopes again city the change that makes sending sterling on.

It's gonna cause you a problem.

Whether he's fully fit or not.

He is going to commit you and that's all we did recover.

You just run it and said.

I'm gonna commit.

You have to make a challenge.

That's why I was sent on.

That's what he brings, and it's not necessary.

Rattled.

It just gives defenders a real problem because he's Pacey and his direct.

So sending them on at that time was absolute perfection.

I mean, the old expression.

If you make a mistake once, That's one thing.

Twice his careless has 26 records for rebels.

Look, we we all know what Ramos can bring to the football world.

He's a fantastic player.

Fantastic centre half.

But he does see Red missed quite a lot.

I mean, look, even the send off even running for them positions do I blame houses for maybe falling over.

He feels a little tap on the shoulder.

Okay.

Isn't enough to fall down?

We're never gonna know what.

You didn't push him to the ground.

He felt a touch on the shoulder.

Anything.

If that's what you do at this level, that I mean, look for me.

When I used to run up players and you'd get that slight little touch, that kind of does put you off on that angle.

And then people might think, Oh, well, that's not enough for you to push her over.

But again enough enough little touch can push you over into them little things in again.

You just give us a hand with that type of player, then running about speed.

Do you think there's enough contact there for him to go over again?

We still haven't seen it clearly enough that I mean the shoulder there like, but he could have clipped his rule legs.

But again, that enough.

Maybe if you see the way that is exaggerated, He clearly knows I'm gold side of the centre half.

If he makes any contact at all, no matter how slight I'm gonna go to ground, he does exaggerate its the way.

Exaggerate.

He falls.

In a way, we've been shoved in the lower back.

It wasn't there was a touch on the shoulder.

And he really does Archie's back and go to ground to make the referee absolutely shore.

I've been touched here.

I don't think he was fouled, but again is that it shouldn't be in that position.

The first place defensive experience defender.

That's a terrible position to get himself into.

So would you be critical of him for going over in that fashion.

Um well, a contact doesn't mean foul.

I always like to think that a striker would want a score rather be fouled and get freaky or penalty will get a sense of half cent off.

But these days, I think strikers do feel differently.

Maybe coaches encourage them at this stage.

The Champions League.

If you feel a bit of contacts and you know he's gonna get sent off, don't be afraid to go to ground.

But, you know, that's Alan Shearer.

He'd want to score.

Yeah.

Jesus.

Is he thinking about the bigger picture here?

Ramos is gonna be out the second leg.

Is he taking it all into consideration?

And that's why you Maybe it was What?

I don't think it has that time to think about all that.

I just think naturally he feels the touch he knows is in the position where if it does feel that touch, he's gonna go down.

And obviously Ramos is gonna be that last man is definitely gonna get sent off.

The concept to me isn't foul foul?

Was that if you were back in that Manchester City dressing room and he's one that freak, It and these are beautiful.

That course you would.

But whether the neutral looking on would say, Is that really in this?

But this is the Champions League.

This is monster tickets.

Realmadrid don't understand why they do it, but I'm not condoning it.

I never don't not using the word cheat, but simulation, whatever you call it, what it is.

Okay, But is that not good play?

No, because you're manufacturing the situation.

You're not actually fouled Contact.

As I say, concept does not mean fell.

You haven't got the right to go to ground.

If you feel concept this there's hadn't defended for hands on strikers all the time.

If you decide to throw yourself to the ground, you haven't been pushed to the ground.

You've manufactured it to make it look like you've been felled worse than you have.

But again, that's the way the game is now.

That's how strikers behavior strikers do as well.

So whether it's something they learn that you feel concept, go to ground because I just don't think you can categorize strikers in doing it.

I think centre half's probably one of the best way of doing it now.

As soon as you touch us in half.

They seem to go down because usually they're big, stronger and you touch them.

Nowadays they go down even easier than a striker.

Even look at Jesus is first go with the head up.

Okay, puts two hands on Ramos.

There's a little bit you could could you say That's enough of that from the one that he gets caught with.

So why is one a penalty or a foul on one story free credit card and what isn't?

And what's the difference?

Because, actually what Jesus stills?

I don't still don't think that is a foul, but it is more contact than he almost made on him.

So, yeah, what sort of result is 21?

It seems a strange thing to say, but I wonder how City will approach the second leg because they only have one way of playing on Dhe.

They don't need to win that second like they need to manage their way through that second leg on dhe.

It be really interesting because Real Madrid have to go for They got everything to gain now.

But City don't have to play their natural game by playing their natural game are they playing around with its hands by committing some of the board?

Can they play with the handbrake on?

But that's what God again, God is Guardiola's way.

This is plenty is what we do.

But do they need plan A to get past Real Madrid in that second leg?

In the past, they've gone, gone home and really gone, it seems, and it sze cost them dearly.

I think you will just plays natural way.

I haven't seen Guardiola's shy down from any fight and I think he will go there and try to dominate.

Is that what they should do?

You think you're I think that in his nature and I think he drives that into his team's Thio wanna win and to dominate possession, to dominate the board and then create chances.

Well, he not also say to his team.

Listen, we've gone to their backyard.

We've shown we've got enough to beat them there so you can certainly play your natural game here because of what?

Enough to roll them over, Um, again it's gonna be it's gonna be the way City approached.

The away game is gonna be very different because they were forced to play a certain way about players playing defensive positions when they're when they're attacking players in essence.

But in the second game, Realmadrid will say, Right, we want you to come on set because we want to play on the counter attack so they could use what city are normally really good at against them.

Lots of teams have done that over the years and champion city of home promise against Spurs.

They had real problems doing against Liverpool.

They just get blown away.

So it is about management and you think if anyone can can adapt away Team place is gonna be gradual.

But is he so set in his ways that this is how city played at home?

We go for the jugular.

But is that the right thing to do?

Well, I think the big thing is if the poor can be back, hopefully the injury is not too big on Lucky, isn't it?

Is, I know.

But even though Fernandina was excellent tonight, the porter obviously a big part off the back line for Man City and we can be back for that should be no problem for Man city.

I just you know, you talk about the way they have it that have adapted tonight in a certain fashion.

I think what you said there's really interesting is what will the mindset bay?

Because that dictates everything?

Well, you know what?

You know what cities mindset is.

You know what Guardiola's minds as you see City play.

They are relentless.

That's how they play.

They commit bodies forward.