Five things we learned this weekend: Neil Warnock won’t win many friends in the Premier League after Cardiff’s promotion
Bluebirds boss has already fallen out with City gaffer Pep Guardiola after their FA Cup tie earlier in the campaign
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NEIL WARNOCK will not win many friends in the Premier League with his agricultural approach.
Cardiff’s firebrand manager will have to change the way he plays next season, or else he will end up finishing every game with ten men or less.
It works well in the Championship, but Cardiff’s combative manager has already fallen out with Pep Guardiola after their fiery FA Cup tie earlier in the season.
Warnock, who won promotion with the Bluebirds yesterday, claims City get an easy ride because of the way Pep the Purist wants the game to be played.
Cardiff v Manchester City is, already, one of the fixtures to look out for next season.
IF English football is so determined to go down the VAR road, it is time to bring in retrospective action for yellow cards.
Anthony Taylor made a clear and obvious error when he allowed James Milner to escape without punishment when he clattered into Eden Hazard ten minutes into the Chelsea-Liverpool fixture.
Taylor was on the spot, but he failed to book Milner when every conceivable television replay showed Liverpool’s captain nailing Hazard on the halfway line.
THERE should be nothing random about the date when Brendan Rodgers comes up against Steven Gerrard for the first time in an Old Firm game.
The SPL should wait for the Premier League fixtures in England to be announced and then pick a “quiet” weekend for the first meeting between Rangers and Celtic.
Gerrard and Rodgers will be Box Office next season and the TV audiences and interest in this fixture should reflect that.
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GARY NEVILLE once revealed Cristiano Ronaldo used to prey on an opposition player’s weakness and try to break him down mentally when he was at Manchester United.
With that in mind, Ronaldo will be targeting Liverpool defender Andy Robertson in the Champions League Final.
Liverpool’s fragile defence is there for the taking and Ronaldo, who scored against Barcelona last night, will be looking for weaknesses.
Robertson had a tough afternoon at Chelsea yesterday, struggling to cope with the runs of Eden Hazard and the crosses coming in from Victor Moses.
If he shows any fear when he comes up against Ronaldo, the Real Madrid forward will trample all over him.
THE ceremonial Guard of Honour in recognition of success is one of the sport’s most awkward, unnecessary and insincere events.
Real Madrid, beaten to La Liga by their great rivals, refused to acknowledge Barcelona’s title win before they clashed at Camp Nou on Sunday evening.
These two clubs are great sporting rivals and there is nothing to be gained by clapping out Barça captain Andres Iniesta and the rest of the team before kick off.
To Real’s credit they shook hands and congratulated Barcelona’s players at the final whistle, a gesture that carries far more weight after such a fiery encounter.
