Gary Neville joked that Actual Madrid (opens in new tab) supporters could be tuning in to observe Sam Allardyce face Manchester Metropolis (opens in new tab) in his first sport as Leeds (opens in new tab) boss.
Actual host Metropolis within the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tie on Tuesday, with Pep Guardiola’s Premier League leaders and FA Cup finalists nonetheless on target to finish a treble.
After edging previous Leeds 2-1 – regardless of having 18 photographs to the guests’ 4 – due to captain Ilkay Gundogan’s brace on the Etihad Stadium, Metropolis stay within the driving seat to win their third successive title.
Earlier than the match, although, Neville could not resist subjecting Allardyce to some gentle ribbing – after the veteran supervisor, parachuted in after Leeds sacked Javi Gracia earlier this week, claimed he was pretty much as good a tactician as Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp.
Tweeting previous to kick-off, Neville wrote (opens in new tab): “Madrid followers might be watching in the present day earlier than CL [Champions League] for the tactical masterclass of Massive Sam!! The person to lastly uncover a weak spot in Pep?”
Alas, it wasn’t to be for Allardyce – who has simply three video games left to avoid wasting Leeds from relegation.
The Whites’ fifth defeat in six outings leaves them seventeenth and solely outdoors the drop zone on objective distinction; they host Newcastle (opens in new tab) subsequent Saturday lunchtime.
Metropolis, in the meantime, have 4 fixtures left as they give the impression of being to say their seventh Premier League crown – starting with a visit to Everton (opens in new tab) per week on Sunday.
