Garth Crooks told BBC Sport that Ederson was ‘so bored’ during Man City’s 1-0 win at the Emirates on Sunday as Arsenal failed to lay a glove on them.
The former striker described the style of play as ‘walking pace’ and how the champions-elect were able to ‘coast by’ a helpless Arsenal.
Ederson only really came alive when Man City were trying to pass it out from the back and one moment nearly proved costly for the £35 million (BBC Sport) shot-stopper.
Whilst Man City walked away with yet another three points, Crooks was pretty scathing of how Arsenal played on the day.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a game quite like it,” said Crooks.
“A match played practically at walking pace at times and where the champions-elect were just allowed to coast by Arsenal.
“There was even a moment when Ederson appeared so bored he totally unnecessarily volleyed a back pass off his goal-line straight back to the opposition for the fun of it.
“This surely can’t go on. There was no attempt by Arsenal to mix it and play a game that would make nice ball-players feel uncomfortable, put them under pressure or even harass them. At this rate, Ruben Dias will play the game until he’s 47.”
If Arsenal can progress through to the next round of the Europa League on Thursday then all will be forgotten from the weekend.
That’s the last ray of sunshine for those in North London, as they head towards the summer and a season that couldn’t end sooner.
Unless Arsenal wins the Europa League, this will no doubt go down as one of their worst campaigns in recent history.
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