Irish Examiner Football Show: Costa reformed, Pep mask slips, 'worst Clasico ever'

Ian Whittell, Liam Mackey and Dermot Corrigan review the football weekend.
Irish Examiner Football Show: Costa reformed, Pep mask slips, 'worst Clasico ever'
Mon, 05 Dec, 2016 - 00:00
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Ian Whittell was at the Etihad Stadium, where Diego Costa seems to have turned into a deadly man of peace, but Pep Guardiola was showing the strain.

On Sunday, he was Goodison Park, where Jose Mourinho's improvements continue to be betrayed by Manchester United's soft centre

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