Manchester City Don't Make The Top Three Of Premier League Most Televised Teams

Manchester City haven't just been good when it comes to results they've been by far and away the best team to watch and yet TV executives have decided to show the dreadful football Manchester United have been playing.

Speak to anyone and they've no idea how Manchester United are second in the Premier League. It's felt like every pundit has been talking about how bad they've been playing since about November.

On Friday night the Red Devils lost to Brighton meaning this season they've lost to all three promoted sides away from home in the same season and they were bloody awful on the night.

Sure they have clearly been the second best side in the Premier League, often by grinding out results and just having better nous than, for example Liverpool who have drawn more but lost less than United, but they haven't been pretty to watch.

However as per the Mirror we've had to watch them a lot. The newspaper reports that United and Arsenal, where things haven't been much better, despite the fact their footballing reputation hasn't died as quickly as United's, have been on TV more than anyone else this season.

Here's the list of Premier League games broadcast on TV:

Arsenal: 28
Man United: 28
Tottenham: 27
Liverpool: 26
Man City: 25
Chelsea: 24
Everton: 18
Newcastle: 17
West Ham: 17
Southampton: 15
Brighton: 12
Crystal Palace: 12
Leicester: 12
Stoke: 12
Bournemouth: 11
Swansea: 10
Watford: 10
Huddersfield: 9
West Brom: 9
Burnley: 6

Arsenal haven't won away from home in 2018. Image: PA Images

And in all competitions it's even worse reading for all of us:

Arsenal: 47
Man United: 45
Chelsea: 42
Tottenham: 42
Liverpool: 41
Man City: 40
Everton: 29
Aston Villa: 20
Leeds: 20
West Ham: 20
Leicester: 19
Newcastle: 18
Southampton: 17
Cardiff: 15
Swansea: 15
Brighton: 14
Crystal Palace: 13
Sheffield United: 13
Wolves: 13
Derby: 12
Stoke: 12

City have been in scintillating form this season. Image: PA Images

United will be televised at least one more time this season when they face Chelsea in the FA Cup final and Liverpool will be on in the Champions League final later this month too.

There's been no decision on who will be on TV on the last day of the season but it looks like all but the final relegation spot will have been wrapped up by then and even that might have gone.

For the love of god give us City trying to break the goals record against Southampton!

Topics: Manchester City, Football News, Manchester United, Premier League, Arsenal

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