There's no doubt BT Sport have established themselves as the biggest contender to Sky Sports' 30-year dominance as Britain's kingpin of broadcasting the beautiful game and beyond..
Having wrestled the Champions League rights away from Rupert Murdoch's empire in 2014 it has forged it's reputation as a bonafide contender with their leading football coverage. The imminent fireworks ahead of the merger with Eurosport-backed Discovery will see them become TNT but that match won't be lit on that until the close season.
For all of BT's success in football and beyond, perhaps, the feeling is when the biggest Premier League encounters roll around it is Sky who will be airing it with their cornucopia of pundits in situ. But messrs Keane, Carragher and Neville will be on the couch tonight like much of the nation as Manchester City host Arsenal at the Etihad. The tale of the tape reads Mikel Arteta's underdogs are five points clear but they have played two games more than their storied opponents. The run of three consecutive draws for the Gunners leaves an unshakeable feeling of win or bust against Pep Guardiola's superstars.
