Welsh Open 2021: ‘He makes you feel inferior’ – Alan McManus on Ronnie O’Sullivan after Gould win

Published 18/02/2021 at 17:20 GMT

Ronnie O’Sullivan beat Martin Gould 4-0 in the third round of the Welsh Open to remain perfect. The Rocket has now played 12 frames in three matches – against Robbie Williams, Jimmy White and Gould – and has won all 12. Against Gould, O’Sullivan ran in breaks of 70, 74 and 138. The 2021 Welsh Open is live on Eurosport. Watch it on eurosport.co.uk and the Eurosport app.

‘He makes you feel inferior’ – McManus on perfect O’Sullivan

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Eurosport analyst Alan McManus has heaped praise on Ronnie O’Sullivan after the world champion maintained his perfect record at the Welsh Open, beating Martin Gould 4-0.

The Rocket has now played 12 frames in three matches - against Robbie Williams, Jimmy White and Gould – winning all 12, and was again in effervescent form against The Pinner Potter and finished the match with 97% pot success.

And McManus, talking with Jimmy White and Andy Goldstein in the Eurosport studio, spoke in gilded terms about O’Sullivan.

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“He makes you feel like you’re not part of the match,” began McManus.

He makes you feel inferior.

"So much so that when you get your chance – and Martin Gould had chances in the first three frames – you are unable to take them and is that due to who is sitting in the chair? It kind of looked that way.

“[Pre-match] I gave Martin a chance but O’Sullivan takes the match away from you so quickly. He makes you feel inferior.”