Sky Sports to debut Spidercam on Super Sunday

Sky Sports to debut Spidercam on Super Sunday

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Thursday, 12th January 2017
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Sky Sports will use Spidercam for the first time in the Premier League during the Manchester United v Liverpool match this weekend on Super Sunday.  

Fans will be able to watch live coverage from a different perspective, as the Spidercam provides new angles and wall-to-wall footage of Sunday's Premier League match.

The new wire-mounted camera equipment installed at Old Trafford will catch the players' every move as it swoops across the pitch, giving a birds eye view and detailed coverage of the drama.

In the days leading up to Super Sunday, which will see the two most successful teams in English football go head-to-head, Sky Sports will provide a host of interactive stories on the four teams competing on skysports.com, social media and On Demand.

The detailed analysis of all four teams will include greatest goal compilations, combined XIs, Snapchat Discovery and more. 

The football special will see six and a half hours of live coverage on Sky Sports, with football experts Jamie Carragher, Thierry Henry and Graeme Souness in the studio.

Martin Tyler, Jamie Redknapp and Gary Neville will be on hand in the commentary gantry at Old Trafford for the momentous day.

A one-hour special will air on Friday in the countdown to the day, featuring player and manager interviews, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic talking to Thierry Henry, followed by a Monday Night Football special that will give a break down of the weekend's events with Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry.

Gary Hughes, Sky Sports Head of Football, said: “It is an unmissable Super Sunday and Sky Sports will pull out all the stops to create the best possible experience for our viewers.

"Spidercam for the first time, all our biggest names giving their views on a massive afternoon, it will be what everyone will be talking about on Monday – including Thierry and Jamie on an MNF special.”

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Sky Sports will use Spidercam for the first time in the Premier League during the Manchester United v Liverpool match this weekend on Super Sunday.