Calafiori 1st Half

Sometimes I can’t believe we were in a title challenge with Ramsdale as our No. 1 keeper.

Please tell me he slapped his head as he strolled past 🤣🤣

Wilo ❤️

Protect 3-2 deficit to leave with 4-2 L but the LinkedIn post on growing and man-ageing gonna be lit in the morning.

Taking a risk averse approach to a side that’s started 5 defenders. Every game doesn’t need to be a 90 minute slog. We need to be a bit braver and kill teams off sometimes.

All the fears of Man City are from a version of them that no longer exists. It’s like a games console manufacturer being scared of Microsoft in 2026 because they used to make the XBox 360 at one time.

Spurs fans took that well then…

Beat Sunderland and its huge pressure on City before Anfield 🥶

It’s boring but ruthless and I’ll take that all day long.

Arteta’s love for Ødegaard needs to calm. I fully get that he leads the press when we don’t have the ball and that gives structure to our play but he’s just not justified starting games. It’s time for a spell on the bench and for him to earn his place.

No team has won the league going into a title race against Pep in April. It’s only when they’ve dropped off far that others managed. I’m not having the “it’s only January” and “fans don’t have the mentality for a title race” takes. This anxiety is completely justified.

Everyone in the club need to have a long hard look at themselves, particularly the manager. Whatever his approach to league games it hasn’t worked in a long time. These performances have been an eyesore

Next week against Kairat

City haven’t won since Christmas and it’s still only 7 points gap. This weekend weirdly has turned out to be not as bad as it could’ve.

Thierno Barry sounds like a renamed football legend on a video game that doesn’t have the license to use their real name.

Top of Away table win rate 24/25 Liverpool 74% 23/24 Liverpool 79% 22/23 City 89% 21/22 Liverpool 79% 20/21 City 68% 19/20 Liverpool 94% 18/19 City 94% Arsenal are currently top of away table at just 55% win rate It’s harder than ever to win away from home.

24/25 1. Liverpool P22 Pts 51 2. Arsenal P22 Pts 44 25/26 1. Arsenal P22 Pts 50 2. Man City P22 Pts 43 It’s almost identical in terms of points difference but difference is, Liverpool didn’t have a beast like City that can go on insane runs. Today feels like such a missed opportunity

Lets bury the title race tonight #UTA

OH MY GOD YANITED

Carrick needs to put Man City to the sword this weekend. Unfortunately it’s the only way for him to prove he has the Manchester United DNA.

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I don’t think Chelsea will be as bad in the 2nd leg as they were last night and not killing them off is the biggest regret. Should be dead and buried but we’re at a risk of them nicking a 1-0 /2-1 to take it to penalties 😒

Tutorial: How to celebrate a Martin Zubimendi goal.

Martinelli is our top goal scorer this season. Despite only scoring 1 goal in the Premier League

Magic of the cup is when lower league fans boo everything you do cause you're better than their players

I’m yet to see Madueke step up under pressure. That Chelsea game is always one where I just remember how he froze as all eyes were on him when he was on and he just disappeared. That penalty miss is just inexcusable and silly.

A great man once said…

This was by far the funniest thing that happened in that borefest last night 🤣🤣

The result isn’t bad in the grand scheme of things. I think our previous experiences of being chased down by City impacted a lot into how I felt about the game. I just wished we played a bit better. That 2nd half was a tough watch.

3 points. Don’t care how.

💫 ⌛️

The Arsenal #8 and Hull #2 from 2014 FA Cup final will face each other as managers in the Semi Final next week.

If we keep 4 or 5 clear after City away then I make us favourites with those fixtures remaining

Feels like a pivotal week this but we stay calm.

There are just no easy away games in this league. Every away game is just so hard - even relegation threatened sides fear no one in their own turf. Firmly believe title will be decided on who can maintain the best away form.

Jarred Gillett this whole game

This City game has been exhausting to watch I feel I’ve played 90mins.

Merino didn’t get 2nd yellow because Darren England was still shook from 1st half. He lost control, crowd were baying for blood and assistant only put 3 added mins end of the half so they can had to get him to regroup. 2nd half things were calm and he didn’t want to be in that position again.

Arteta getting rid of that tunnel was an unreal move. Top content.

I get we’re targeting Bogard but the combinations on that side between Trossard Hincapie and Merino just isn’t there. Need to get it out to Saka more.

Villa at home last season pushed my mental health into uncharted territory. I had never been more convinced a game was done and dusted at 2-0 as this was - that’s how bad Villa were. The way we threw it away ffs.

Now that Gabriel is back I wonder how we play this. I think he has to start on Tuesday and come off at some point although our inability to kill games off make that unlikely. I just wouldn’t want him anywhere near starting XI against Bournemouth and just have him ready for Liverpool.

Declan Rice RB shift was fascinating. Enjoyed this run on the inside channel causing utter chaos for Brighton that opened up all that space for Ødegaard to score from.

Hurzeler hasn’t got a clue how to take Arteta on. His game plans are just to shithouse and wait for the inevitable dodgy decision after which we lose our heads. They committed more fouls in the first half than we did in the whole game.

So frustrating the number of cynical fouls committed by Brighton and the ref has let most go unpunished.

80% of my anxieties around Arsenal are about to be calmed with the return of Gabriel.

Managed to get a picture with Kepa

Get White and Mosquera fit by the time we play Portsmouth and it will be a massive boost not to mention Gabriel hopefully ready for Liverpool. I feel like we’re going through a blip right now but we’re getting the results despite a depleted back line.