@ Gunners

[KunDB]

Ederson, Cancelo, Dias (C), Laporte, Ake, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, Jesus, Mahrez

SUBS | Steffen, Walker, Gundogan, Grealish, Fernandinho, Kayky, Mbete, Palmer, McAtee

C’mon City

[KunDB]

Foden must be injured or a really bad hangover.

[gavin]

Zinchenko not even on bench either. A lot of changes in the squad at the mo but a top starting XI.

[The Blue Blooded Maniac]

Nice to see Cancelo is good to play

[KunDB]

Zinchenko and Foden - official line is just not quite fit enough.

[KunDB]

Ederson needs to stop ✋ doing that crazy hanging leg flying in challenges.

[Neil Mcnab]

Mahrez has hardly had a touch.

[Stephen Paul]

Not playing well at all

Hung over

[lee]

Mahrez missing and Ake for all his huff and puff is out of his depth.
Need to get a grip and quick.

[KunDB]

Saka is a really good player. Arsenal deserve their lead we have been poor giving the ball away cheaply frequently.

We will be better second half hopefully.

[KunDB]

Cancelo well off Form. Ake targeted and just not enough place or acumen for the task and it’s costing us dearly.

[Rowley Birkin QC]

Disappointing, by our standards. Arsenal players snapping at our players heels when they have the ball. Our movement,  on and off the ball, is awful; too slow, inviting Arsenal pressure. Could easily be 2 or 3 down by now.

[Stephen Paul]

Disappointing first half

[Neil Mcnab]

No shot on target the first half, cannot win like that. Ake appeared to be marking two for the goal. We were second best all over the pitch. Pep needs to work his magic.

[gavin]

Good to see a game of football. An even first half really. We should have had a goal from Dias and could and should have had a penalty on Jesus. As for the penalty that Arsenal apparently should have had, it was a great challenge from Ederson and it would have been a disgrace if that was given. He should carry on doing it if he can get the ball like that. Arsenal came into the half and did well. Work for Pep at half time.

[Rowley Birkin QC]

Not being wise after the event - but I didn't think it was a good idea playing Cancelo, not after what he's been through,  and he looks to be struggling.

[Rowley Birkin QC]

Well, that's a bit of a turn up!

[KunDB]

The BT commentary team is so anti City it’s embarrassing.

[KunDB]

3 points hardest game of the season for us.

Yippee

[Rowley Birkin QC]

Arsenal should be kicking themselves. First few minutes of the second half and we were still being completely out worked - then Arsenal hit the self destruct button. 

[Neil Mcnab]

Phew, thank feck for that. Great to see how much it means after the second goal.

[gavin]

Agreed, the BT coverage was awful. The only really contentious decision was not giving a penalty for a foul on Jesus in the first half. Not our fault their players were stupid to give away a clear penalty and sending off.

Fucking great win.

[Rowley Birkin QC]

I see the "plucky Arsenal" had begun even before the final whistle.  Bollocks! They were good value in the first half, but then a catastrophic loss of discipline, after that it was all City. Great to see us snatch all the points. I reckon a few heads dropped a bit in Liverpool and the West end of London, when Rodri slipped the winner in. 

[Kilkenny Blue]

Mahrez should be shot after that performance.  Dreadful

[Victoria]

City certainly did not play well. We got away with one there. Have BT got Gary Neville as pundits? Those 2 are spouting shit about City here so blatantly biased.

[Victoria]

I forgot the other one is Jamie Carragher if it's spelt like that!

[lee]

My summary of the match is Granit Xhaka is a despicable cnut

[KunDB]

MEN report on match

A 1. 1. Draw apparently (see screenshot attached).

[Rowley Birkin QC]

Someone at the MEN pressing "Send" a bit early there?

[KunDB]

I’m always first to criticise referees when they get things badly wrong, but this season allowing the games to have a more physical side to them without peep peeping continuously is great for the game.

[gavin]

I reckon teams have got away with far too many fouls against us this season, including today. Football is about playing good football not letting the game run through persistent fouling. Arsenal were dirty bastards today. A foul is a foul and should be given as such. And if they carry on then a booking should surely follow.

The art of the tackle is a great one. Take for instance that by Ederson, he clearly got the ball and diverted its path from the attacker. I see now that they are not talking about it being an error but are bothered by the inconsistency because the ref didn't go over and look at it. That was because neither he or the VAR saw a foul. On the contrary, pulling someone's shirt in the box is never going to result in winning and diverting the ball. It will always either be a foul you get away with or don't. They didn't get away with it today and quite rightly so.

Loved the celebration by Rodri. Not quite in the Adebayor class but still nice. Give the lad a rise.

[KunDB]

In my Post I was going to say in many games we have been the victims of letting play flow, no question of that. But referees can still let games flow and book players as well. The main thing is don’t stop the game for every minor or petty foul.

The referees got the big decisions right today, though the Jesus one should have been a penalty imo. Clear cut in my mind.

The Ederson one was not a penalty even though Ederson caught foot before ball (only observable in Super slow mo).

[Kilkenny Blue]

I have a bit of sympathy for Arsenal on their claim for a penalty.  Didn't think it was until I saw the replay and, to be honest, wouldn't have complained if it had been given.  Also taking my City hat off, what is frustrating is the complete lack of consistency with VAR.  We benefited from it today but have been the victims of it plenty of times before.

Still delighted we won though and well deserved.  Listening to the pundits you'd swear there was only one team trying, bit the stats clearly show City dominated the game.

[zacc]

How City won is a mystery to me worse game I've watched so far this season.
Ref wasn't assertive enough, gather he was a replacement swap ?

[Kilkenny Blue]

Another observation from the Rodri celebration.  I saw a Twitter post from a fan.  The stadium was half empty (except for the away fans section)

[Stephen Paul]

Time wasting , roughing up the penalty spot , constant bullying the officials

It makes the 93rd minute winner more sweet