***Arsenal v Champions Official Match Thread***

[blues2win]

What a crucial three points. Kudos to Joao for having the guts to play. Not at his best but it would have been surprising if he was. Hopefully Walker and Foden will be fit for Chelsea although Riyad will be gone to the AFCON. Mind the gap!

[nottsblue]

Jake saying VAR was depressing. What, getting the right decision.

Just because your Norwich team are beyond shit and are getting relegated before March is out

FUCK OFF you six fingered bellend

[carl_feedthegoat]

I’ve never heard such biased commentary in my life .
I had to turn it off .

[stevefromdonny]

A WIN IS A WIN, WE WERE NOT AT THE RACES BUT GROUND OUT A WIN, and wtf was maz doing all the time to score and fucking trying to be clever and go around a player instead of passing ball into the net

[Beefymcfc]

Absolutely happy with that result but totally disappointed with how it was portrayed. Just proved that it’s no longer about integrity in reporting, it’s all about selling the brand to the masses for the likes of BT/Sky.

Take the points, footballs integrity has gone.

[PeterParker]

Win in the 93th minute after playing shit.
Comeback.
Klopp has covid.

A positive start of the year.

[blues2win]

https://twitter.com/city_chief/status/1 ... 18727?s=21

Well done Rodri. Worth a yellow!

[Mase]

If Liverpool had done what we’d just done the media and pundits would be saying “Brilliant! What champions are made of!” Bitter fuckers!!

Brilliant win. Our most important of the season? I’d have settled for a draw and if we’d lost it wouldn’t have been the end of the world. But that’s just class. I can’t believe we’re watching a team that wins every week.

[johnny crossan]

Jake saying VAR was depressing. What, getting the right decision.

Just because your Norwich team are beyond shit and are getting relegated before March is out

FUCK OFF you six fingered bellend

Jake the snake needs to be trampled - bad enough with Tarquin cheerleaders on commentary but then him!
Two VAR calls, ours a clear penalty theirs clearly not - really simple.

[sheblue]

Played badly and won.
What's all this crying about VAR? They got it right today.
And I wouldn't just like to say Fuck off Martin Keown.

[CTID Hants]

Absolutely happy with that result but totally disappointed with how it was portrayed. Just proved that it’s no longer about integrity in reporting, it’s all about selling the brand to the masses for the likes of BT/Sky.

Take the points, footballs integrity has gone.

I wish all our games were on Amazon prime........

[blues2win]

Should have another penalty when Jesus was wrestled to the ground.

[Dubaimancityfan]

A tough day but the lads saw it through. That’s what champions do. Love you Rodri.

[Harry Dowd scored]

Absolutely happy with that result but totally disappointed with how it was portrayed. Just proved that it’s no longer about integrity in reporting, it’s all about selling the brand to the masses for the likes of BT/Sky.

Take the points, footballs integrity has gone.

Macpointy said if ref had given a pen he would have agreed, but then said because he didn't give it they ahould not have overturned it, what a bellend, its either a pen or it isn’t. If they hadn't given it they are effectively saying you can pull shirts in the area, beyond bias

[nottsblue]

If Liverpool had done what we’d just done the media and pundits would be saying “Brilliant! What champions are made of!” Bitter fuckers!!

Brilliant win. Our most important of the season? I’d have settled for a draw and if we’d lost it wouldn’t have been the end of the world. But that’s just class. I can’t believe we’re watching a team that wins every week.

Loving the way Rio and Lescott when asked how this would look to the dipper and chav players watching, both said it would be gutting. To have a glimmer of hope and then have it snuffed out like that in injury time. Brilliant.

Anything that starts tears flowing and piss boiling is fine by me

[Hazy2]

City 2 fingers to the biased wankers. Hahahahaha.

[john@staustell]

This was terrible. Just terrible, but a title-winning victory, if you ask me. Sure, we played a shit load of games, it's the first day of the year, but we were saved again by the usual suspects, while, again, the usual suspects were beyond shit.
I think early subs could have won it sooner, but that will do. Now a draw or a Chelsea win will be fantastic.

For me, finally, it dropped another pin: we need another center back. Stones is a liability and cannot be trusted. Fit and focused he is one of the best in the game, but that is 3 out 10 games. Laporte cannot be trusted in crucial games. Sure, he will do with Burnley, Leeds etc, but in big games, he is a ticking bomb. His panics and lack of attention will ultimately cost us in the UCL, like it did three times already.

Sure, it will not happen, we have other priorities, but at some point we need to do this.

I think we're a bit spoilt mate. Remember all those scrappy wins the "great" rag team won week after week?

Were used to winning 4 or 5

[blues2win]

Kudos for Ake for the clearance off the line. Grateful thanks to Gabriel for behaving like an idiot.

[PeterParker]

This was terrible. Just terrible, but a title-winning victory, if you ask me. Sure, we played a shit load of games, it's the first day of the year, but we were saved again by the usual suspects, while, again, the usual suspects were beyond shit.
I think early subs could have won it sooner, but that will do. Now a draw or a Chelsea win will be fantastic.

For me, finally, it dropped another pin: we need another center back. Stones is a liability and cannot be trusted. Fit and focused he is one of the best in the game, but that is 3 out 10 games. Laporte cannot be trusted in crucial games. Sure, he will do with Burnley, Leeds etc, but in big games, he is a ticking bomb. His panics and lack of attention will ultimately cost us in the UCL, like it did three times already.

Sure, it will not happen, we have other priorities, but at some point we need to do this.

I think we're a bit spoilt mate. Remember all those scrappy wins the "great" rag team won week after week?

Were used to winning 4 or 5

We are, clearly, but this one was huge. It will count in the final table because I might be wrong, is the first last-minute win we had in the last 3 seasons. In contrast, both red shites have their late wins very often. It's a nice feeling.

I am just annoyed with some players that really fail to step up and are just content for being here, but often offer fuckall in return.

[PaulieIrish]

Didn't the Arsenal played actually step on Eddie's ankle for their 'penno'?