LOSS PL: Manchester City 2 - 1 Arsenal | Sunday 19th April | KO: 16:30 BST | Sky Sports

Once lovers now rivals… apart from the sideshow with the Scousers and the Bald Dutchman last year this is the true title race we have come to know.



Pretty bleak run in to this season defining game form wise but crucially we will have a better squad available (hopefully) than Bournemouth or Sporting.



This lineup is controversial and depends on three players coming back who’ve been absent but Havertz up top changed the way we played tonight.

The ball stuck with him and it allowed Noni and Trossard to get on the ball more in dangerous areas. That will be crucial to hit City on the break on Sunday.

Bring Gyok off the bench by all means and just pray that Rice and Zubimendi can make it through before a well deserved week off.

COYG please for once in my life!

 

[Nunowoolmez]

A draw is fine considering City still have to go to Bournemouth and Everton.

You reckon they might drop points here ?

 

[gunman90]

Arsenal may lose but suggestions of 3-0 spankings is just ridiculous. When have Arsenal been beaten handily?

 

[A_G]

You reckon they might drop points here ?

 

[Nunowoolmez]

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How about Everton (a) & Bournemouth (a) ?

 

[A_G]

How about Everton (a) & Bournemouth (a) ?

I think they’ll drop points in at least one of those and we’ll win the rest of our PL games. Newcastle don’t scare me, we’ve beaten them a few times in a row in the league.

 

[gunman90]

You reckon they might drop points here ?

City will drop points. They are serial bottlers. They've shown that this season.

 

[Batman]

Btw, don't think City will batter us, at all.

If anything, if they go ahead, they'll likely just control the game.

Tross/Gyok/Nelli frontline with Havertz at 10 is just not creating or converting much. Even if we add a barely fit Saka there, it won't change things.

Nah they'll go for the kill because the title could then be decided on goal difference.

 

[Batman]

I think they’ll drop points in at least one of those and we’ll win the rest of our PL games. Newcastle don’t scare me, we’ve beaten them a few times in a row in the league.

None of the teams we're playing against scare me. We scare me.

 

[Nunowoolmez]

City will drop points. They are serial bottlers. They've shown that this season.

Inconsistent yes, bottlers ? Not really. That's us mate lol

City are coming into consistent form & looking like the City people are used to.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

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Says we still have a 69% chance of winning the league if we lose this.

Delicious copium. Pure, unrefined grade A sh*t.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

None of the teams we're playing against scare me. We scare me.

I swear the only team we've actually been defeated by in the past three seasons is PSG. Every other loss has been a s*icide.

 

[sdotzdot]

Gyokeres and Havertz are awful.
Martinelli and Trossard are awful.
Saka and Madueke, broken and awful respectively.

Anyone hoping for a win, is hoping for a miracle. Best we can do is a smash and grab, with a defence that looks anxious as it is.. yeah honestly it is not looking good at all.

 

[albakos]

Anything can happen. Most likely one thing happens, but something else could happen instead. And if that happens, man... anything can happen at that point.

That's such a bold claim, I also agree with it as well as what @Farzad posted a while ago

I may look foolish but based on things from injuries to the trend line of both teams I think we could lose, win, or draw

 

[Rex Caudillo]

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What impact will the result of Man City vs Arsenal have on the 2025-26 Premier League title race? We look at the Opta supercomputer’s projections.

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Says we still have a 69% chance of winning the league if we lose this.

Delicious copium. Pure, unrefined grade A sh*t.

Nate Silver flashbacks intensify @A_G

 

[SomGooner]

 

[Batman]

I swear the only team we've actually been defeated by in the past three seasons is PSG. Every other loss has been a s*icide.

The overwhelming majority of points we've dropped have been needless instances of getting the lineup wrong, showing the opponent too much respect or mistakes under minimal pressure.

 

[A_G]

Nate Silver flashbacks intensify @A_G

 

[blaze_of_glory]

The overwhelming majority of points we've dropped have been needless instances of getting the lineup wrong, showing the opponent too much respect or mistakes under minimal pressure.

Missing 4-5 sitters and then getting scored on with the first shot against.

 

[Diesel]

If city win the match, the alleged neutral media will say the match was great. If we somehow 1-0 them the allegedly neutral media will say it's one ugly race and arsenal are the ugliest step sister.

Man City have to win here for their own role.

We really ****in lick in every big match that is trophy's defining. When there's no pressure sure we may strut in here and get a draw.

 

[remains]

Just have to hope City show some nerves or something because all the momentum is with them and they cucked us hard at Wembley.

I’m normally optimistic and believe we can beat anyone but with the way the two teams have been playing lately I’d be absolutely shocked if we won, even a draw feels like a stretch.