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BlueRayDick:
Line up; Partey on the bench

Auba is 9
Seems Arteta wan follow him oga play ball today

iamoyindamola:
Auba is 9
Seems Arteta wan follow him oga play ball today

It may not end well.

BlueRayDick:
It may not end well.

Cos of aguero abi
I hope Gabriel can pocket him
Why is saka starting fa

BlueRayDick:
Line up; Partey on the bench

I think Auba is playing from the middle

Roland17:
I think Auba is playing from the middle

Nope - Willian is..

adisaaowala:
Nope - Willian is..

You are right..Which makes no sense.

Sterling is the player I fear the most to be honest because he positioning for goals is wonderful and he just punished us.

Pepe can be very frustrating sha

Willian is really not helping in defensive duties in this match at all

BlueRayDick:
Willian is really not helping in defensive duties in this match at all

Leno keeping the match at bay with some saves
Arteta with brain fart by starting willian after using pepe

iamoyindamola:
Leno keeping the match at bay with some saves
Arteta with brain fart by starting willian after using pepe

I don't see any sense in using both Pepe and Willian.....they are both not helping defensively

BlueRayDick:
I don't see any sense in using both Pepe and Willian.....they are both not helping defensively

I think he's trying to catch city defence on counter by playing 3 pact attackers

Auba should've scored there, the ball was not offside....VAR would've ruled it goal

iamoyindamola:
I think he's trying to catch city defence on counter by playing 3 pact attackers

It's obviously not working, pepe has refused to beat his marker upfront

BlueRayDick:
It's obviously not working, pepe has refused to beat his marker upfront

na chairman you call so

I may not know much about officiating but isn't that a penalty for Gabriel? BTW Willian and Pepe no try at all

mostob:
I may not know much about officiating but isn't that a penalty for Gabriel?
BTW Willian and Pepe no try at all

I thought so too.. That was a high foot..

Roland17:
I thought so too.. That was a high foot..

useless ref

Arteta needs to take off pepe in this match for us to at least have a chance at a draw

Pepe go dey play like say dem must call him phone to inform am before passing the ball to him to make a run

Saka is such a dynamic player on and off the ball. He is so confident!

I’m not impressed

Arteta messed the match up with late sub

BlueRayDick:
Arteta messed the match up with late sub

Same thing I thought. He should have brought in those subs early on. It was obvious City players were tired.

BlueRayDick:
Arteta messed the match up with late sub

Too much respect for his former boss. This match exposes our need for an AM and allow everybody stick to their wings instead of all these running up and down with no real focus.

I liked what I saw after the subs came in especially Partey. We looked compact and in control of the game afterwards and could have gotten an equalizer.

Spy360:
Too much respect for his former boss. This match exposes our need for an AM and allow everybody stick to their wings instead of all these running up and down with no real focus.

You are right... I also noticed the unnecessary respect , he allowed Guardiola to play something he wouldn’t have done on a normal day

Exactly... those guys were tired, we just needed to bring in fresh legs early and get something out of the match. But then, we move sha

ORIJIN201:
Same thing I thought. He should have brought in those subs early on. It was obvious City players were tired.

BlueRayDick:
Exactly... those guys were tired, we just needed to bring in fresh legs early and get something out of the match. But then, we move sha

Our play is frustratingly slow!!! The midfield don’t move the ball faster. Xhaka is suspect. I want to see partey and ceballos paring next week!

Can we just bench Pepe for saka please. It's so so frustrating seeing Pepe play now. He can't beat his man, can't make runs, and not clinical. It's saddening seeing him play.

We need a very good attacking midfielder. I'm sorry, if we don't get a good attacking midfielder, even top4 go hard us. Please, let's bring ozil abeg, cos we fit no go far.
I was seeing runs ozil would have spotted, but willian and pepe and some of our players will be giving sideways passes

We need auba to play 9 and we need 2 good wingers flanking him. It's a waste now for auba on the wing, cos it seems that pattern of inverted cf clearly doesn't work for us.
Pepe and willian so far are proving very very ineffective. But for now, I would love saka willian flanking auba.

Lastly, let's switch to 433...

Spy360:
Too much respect for his former boss. This match exposes our need for an AM and allow everybody stick to their wings instead of all these running up and down with no real focus.

I know I will get a lot of hit about this comment but I will say it anyways..

We have one languishing on the sidelines! On his best day, only a handful of AM in the history of the game can match him..

#justsaying!

Roland17:
I know I will get a lot of hit about this comment but I will say it anyways..

We have one languishing on the sidelines! On his best day, only a handful of AM in the history of the game can match him..

#justsaying!

They say Arsenal is saving 100k by not playing him.

kokaneprodigy:
They say Arsenal is saving 100k by not playing him.

Lol... Saving 100k for who bikonu??