INJURY TIME HEARTBREAK!!! Man City 2, Arsenal 2 - Match reaction and Arsenal player ratings

Hello everyone and welcome back to Inside Arsenal.
In today's show I report from Etihad Stadium, giving my thoughts on Arsenal's 2-2 draw with Manchester City and giving my Arsenal player ratings.

[@pan2990]

Lewis-Skelly picking up a booking before making his debut was quite impressive. Also props to him for standing up to Haaland after he steamrolled him on the restart.

[@rohitraghavan7552]

Make that 116 charges on City, absolute robbery.

[@jeffrigden4790]

You took the words right out of my mouth, I was just about to post the same thing. Trossard sent off 2 mins after alloted add ons and goal scored 99 mins, 2 mins after the 90 + 7. I nope they get 1 real severe punishment!!!!

[@vetpara]

Hi Charles, When the fixtures came out... I remember thinking it was going to be really difficult to get more than 10 points from our first 5 games. Add Merino's injury... add getting drawn away at Atalanta on the THURSDAY before going to the Etihad... add Rice's suspension at Spurs... add Odegaard's injury... add having our pants pulled down by Howard Webb's clowns show x2... add playing with 10 men at City for the entire 2nd half... We have 11 points and we have taken points off City. Given the context, that is an absolutely remarkable return. I just watched us play away at the Etihad with 10 men for the entire 2nd half... and I am fuming that we haven't won... if that doesn't tell you something about this team nothing will.

[@QTP12]

Facts.

[@DrReju382]

💯

[@DeathByDeadite]

The most baffling/frustrating/unbelievable thing is how the PGMOL twitter said Trossard was sent off for delaying the restart, meanwhile all the broadcasters said it was for his shove. How have we got to a point where a player is getting sent off in arguably the joint-biggest match of the Premier League, yet nobody even knows WHY he's been sent off. Something so insignificant that we are all left guessing what has a player actually even done to warrant leaving the pitch... I'm genuinely lost for words at this point. Howard Webb, hang your head in shame at what you have done to the Premier League.

[@stevencorscadden5767]

The broadcasters are just giving opinions

[@housinauthority5258]

He clearly booted the ball away after the whistle, it's not even up for debate.

[@DeathByDeadite]

@@stevencorscadden5767 The broadcasters have direct, live audio from VAR.

[@MispeledStalion]

Oliver said delaying restart, VAR said shove. It's a joke

[@DeathByDeadite]

​@housinauthority5258 Ref blew the whistle 0.5 seconds before Trossard kicked it (to Martinelli, intending to launch a counter attack). Get out of my replies with that rubbish.

[@mattc1176]

Compare Trossard’s 2 to the 2 Kovacic fouls at the Emirates… It’s so frustrating & you know we’ve still got the PGMOL North Korean style operation to justify it to come. But… again so proud of the team today. Gargantuan performance, could not have asked for more. Gutted, but also what a result. Football is a weird game sometimes!

[@theframecapture]

Gabriel has gotten under Harland's skin and I LOVE it!!!!

[@4JJA14]

Loved that italian passion and fire from Calafiori after his goal Mikel wanted to remain calm but he was having none of it haha

[@amakky1989]

So proud of the team. Heartbreak but I cannot fault any of the boys today. Heads held high and we go again. F the PGMOL

[@chrispanteli6626]

I totally agree they are useless and corrupt

[@jeffrigden4790]

Roy Keane got right up my nose when he said " anyone would think they achieved miracles out their " everybody says how great this city team are, so yes rightfully so they did do miacles in my eyes.

[@amakky1989]

@@jeffrigden4790 Don’t bother with that clown. His team lost 7-0 against Liverpool and he’d kill for a defense like ours

[@chrispanteli6626]

@@amakky1989 💯per cent 👍

[@NickBramwell]

PS

[@docjaramillo]

Yep. His work rate was channeling Odegaard. I like this scrappy, street brawler attitude.

[@kenanyahfilms1934]

Hi Charles, first time commenting, from Ga-Mothiba ,A village in Northern South Africa. I really believe the PGMOL just don't like Arsenal, everyone else doesn't get the punishment we get when we make what can be described as silly fouls, e.g Doku today, and Jao Pedro the other day. Unbelievable!!!!! FORWARD WE GO. We are definitely winning the league this year. 2024/2025 Championes

[@PaulWard-xn5zg]

John Stones moaning about dark arts and time wasting…. Music to my ears , we’ve got this lot this season , convinced of it COYG

[@AaMz112]

what a joke of an interview. i can’t wait to see him, haaland and co crying when they’re playing in league 2

[@chrispeterson66]

Inconsistency of not booking Doku and the lunacy of the “no choice, but to send him off” aside, Trossard has simply got be smarter than that. It’s stoppage time in the first half of a massive game with his team in front. Keep your head. Hard one to take, but proud of the boys.

[@AmandaHargood-pw6yq]

Watched the match by myself and kept saying the ref will play until City equalised! How true that was!!

[@NickBramwell]

I was down the pub, we said the same.

[@henk624]

Red card at 8th minute of 6 added minutes. Equalizer at 8th of 7 added minutes.

[@shano-eb9et]

@@henk624opta confirmed ball in play for 35mins in 2nd half, the most of any game this season. It was ironic after sky spent the whole segment trying to push a narrative that we were time wasting

[@CROSSNSHOOT]

The power of 💵💵💵

[@MattHarvey1886]

I am so proud of this team! So proud!

[@TJgooner]

I'm really gutted right now.. well done to the team today🔴⚪️🔴⚪️👏🏾💪🏾💪🏾..

[@TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

WHAT a fuckin goal from Califiori… absolutely goal of the season so far. Unbelievable strike. Effortless.

[@connormacdonald4835]

Gutting to concede that right at the end, proud of the boys though for that performance. Martinelli was fantastic, as were Raya, Gabriel and Timber. So disappointed in Trossard, he was on a yellow already and should have been more careful. Doing that a couple of weeks after what happened with Rice is just pathetic

[@Whagz_BuHu]

Why is no one talking about this: Were being told Trossard was sent off for kicking the ball away, but here in America the NBC broadcast team says (just right after coming back from halftime) they can hear what VAR talk to the ref about and they said it was for I believe they said aggressive challenge. They said they overhear VAR talking to the ref about that. Now they back track and say its for kicking the ball away? The whistle blew within seconds of Trossard kicking the ball away. Doku kicked the ball away after an Arsenal player placed it on the ground to play. I don't care if it wasn't in the spot of the foul, its the ref's job to say where to take the kick from not Doku.

[@naseibonsu8120]

Agreed!

[@CROSSNSHOOT]

Nothing to see here!! Red for Arsenal Corruption against them💵💵

[@tddd6219]

Michael Oliver is always controversial when it comes to any crucial match against city. What a scam

[@leecarleton94]

We got the draw but feeling so gutted its unreal. 10 vs 12 we did'nt do to bad.

[@NicholasNyemba]

The referee spoiled our game plan. Today was the day we were going to beat Manchester City pants down. Nicholas Nyemba from Zambia

[@Sdrawkcab_mi]

As soon as we went ahead, i said to the wife that we would get a red card somehow. Robbed. 115% - Also, there is no celebration police for City celebrating a draw against 10 men 😅😅

[@ThePundit99]

Now we have City celebrating a home draw against 10 man team. That's how Arsenal have now become the BIG brother, city are now minors to this Arsenal side.

[@RonnieToms-b4t]

Hi Charles, first time comment here from me ,although I've been following for a long time, it says alot ,and I probably speak for every Arsenal fan when I say I'm absolutely gutted about getting a draw at city when down to 10 men for the whole if the second half, the boys defended like trojans and I'm so proud of them , I feel this game could be a turning point in stopping city's dominance of the Premier league,the worm has turned and the futures looking red, hats of to Arteta and the players , its our time,COYG

[@lobotomyhead]

Hello Charles. Today with 10 men reminded me of the 1 - 2 win at Liverpool in 2001/2002, also with 10 men. Kanu was a god in that game; absolutely supreme. Peak Wenger. I think peak Wenger would have won today. Oh well. Still a good point. I think peak Arteta (we are no-where close to peak Arteta yet) will win these games too one day.

[@Ars19103]

Ref is a joke, but we are incredible. Without Odegaard, Merino, we still almost won against city. This game gave me so much confidence that we can do it. Players just need to focus and continue to play hard and we will get the reward that we are all looking for.

[@sjchan3199]

Well done lads were proud of your effort . COYG

[@reggieperry4606]

Just so you know. Our announcers in the US broadcast were listening to VAR and VAR said they backed the ref that Trossard barged the player too hard. Then at halftime PGMOL changed and said it was for delaying restart. Which is crazy since the ref was talking to VAR about the barge.

[@michaelgreen2735]

Corruption and incompetence or either, disgusting!

[@chrispeterson66]

Somehow I suspect the audio won’t make it to “mic’d up.”

[@dpbugg01]

Such fine margins, the players were amazing for 100 minutes - unfortunately they were too busy celebrating the block for the corner at the end, that they switched off and wasn’t alert to the quick short corner Heartbreak but so proud of the boys nonetheless

[@benmcateer902]

The two notes of optimism for me 1. We are playing much better than at the start of last season, have 3 huge away games over (having won 2 & drew 1) & you can see us going on a real unbeaten run over the next while 2. I remember another draw 20 odd years back, early in the season, in Manchester, against the then champions, when we were down to 10 men ... and that campaign ended pretty well 🏆

[@lukeanthonyuk]

What an incredible defensive effort by Arsenal against Man City. At the beginning of the game I’d have taken a draw but given how brilliantly we defended for so long in the second half, I’m disappointed we didn’t get the win.

[@jamesg578]

I love how this team fights. We have to against the opposition and the refs…

[@nadirrechka6679]

Despite more time to rest and an easier start to the week than Arsenal, City still needed a joke of a send-off to get a point off us in the final moments. I do hope that Califiori, Martinelli, and Timber will be ok to play against Leicester. If all of them are unavailable for a while this could end up being a such costly fight that Michael Oliver forced us through

[@averymartin8845]

Heads high. We go again. Raya was immense. Proper team

[@bbayboyznyc]

Such injustices can fuel even more hunger so let’s not underestimate the silver lining. City was the one game all of us would have taken a draw. 7 points from 3 huge away games without any depth in midfield. Couldn’t love our guys more. Manoj - London

[@gspianoguitar4369]

One aspect not mentioned is Oliver's time keeping that caused us our problems. There were 6 extra minutes of the first half added. He turned it into 8 minutes + in which Partey got booked and Trossard sent off. I reran this on my TV earlier and nothing happened other than us scoring but he added 2 and a half more minutes. At the end he added 3 more minutes onto 7. I'm not into conspiracy theories but.........

[@fluff2027]

Yeah, blame Trossard - people doing Matrix style two footed jumps with no card, we get 2 reds?

[@jonathanng150]

After this match, if David Raya is not the best goal keeper in the league right now, I dont know who deserves it. I don't care who win the league, Raya is such a comprehensive package - goal keeping and distribution = 9 out of 10

[@PRO_BLR]

Special shoutout the Jorginho for constantly shouting at the team from the sidelines. Ultimate team player 💪🏼

[@louieee444]

I had to watch the second half from my garden lol. Proper training session vibes 😭

[@henk624]

Bernardo was sat on the floor moaning for nearly a minute, what restart was Trossard delaying?

[@steveharrison8995]

Thank you for your immediate reaction, Charles. So proud of the team and I love Artetas comment- “that decision does not deserve my comment “. We all know referees have a tough time of it at the highest level- but it will always be what it is.. Over a whole season, we hope all these contentious decisions balance themselves out!!

[@maisonreid9747]

It's such a strange one to sum up - I would have snatched a point out of a babies hands before the game, but given the circumstances it feels like robbery. Typically great performance from Saliba and Gabriel minus Haaland getting through for his goal early doors. Calafiori played brilliantly for the most part and topped it off with a screamer. It's the best I've seen Partey play all season, I thought his timing and decision making to approach and challenge or sit back and defend the space was impeccable in pretty relentless circumstances. Happy for Martinelli finally getting some attacking joy too, much deserved considering how much he put into the game. Well done to all the guys coming off the bench and chipping in as well, Gabby J did well defensively. Gutting how we lost the 3 points but grateful for what was an amazing defensive performance.

[@JohnScarrott]

Positives about the game. We are extremely hard to score against even with 10 men (for the second time this season) and facing the current best team in the World. We scored 2 against City and this will help other managers when they analyse how we did it so they can try and use the same tactics against City. Rodri looks like he'll be out for a while, 6-8 weeks I think, so that levels it up with us having Odegaard out. City will be impacted by the loss of Rodri for sure, they certainly looked like they missed him as soon as he went off. He won't be match fit when the injury has healed either, so City might find matches like Newcastle away, Brighton away and Spuds at home tougher to win. And they have De Bruyne out too. If we concentrate on winning our matches we could find ourselves back at the top of the table again fairly soon.

[@louieee444]

Yeah Trossard was idiotic, but the ref didn’t have to make that choice. The same ref who gave Kovicic 2 chances to stay on the pitch last season. I’m not even angry. Brighton was headloss. This is just laughable. I pray for all our fanbases mental health. Find a hobby to destress after games like this. It’s not gonna be easy for us this year ❤️

[@victoronyeukwu3903]

Idiotic? He was passing the ball to Martinelli? Come on mate

[@petaflop3606]

yeah i'm the same. If I get as worked up as I could be over this nonsense I'd need private healthcare. Just gonna go write some code and drink wine. Have a good one.

[@jack-dy7cx]

@@petaflop3606 yeah my heart doesn't feel good Gonna drink whiskey and tune off

[@babsknight]

😅😅😅

[@louieee444]

@@victoronyeukwu3903apologies mate, i hadnt seen the replay. Yeah he lofts it towards Martinelli

[@reanolan]

Yes, chapeau to the travelling fans. We could hear them above the tv commentary singing to the skies. Amazing show from our supporters. We're proud of our team and our fans.

[@tahntongkfen1360]

Can’t believe they’re saying the second yellow card was for delaying the restart. VAR audio said that was for foul on Bernardo. The PGMOL is an absolute joke

[@gordonpatterson8615]

Delaying the restart is the thing now but it only seems to be our players it’s affecting. Saliba got booked last week against the Spuds for the same thing. When Lewis-Skelly eventually came on I thought I hope he remembers he’s been booked. No failures today, all played their part. Shame they couldn’t hold out but to come through this week unbeaten is a monumental effort.

[@starmcstarrer6232]

oliver gave the yellow for a 'reckless challenge'. shocking decision. shocking refereeing

[@BenStewart96]

On the yellow: Do we really want games being called like this? Last season, an arguable red card offence which endangered a player didn’t even get a yellow because Oliver didn’t want to ruin the occasion. It was probably 50/50 on whether Trossard was timewasting or clearing the ball away, happy to say 60/40. I want refs to manage those second yellow cards for kicking the ball away way better than just being trigger happy, especially when they sometimes give it and sometimes dont. Give them a warning, tell them anything else and it’s a red and move on I’m not expecting consistency across multiple games each weekend, but I expect a level of consistency or common sense in each game as it goes

[@fredrickmutambisi7757]

In as much as Califiori, you can't give him the same mark as the other 3. Despite getting a goal, he was sloppy and giving too much room to Sarvinho, 7 for me. Trossard played well and was stupid but 5 will be fair.

[@chrispeterson66]

@@BenStewart96 Agreed. Of all of the rule changes and improvements they might have considered over the summer, choosing “kicking the ball away” as a priority is absolutely baffling. Referees already had the ability to give a yellow for it if they needed to just like any other instance of egregious time wasting.

[@Twinkthekid1]

There were a lot of things I didn’t notice in the game that other wise would’ve made me lose my actual mind, because I was just so locked in on them defending. The thing that stood out the most to me that I ignored was the added time, and I saw it on an Opta account that the second half the ball was in play for the most time this season and they managed to find 7 minutes of extra time, even ignoring the timber injury which would’ve extend past when we conceded anyway. There was just so much wrong with this match I could go on for ages. At the end of the day we conceded first with some very sloppy marking, which is ironic because those boys defended their hearts out. In the grand scheme of this past week, playing away 3 times, less off days, etc, I’ve got nothing to complain about. I love this team.

[@NSW_XUZIA]

HIGH WATTAGE ⚡⚡⚡

[@Lineonthedials]

There it is

[@MispeledStalion]

Deserved 3, got 1. It's hard to swallow right now, but in the end, a draw at City keeps us where we need to be and we showed this week that we have the stuff of champions (at least defensively 😂)

[@jasonsmith4364]

Charles, don't forget about Gabby Jesus. I thought he contributed well at the end. If I remember correctly, there were a couple times where he neutralized Bernardo that went quite well. Great work overall though - I agree with everything you said. I'm exhausted after watching that one!

[@Martinohdeargodmyback]

A joke. Because of the fuss around the Rice red card refs will now card/send off arsenal players for kicking the ball away everytime for consistency. But completely forget about it for other teams.

[@harryhayden9023]

Jurrien Timber outstanding once again, incredible defensive performance feels like a loss conceding so late but couldn't be more prouder of our boys. 7 points out of possible 9 in our first 3 away games and only two points off the top isn't bad at all. If the Champions League final is tomorrow Charles who would you start as Arsenal's back 4?

[@aguywithaview]

That game will be more damaging to City than Arsenal.

[@filipstefanec8662]

Premier league needs to ask themselves, is this the product they want going forward? Cause after great first half between competitive teams going for title the 2nd half was not entertaining because of giving silly yellow cards. This new rule about yellow cards for kicking the ball away is not consistently enforced as each ref has different interpretation what that is seems like - exactly same situation where Szaboszlai for Liverpool hoofed the ball away on a yellow and 2nd wasn't given. Why not just give extra minutes of added time for it why it needs to be a yellow when that can heavily impact the quality of the game?

[@AaMz112]

the club and us as fans need to do something about this now - it’s pure corruption from the PL/PGMOL. I am sick of man city, sick of the league, sick of the refs.

[@Smiffy-72]

Proud of my boys regardless..❤❤

[@OkelloJoelboykaa-bn9pr]

But the boys played iam really happy with the results

[@VtheVman]

Calafiori and Timber were immense at the fullback positions. We’re going to be so rock solid on defense this season. Need to work on the offense now.

[@UnknownUser-rb9pd]

I'm relieved as I fully expected haaland to put us to the sword today. Especially after the start they had. It was an amazing performance but I was anticipating a deflection late in the game followed by a Grealish penalty dive to make me feel even more aggrieved. That's four games against them without a loss after many years of humiliation, so I can't be too upset at a draw.

[@TJgooner]

Everything happens so fast.. after the wisle blow leo was already in the motion of clearing the ball.. that's just common sense 😬😬😬

[@事実陳列罪]

We absolutely ran out of concentration at the last corner. No one went with the short corner, no one went out to close the penalty spot. First goal was Partey chose to go with the runner to the side instead of to Savinho, giving him a clear path to pass to Haaland. Both goals should be avoidable.

[@jellybelly100jellyvision7]

I’m absolutely devastated that we didn’t win that game. But that shows just how far this team has come doesn’t it? We’re all gutted with a 2-2 draw away at city! Question thou Charles. Will Trossard serve his one game suspension for that ridiculous red vs Bolton in the carabou cup game?

[@ThePundit99]

I hope Rodri doesn't come back till next year, that would be justice. Oliver looks pathetic.

[@CDL_Gaming]

If Trossard had gotten sent off for the shove, I would have accepted it. It would have been a harsh yellow, but that's a conceivable call. He got sent off for kicking the ball away to clear it while Oliver was putting the whistle to his lips. Thats far too quick for the card to come out. It reminds me of when it happened to Van Persie back in the day. It was ridiculous then and it's ridiculous now.

[@roybarnes7445]

Not heartbroken. I’m proud. We got a point . City dropped 2. I’d would have took that at the start

[@BjornWiese]

Especially with a full half with only -0 men

[@thabanigumbo8390]

Hi Charles let's give big Gabby his flowers...man of the match

[@jamesm4167]

Just watched the replay of the match as I couldn't catch it live. IMO the call on Trossard is total BS. I've heard some criticism on him in that he should have been more aware of the situation. But in my eyes he did not kick the ball way in any manner to delay the restart. He thought the play was still ongoing and made play on the ball to clear it out of danger to the side. That said, I love the toughness and grit of this team. Pretty glad these first 5 fixtures are over and the 3 games this past week. Two points off the top. Onward.

[@niknak0789]

David James cameo 🤣

[@CROSSNSHOOT]

10 vs 12 - disgusting ref. No yellow for Doku Inconsistent and corrupt!!!

[@za.307]

Proud of the boys, they gave our family heart attack at times. OK, we drew but we gave as good as we got. Based on the fact we played a man down against one of the best teams in the world.

[@waynemarshall8836]

Referees need to understand that people don’t spend their money to watch a defensive masterclass

[@imwaddle]

i agreed that the state of the game helped partey. but i still remember the moment he chested the ball down in the penalty area and caused danger. so for me he's a ticking time bomb. when we were a man down i was thinking, since partey had an yellow card as well, maybe it'd be a good idea to have white on to replace him. in fact if we have enough defenders and it's not a jorginho game, i still would put white/timber in front of partey as a no.6.

[@QuestDeVille]

Nah man Trossard should know better, that was absolutely foolishness

[@farandowski]

"Beat me if you can, survive if I let you" is the perfect encapsulation of that game except it was pure dumb luck that let City survive. Yes they had no KDB and yes Rodri went off early but we had no Ødegaard, Saka had to get hooked at half time, Trossard put the ref in a "tough position" plus let's not forget the absence of the likes of Merino and Tomiyasu as well. City will be the happiest of the two teams with that result and I'm sure that Arteta will be telling the boys to hold this result and use it as fuel for the fire that's going to blaze a trail through our season. Pundits, opposition fan pages etc will be trying to paint a narrative that we didn't show up to the game but we all know the truth. There's not a single player that let the team down and the fact that even when up against a 10 man team, City needed the luck of the ball ricocheting in the direction of Kovacic and Stones just to draw level tells you all you need to know about this team. Arteta has transformed this team something fierce and all of Europe needs to be on notice because sooner or later, we are coming for it all.

[@tituschalk]

I hope Trossard is feeling a little embarrassed this evening. After his mardy goal celebration to pressure Arteta into putting him into the starting XI, this is the most memorable thing he’s done. Yes, the rules/refs suck, but show some intelligence in a game of this importance.

[@Changed_my_name_to_Bob]

Love this team. The heart, character, and drive they show makes me proud to be a fan of the club. We will get them next time boys. We will overcome the refs and continue to strive forward.

[@TristanBailey]

Epic zone defence and city were frustrated and pissed. Was so great at giving them no time still at the end of the game. Must be all so sore.

[@seunfayokun4680]

11 vs 11 I believe we would have beaten city

[@abhimit14]

Not to take anything away from the team as you rightly said this was a humungous performance but Partey's form is a real concern. Not sure but he is very inconsistent. Its funny how time changes he was that 1 player who most of us wanted to be the first name in the sheet. But now his inconsistency is a real concern

[@kennyego9264]

What a game! Full of excitement and on-field drama-just what you'd expect from two EPL giants. I believe Arsenal played exceptionally well against Manchester City, who are currently the best team in the league and arguably the best team in the world. Despite being down to 10 men for the entire second half, Arsenal led with two goals until John Stones equalised in the 98th minute of extra time. All things considered, it's a good outcome for both Arsenal and Manchester City. What a goalkeeper Raya is! He’s simply outstanding, and now I see why Mikel Arteta brought him on board. Raya's performance has fully justified why Arteta sought him over Ramsdale. The defence is also incredibly strong; Arsenal’s defensive system has become so solid. And what a goal by Calafiori! Unfortunately, the game’s spoiler was Trossard’s red card. While it's easy to blame the referees, the red card was deserved, and you can’t kick the ball away after the referee’s whistle. It’s a clear foul, and part of the rules of the game. I think Arteta needs to focus on discipline within the squad; two red cards in two games, two weeks apart, isn’t professional. Arsenal players need to stay calm and think through their actions on the field. Now we look ahead to the next challenge against Leicester City. Good luck to Arsenal, as always. Gunners for life!

[@supercellgenius9302]

Every arsenal fan shld be so proud 2day, what a fight. All except trossard who pissed me off

[@gooner7331]

Should be pissed off at the corrupt ref. 34th minute, doku kicks the ball away well after the whistle. Trossard kicks the ball away (attempted to pass the ball to martinelli half a second after the whistle goes) instantly shows a second yellow. Double standards. This is the same ref that didn't give kovacic a second yellow for elbowing odegaard in the head last year because and i quote "it was an important game and i didn't want to disrupt the flow by sending someone off

[@supercellgenius9302]

@@gooner7331 no chance dont blame the ref that was on trossard. 2 stupid yellows

[@dupe8685]

So heartbreaking

[@adesojiadewale8463]

Thanks for your match reaction. Do you feel like all other referees are now trying to make an example of Arsenal because of the outcry over Rice's red card? More like a case of "backing their mate (Chris Kavanagh) against us going forward?

[@NickBramwell]

Over the moon! we have the character and the balls to win the league. The off the ball clatter was enough to get a yellow, so no complaints.All in all a top result. I would give them all 11 out of 10. Glad to see Miles get a run out. He was bullied a bit, needs to hit the weights, but is certainly a player.

[@SeanKerrane-y7t]

Hi Charles, what did you think of Timber at RB on Sunday? I know we only saw him play there in a normal role for the first half before we were down to 10 men but curious to hear about what you think he brings there that might be similar or different from Ben White.

[@milkboyhj]

Charles, please comment on how Szoboszlai wasn’t given a yellow card for kicking the ball after the whistle was gone and then it’s okay to give one to Trossard. Baffled.

[@jamieburnett5119]

Don't forget Jesus. Thought he had a good defensive cameo

[@marvellis6762]

3 hard away games. No captain. 45mins+ with 10 men at City. Undefeated. This will do the world of good for the self belief mentality. We're doing this when weak! UP THEE ARSENAL!!!

[@olorunfemiilesanmi3374]

Hey charles, I'm so gutted today and very sad because the draw feels like a loss. I know you do not believe in conspiracy theories, and neither do I, but when things look like a pattern, one has to ask certain questions; 1) It was Michael Oliver that gave Martinelli two yellows in the same passage of play. 2) It was him who didn't send Kovacic off for the bad tackles last year, following which Webb said maybe MO didn't want to ruin the game. 3) Only arsenal players have been sent off for "delaying restart" this season when literally every team does it. Where does it end?? On a lighter note, Arsenal men and women's team both played 2-2 draws with City. COYG - Femi

[@jayeshanchan]

I’ll so so proud of the boys. I genuinely genuinely feel the refs association need to be investigated. There’s something fishy about the bias towards city and how everything that stands against them needs to be shut down. How did Silva and Doku escape the yellow but Trossard didn’t today? How did Pedro escape the yellow but Declan didn’t? We may just be the victims because we’re closest to toppling them. The boys were unbelievable. We almost pulled off the unthinkable. Mikel needs to pat each one of them on their back and he needs a pat himself. Man if we had a good cover for Odegaard and Saka, we would’ve been unstoppable (barring the 20th team that joins our opponents in black every week). We keep at it, game after game, and let’s see what we achieve at the end of the season.

[@Whagz_BuHu]

No wonder Klopp left this league, pundits, reporters and officials all suck the fun out of game. The game feels much less "magical" for my lack of a better adjective. I also can't believe people are giving Arteta flack for going defensive in the second half. Everyones great coaches but cant seem to get themselves a job and prove it.

[@jmace86]

BS decision by the ref! Why are we the only team whose players get booked for kicking the ball away?! Incredible defensive display to stifle City for 52 minutes! Absolutely gutting to concede in the last minute though!

[@Lewis-qm8uo]

Proud of the boys today, not a great game but so much grit away from home. If you'd have told me last week that we would have 3 away games to our arch rivals, one of the champions of Europe and then Manchester city of all teams and to come out with a win, 2 clean sheets and to pick up four points in the league... I'd have been very happy. I won't even get into refereeing because this will turn into an essay! We move on, still only 2 points behind COYG!

[@HampsteadOwl]

The second half had the grim reality of guarding against terrorism. We have to get lucky all the time. They only have to get lucky once.

[@BrianNcube-k6c]

Not only did city celebrate a draw, arsenal was gutted... what is it that you don't love about this team? What a week

[@DodgyBob.]

We have to stop making excuses for our players. He put his boot trough the ball after the whistle. But I could not be more proud of the team after that second half!

[@alexkcchung]

So proud but so angry at the standard of officiating, how long do we have to put up with this?