Rodri likely OUT for the season due to ACL injury [FULL REACTION] | ESPN FC

[@Joswag]

This will hurt City in the UCL more than the prem

[@gmae5342]

totally agree. Ucl is done now, you can give up on it, you need Rodri for games against Real Madrid, Bayern, Barca, inter, even arsenal and psg

[@Roman-yv3ye]

​@@gmae5342 ya

[@LilSoul55]

Let’s not forget, they didn’t win 3 games domestically when Rodri was suspended. It’s not just the ucl that they will miss him for.

[@isaacgloriosissimus2509]

Real Madrid won the ucl and la liga even with 3 acl injuries to major players

[@Shyne282]

Good 👍

[@mamadousy9632]

5 days after he complained about going on a strike and too many games wow

[@Photosoflife]

@mamadousy9632 It’s almost like he knew exactly what he was talking about.

[@ethanmcbee9556]

He played 60 minutes this season...​@Photosoflife

[@juancmr47]

He can rest now all year

[@valenciafantv]

Acl has nothing to do with fatigue

[@jamesk3784]

@@Photosoflifeit’s almost like karma as he don’t appreciate his privilege hope this damages his career

[@michaelthorpe3262]

Calafiori didn’t mean to shoot?? That’s crazy

[@pauricmurphy5698]

Abviously you were watching a different game 😮 Turned before the ball hit the net knowing he had hit a cracker.

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

▪︎Ref calls Walker over ▪︎Blows for freekick ▪︎Before allowing Walker back ▪︎Arsenal score from Walkers side ▪︎Coincidental or Coordinated?😂

[@antoinedoinell]

@@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings Walker was in position when ball was kicked. He switched off and that's his own fault.

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

▪︎Arsenal Dark Arts so obvious ▪︎Trossard dives on Silva from Behind ▪︎Premeditatedly target players to injure ▪︎Media - City rattled,Arsenal clever?😂

[@antoinedoinell]

@@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings its hard to take anyone who uses bullet points in a youtube comment seriously. aint nobody got time for your power point presentations kiddo.

[@daghul4785]

City will only be concerned if Paul Tierney and Michael Oliver get injured

[@Nateogg]

Strange since Michael Oliver cost city both their goals against Arsenal. Allowing a restart after summoning Walker and then ignoring the blocks on Ederson which has been overturned in other games. Almost as if Oliver is the reason Arsenal even scored

[@tomodul2619]

Has City beaten Arsenal when Michael Oliver or Paul Tierny isn't the refs?

[@Nateogg]

@@tomodul2619 yes they literally beat them 3-1 at the emirates last year with neither refereeing… but the fact you think Michael Oliver is the reason city beat Arsenal 4-1 last year is pure delusion

[@PeepsWaxPacks]

@@tomodul2619 I barely remember Arsenal winning anything 🤷

[@Hairyman13]

@@Nateogg you have you years wrong Michael Oliver was the ref at last years game and Arsenal won 1-0. Maybe check the fixtures before you start chatting nonsense

[@r.sakarollsafe1285]

Roy Keane got sent off for throwing it to Shearer, but not Haaland? the game is a joke now

[@leetaipe]

Its one rules for PL teams and other rules for 115 FC

[@jelle5859]

who cares bro, somtimes players get away with stuff. It was the last minute anyways and wouldn't have affected the match at all

[@yyzsupra8338]

Nedum with the Vincent Price laugh on "thriller" by Michael Jackson. ha ha ha ha ha. classic!

[@CG68810]

How many players need to continue getting injured before clubs, UEFA, and FIFA realize that whatever profits they are making from playing these guys nonstop is not in their economic interests. This not only a depressing situation for City fans but for football fans period. When you have one of the best players in the world not playing, the game is diminished. I would like to know how many injuries and the severity of those injuries were occurring 20-30 years ago?

[@Ribiezi]

Bro Rodri not playing wont mess the economy😂

[@DiReal_Donclassy]

Injury doesn't separate best players from the rest. It's part of the game

[@mealo]

@@DiReal_Donclassy kind of does mate cah the best players play over 70 games

[@therealsanteri]

It was worse decades ago

[@berane8909]

It's to allow substitute players to get more minutes.

[@Egalitarianism-qx8mf]

I love how in this conversation Liverpool aren't in it at all. I'd love them now to go on a massive run and win the league. Yes, we lost to Forest at home, but after that game we responded and slapped Milan 3-1 away and then beat Bournemouth 3 nil at home. I think Liverpool should be in this conversation!! Look at the attack of Liverpool, Salah, Gakpo, Nunez, Diaz, and Chiesa!! Those are 6 solid attacking players right there!!!!

[@heyitsmedammit]

This is not a reliable Liverpool side. You never know what they're going to deliver.

[@andrewwright4195]

​@@heyitsmedammitthis team won everything they still have world class players but I will say this we are not the title race because we have no depth if we have no long term injuries can we win league or champion league maybe but I want to see 1 game at a time

[@leetaipe]

You had a very easy calendar so far. Arsenal already played Villa, Spurs and City away. When you will vet points out of the games with top teams we'll have this conversation

[@tomgolab3958]

This past weekend that was the biggest game. WHY don't you wait when you play vs 115 and their 12th player and surely your team will be in much of the conversations.

[@_Forza]

Arsenal had 5 central defenders. No cross was getting through when the only player over 5ft is Haaland

[@BC-mj7gj]

There’s no doubt Rodri has been the best and most consistent player for City in the past 2 or 3 seasons. It’s hard to find direct replacement for players like Busquet and Rodri. What you do is replace them with a system. It’s part of the reason Barca suffered a lot last season, Pep is an experienced manager I’m so he’s gonna come up with a solution. It’s the same way when people were questioning Flick and Barca to have spent money on a DM and not on Olmo, in the end Flick knows he doesn’t have to play a single pivot.

[@adenihunadewale9214]

Hopefully stones and gundogan will hold it down

[@jr.3308]

Suddenly, Zubimedi doesn't mind leaving home now...

[@Footie4ever]

It’s a blessing that Gundo came back.

[@jackkerouac1523]

Too old

[@jackjones1915]

Kovacic will step in nicely

[@jackkerouac1523]

@@jackjones1915 kovacic is trash did you need see the last game?

[@stefanstefanescu3202]

Heavy injuries all over the place. Don't know why. I have the feeling it wasn't this bad in the 1990s and early 2000s/2010.

[@jamesk3784]

Short term memory many top players were injurie prone in them era

[@Boss53807]

Yeah a lot of the best players had injuries and problems, Messi and Ronaldo are just freaks of nature/ blessed

[@mrpk1719]

​@Boss53807 actually messi also got injured after 2012 calendar year he scored 91 goals and 22 assists in 69 games and he took that consistency to 2013 as well but got injured because he didn't rest from the start of 2012 to when he got injured in 2013 mid season. After that messi started taking more care of his body and 70 games a season was normal for him. Plus he was also the most fouled player in the world 70+ games and everyone was trying to break his legs

[@JYPapin]

@@Boss53807Even Messi didn’t play 06 UCL final because of injury.

[@otterpoopie]

Probably see KDB & Illay drop down alongside Kova. Might even see a Kova + Lewis duo. Stones would be ideal, but he is too injury prone and def cannot be trusted for entire season. Kova + Gvardiol would be interesting in that Gvardiol can cover a lot of space, but learn alongside Kova.

[@JYPapin]

I’d rather he plays Nico O’Reilly. He was good in preseason.

[@RohanSharma-xt7fr]

Ale might be one the most defensive person I have ever seen. Any one try to counter his argument, he gets so defensive

[@e.m.9497]

He's an imbecile

[@Photosoflife]

@RohanSharma-xt7fr That’s a sign of insecurity and someone having to be in control.

[@claudemakelele2856]

That's how he is. A complete clown

[@yyzsupra8338]

he is a tool subscribing to the Stephan A Smith school of thought.

[@johnhuczel9995]

Stevie is right there with him

[@Bo_YouTub3]

Don’t worry, Pep always has backup plans.

[@JYSportsNewsFootballOfficial]

RODRI IS ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD

[@tobaepebinuade5830]

Last season all 3 of their defeats when he was suspended and yes it’s true that Erling Haaland is scoring goals for fun they have a lot of talent in their team (Kevin de Bruyne Phil Foden Savinho Jeremy Doku Jack Grealish Ilkay Gundogan Bernardo Silva Ruben Dias Manuel Akanji Josko Gvardiol Rico Lewis Kyle Walker etc) and they won their first couple of games of the season without him but how can they go a full season without the best CDM in the world when they’ll be playing against much better opposition as the season progresses which means that they could drop a significant number of points and his absence in the team will be noticeable since he’s the one who makes everything tick for them his presence in the team makes everyone around him better and they’re able to elevate their game as Pep Guardiola is going to find solutions, he could tinker something in the team and also the January transfer window means that they could go in the market and sign a defensive midfielder to cover for him until he returns to fitness. Not to mention that they’re too reliant on Haaland as he’s the only one scoring goals for them consistently and he doesn’t have a natural backup on top of that, he doesn’t have a good injury record at times as when he gets injured, he misses a chunk of games during the season. They didn’t sign a backup striker for him in the summer transfer window. When you factor in his long term injury, their record without him and their title rivals looking very good on paper, City winning the title it could still happen, it’s not going to be as easy as we think it’ll be. Nobody would even be talking about a potential title race this season if it wasn’t for his ACL injury as people think that these guys would run away with the league again, now, the title race so open and this is whether it’s Liverpool or Arsenal this is their best opportunity to actually end their dominance this time around as that’s good for the competitive balance of the league until he comes back from injury or they get relegated to League Two before coming back to the Premier League. I don’t want to see anyone tore their ACL, at the same time, it’s a blessing in disguise for the premier league because from the perspective of the fans, you want to see a high level of competition and a proper title challenge instead of watching the same team dominating the league year in year out since the premier league as this is supposed to be the “best league in the world” and if City are able to win the title without Rodri, then the premier league is an absolute joke of a football league.

[@AA-ki6zn]

Nedum didn't say "as such" one time in this entire segment. Hope everything is OK.

[@gauravpoudel7288]

It's high time people realize that Manchester City Fc is not Rodri FC. This season whatever games we've won, we've won them all without Rodri starting for us.. Get that into your head

[@imbusimugalo5001]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@nickoforesta5788]

City has Pep and if you have Pep, you are going to find a way to win the league. Rodri is a generational talent but City will simply get on with it

[@ArdaGuler321]

City will still win the League regardless 😭

[@JayLFC404]

Dno yeno…

[@Triple_X_X]

Yeah becuz it's a glorified Farmers league duh 🤷

[@TorontoGooner]

No they aren't

[@mzdacasamoah]

Give it to them already

[@mzdacasamoah]

@@Triple_X_X Say that again🤣

[@popps33]

Rodri iS HUGE loss! He is such an intelligent player.

[@whoisthis5476]

At least we won’t have to hear him complain about playing too many matches and how unfair his life is

[@johnmulwa4338]

Pep is a master. Wait and see johnny stones and kovacic became the best holding midfielder duos

[@itachidm7675]

Other teams have missed almost their entire first team players and gotten no sympathy. City lose one player and all of sudden aren't favorites; I'm not buying that.

[@atttomole]

Very true. Real Madrid played with no central defence and without their first choice goalkeeper for most of last season.

[@DiReal_Donclassy]

Irrespective of who plays at Etihad, City will continue to win the title as long as the trio of Paul Tierney, Chris Kavanaugh and Michael Oliver are still working in the league.

[@LostWages]

If someone threw the ball into the back of Rodri's head during a match he'll still now be on the floor waiting for a red card or VAR

[@nitsujnewbie1408]

Ali moreno is a talking cervix

[@Enterthedarkness23]

Oil City will find a way to win regardless. They have already escaped 115 FFP cases, whats 116th going to do? They will be probably spend 100 million in January for a Rodri-lite player.

[@danielniiaryeeannangpresda3343]

Is there any Player like Rodri out there?

[@drogba4evah672]

Rodri's injury isn't just a loss for City, but a loss for the sport. We should all want to see the greatest players out on the field, doing what they love. Rodri is a massive talent who will be sorely missed.

[@Jrhfksk]

Rodri is mid he is not even top 5 player at City Man City will play better without him

[@barrymcokiner69]

​@Jrhfksk 😅😅 bro did you watch the 2nd half..?? City couldnt do much and were lost against 10 men 😂 Rodri is the bwst player they have IQ wise by a mile maybe KDB close second

[@Jrhfksk]

@@barrymcokiner69 Not because of Rodri Rodri cant control the game and is average defensive midfielder

[@Jrhfksk]

@@barrymcokiner69 Rodri basic IQ nowhere near prime KDB all rodri does is simple passes and is average defensively and cant control the game like I said. He is good but people acting like hes prime Modric or Kroos Rodri is like 5th best player at City

[@jc6087]

We aren't gonna miss a 6, it's not like he does anything special. He's a glorified water carrier, He's just 2024 Deschamps.

[@ordro107]

Wish a fast recovery to Maestro Rodri. They rushed him back from his euros injury it’s clearly the same knee. Big shame to the City physios ! Wish him the best From an Arsenal fan

[@cheikhball8080]

Iam not a City fan but i believe that they are still favorite to win and they are the best team

[@bernardfox9078]

Kovetic has played brilliantly lately as Rhodris replacement. I agree that he will be more of a loss in champions league.

[@jackjones1915]

Who is kovetic

[@jaweedhaidery20]

The impact Rodri has> City can win Premier league without him, Spain can win the final without him. Now imagine Real Madrid w/o Vini

[@JYPapin]

It’s time for Nunes and Nico O’Reilly to step up.

[@rahulchakraborty6790]

So now playing defensive is being critisized. What's wrong with these people. Even the host of the show is so eager to blame Arsenal. Havertz onto Rodri. What about Haaland onto Saliba, Partey and Gabriel and after the game onto Mikel and Jesus. Why so much hate for Arsenal?

[@russellward4624]

They aren't being criticized for being defensive. They're being criticized for being cowardly. They lead the PL in time wasting.

[@Photosoflife]

Rodri is most certainly a loss for City. But anyone claiming this will ruin City’s season are not paying close attention. City are absolutely stacked in the midfield with Kovacic, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Foden, Silva, Grealish, Doku, Savinho, Nunes, and Bobb (when he returns from injury). City already have a style of play where the likes of Lewis, Akanji, and Stones all essentially drop into the defensive midfielder role when City are in possession. City will do just fine without Rodri.

[@josiahwanjiku9187]

The 4 epl games he missed last season, guess how many they lost....4 out of 4!

[@Photosoflife]

@josiahwanjiku9187 And you know the 4 EPL games he didn’t play to start the season and how many they won…4 out of 4.

[@_A7X]

Well duh becuz he's a Spaniard..He was born with greatness..He was born to be one of the very best

[@loz501]

​@@Photosoflife The season is early so many more games to come and City is a team that's consistently competing on all fronts. Rodri has been City's best player for the last few years so this injury is massive and I would definitely be worried. You can maybe make the argument that kovacic and stones can cover it but Rodri is simply in a league of his own. The other more pressing position is the striker position. If Haaland gets injured for an extended period of time it's almost game over for City.

[@Photosoflife]

@@loz501 It’s City. It’s not even close to game over with Rodri out. Or even if Haaland gets hurt again.

[@benferns6078]

Silly question Silly cards by the Ref, looks Ref are also recuitted by big team's to make team's loose at the other end indirect effects

[@akeembuchanan8180]

He will definitely be getting a very warm welcome in the return leg and the fans also nit because he's over grown means anyone is scared of him we will humiliate them at home

[@floydweller3085]

As a city fan am not worried players has to step up simlpe as that

[@benferns6078]

He had to talk less and play more 😮😢but he was doing both that has hit him badly 😢 get well and play more 😅😮

[@yyzsupra8338]

everyone is replaceable in the EPL. pipeline funnels good players to all teams.

[@BFG_10G]

Doesn't this injury kind of prove Rodri's point?

[@izradadon8918]

Its a pain, but they'll find a way like they always do.

[@historianofmanythings4294]

They’ll just play differently. Same way they did when KDB was out for half the season and when they won the league with no striker😂

[@_A7X]

This is different..Rodri is the controller like Busi or Xavi were for Barca

[@historianofmanythings4294]

@@_A7X they’ve yet to lose with him barely playing this season. They have gundo back who has done that role before. They’ll be fine. Silva, gundo, kova, stones, and nunes is enough

[@o.i909]

All these crabs over here predicted City will defeat Arsenal.

[@howbani]

These guys they just say their opinions which could be rubbish too, almost 99% is rubbish. 😂

[@samkelorashuza5949]

@@howbani Why is that a rubbish opinion?

[@mjeez4348]

Because they are aresenal fans commenting haha ​@samkelorashuza5949

[@ColbyMcDowell]

If Rodri doesn’t get injured in the 18th minute, City stomp Arsenal on Sunday, they were COOKING that first 15 mins

[@tomgolab3958]

Except Stevey

[@benjaminarends8964]

it's an opening in the lineup someone can take advantage of. City going to be in the market January now for sure

[@MusicHavenSG]

Good. No sympathy from me after we received none for Van Dijk getting season ended by Pickford. Get out for the season, maybe even two.

[@dennisnico17]

Is a big big big lost for us . but we will try 😔

[@IamFootballmerc]

They have began writing us off...renember last season? They did the same when kdb went off due to injury.....but we are city, and we always find a way around......we are good and we must suffer at some point , and that adversity builds our character more💯💯💯💯

[@branolukwesa3538]

Atevie jealous of calafiori because he wasnt nevert good enough to shoot that well lol

[@andrewwright4195]

He won everything at liverpool leagues and champion leagues he dominated both why would he be jealous

[@henok2437]

What is moreno credentials? He just talk so much nonsense

[@Sajdar85]

As a Liverpool fan I can say this is definitely not good news for Man City! Whilst Rodri being out for the season gives us a lift in the race for the title, I would rather he was fit as I would never want a player to be injured Based on the fact that VVD had the same injury, Rodri will be back by June, but it will take him another season at a minimum to get back to his best, like it did with VVD Physically it will take him atleast 6 months but mentally it will take much longer! Going into tackles will play on his mind a lot, so City fans be ready to wait 2 years to see Rodri back to his best

[@Cbricklyne]

I hate to break it to City fans...... But as a Liverpool fan who's seen Van Dijk and the likes of Harvey Elliot and Oxlade-Chamberlain get ACL injuries in our team,... As the old adage goes, no player ever returns from an ACL injury the same. And this is true across all sports. Football, Basketball, Ice Hockey, American Football,...... It's basically like a form downgrade button for a player. He might still have the same instincts and football smarts, but the fact that he may never feel he can fully trust that knee again and will always fear another injruy recurrence means he's never going to go full tilt like before the injury. It sucks, but when you hear ACL injury, that's pretty much curtains.

[@andrewwright4195]

Yh facts

[@r_focus]

who notice Mario Melchiot is using background on his part

[@Triple_X_X]

Barça was gonna take back their crown with or without Rodri..Now without him in City, it won't be fair at all becuz we were gonna run rampant all over them.. They were on course to feel our w rath ☠️💙❤️

[@Rageebait]

bot

[@illyaedwards7188]

City destroy Barca

[@SPFray-ss5pu]

Try beating Leipzig first

[@lewiyonas3255]

There is no player that has better ball security than Rodri. That being said we have kovacic and gundogan… we will be fine If anything Kovacic is a great value Rodri so this should work out

[@jasonketu38]

We all know how important Rodri is, but as pep said, we have to get a solution and we will. ..

[@sevovevo3396]

That’s it for him. He would never been the same again.

[@kylephaneufmusic]

Everyone knows Rodri is the key and it’s clear arteta told his team to go after him. Just look at Havertz seconds into the game. Arsenal is disgustingly.

[@lothianslegacy9409]

115

[@YuanDamaris]

😢 stupid cityfans, never watch arsenal play

[@andrewshiu5872]

Stop spouting nonsense, no one targeted him, no one

[@Gil-z8j]

Win by any means possible 😂😂😂

[@andrewshiu5872]

@@kylephaneufmusic care to provide any evidence that an arsenal player led to Rodri's injury? Neither the refs or VAR saw any foul play but it seems you alone have evidence?

[@curiousone9364]

Only take away from this for me is Ale talks bullc*ap. No insight whatsoever just shooting breeze

[@mikephoenix3272]

Ale is spot on

[@jesuslover1896]

Thank God. I hope it's significant and drawn out. That's the only thing that'll give me some sense of justice against Man City's biggest fan Michael Oliver.

[@SPFray-ss5pu]

Wishing injury upon another person just because they play for a opposing team? Hope you get dox and exposed

[@branolukwesa3538]

Atleast Rodri will get the rest he ha sbeen looking for .

[@joebrindley4570]

So they spend an entire show on Rodri and his injury and how it will affect City; how they will be able to manage, etc etc. When Man United lost seven of their starting eleven last year, they said, "Injuries are not an excuse, they happen." Same thing when Isak got injured or when Spurs lost a few starters. Injuries happen, period. What a difference when it's a Man City player.

[@troyfrost6993]

Stone will do the job what the heck.

[@manofthenorth6372]

Where's K. Phillips when you need him?

[@Photosoflife]

@@manofthenorth6372 Going to get relegated. That’s where.

[@ACE-7964]

Ale what are you saying? Saka has a 6 G/A IN 5 GAMES this season And Kai has 3G/A in 5. What are they sacrificing? 🤔

[@danielniiaryeeannangpresda3343]

Rodri's injury has made the premier league wide open. This is the chance for the others especially Liverpool and Arsenal to take advantage.

[@real5901]

wow.........if pep win this season i crown him as the best ever

[@johnboyd3336]

It sometimes amazes me that these guys present themselves as knowledgeable about football. Take Alex Morena. He is saying that Arsenal (without Martin Odergaard) needs to play better despite beating Tottenham away in the North London derby and were 30 seconds from beating Man City away from home!?! Plus he is comparing Arsenal to Mourinho's teams who don't know how to play offensive football when Man City haven't beat Arsenal in the last four games!?! Then Dan Thomas saying that Arsenal are playing "too close to the edge" when Declan Rice lightly taps the ball away and get kicked in the leg and Troussard kicks a ball away less than half a second after the whistle!?! Over the edge!?! You cannot make it up!

[@Joseph12323-o]

This is peps fault. This guy has to rest. He's playing even in caraboa cup. Peps sometimes is BS

[@ZORROH84]

They "Loved it" when Haaland threw the ball to Gabriel's Head. Will they show the same love if an Arsenal player does it to Haaland?

[@RM_FC_1]

This is not a probleme for them they will spend their oil money 🛢️ like a 80 M for a player like zubimendy to replace him and continue to farm this league👩‍🌾👨‍🌾

[@only1_skunk]

All I know is Havertz and Partey should have gotten a red card for their fouls on Rodri

[@tymkoc3293]

Sucks for him and his team and nobody wants to see players injured for extended time. Respect for the top player in the world in his position that Rodri is. However, he's almst constant complains about having too many matches to play should end for a while now. Definitely a plus for challengers like Arsenal.

[@johnpraise27]

Man City won't be worried about the absence of Rodri, in as much as Michael Oliver is always available for them in big games. 115 times and still counting.

[@millate]

City will really understand how devastating this news is when they keep drawing or losing some games

[@Jay-mn8kb]

Rodri might be out for the rest of the season due to ACL injury. I think Man City will rather lost to Arsenal but having a fit Rodri throughout the campaign.

[@briandundas7173]

So Stevie considers it an electric chair offense when Troussard does nothing violent and advocates nothing for firing the ball at a guy's head. OK. That makes total sense (on some planet, I'm sure).

[@Ryan-lf1ko]

They will just spend 100 mill in January after they beat the charges and buy another Rodri.

[@danielniiaryeeannangpresda3343]

How many times has City spent 100m on a player? And how many times has Arsenal paid 100m on a player?

[@Ryan-lf1ko]

@@danielniiaryeeannangpresda3343 I remember them buying 3 full backs in one transfer window a few years ago for like 30-50 mill each. Let’s not kid ourselves. They are cheats.

[@csh28]

Yes, it's a loss. But they still have KDB, Gundogan, Nunes, Kovacic, Bernardo, Foden, Bobb. I know few of them sometimes play higher, but they've played a lot in midfield and they still have Grealish, Savinho, Doku. Other teams have had more than this in previous years.

[@keganho1380]

Theory: as a replacement to rodri, kovacic is going to take his role and will pop off.

[@cpmb7346]

The hypocrisy there... 0.8 ball hit in continuation of play and it's a yellow because it's unsportsmanlike/football conduct but yes they all say it's great for football for a kid to see a grown man throw an object at another man's head... woww... that's great context of how to be a fool's fool!! ...

[@BugzMcgutz]

Thank goodness for City that Michael Oliver is still healthy!

[@kagisomabele4936]

Well he thought about going to strike, and he got way more than that.

[@znhait]

I think City will be fine. First of all, I don't believe any of the challengers are as good, say, as Liverpool were between '18 and '20. In other words, I don't see Arsenal nor Liverpool getting 90+ points. More importantly, let's look at City depth. They have Walker, Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Stones, Gvardiol, and Ake. In attack, they have Grealish, Doku, Haaland, Savinho, Foden, and KDB. In midfield, they have Kova, Bernardo, and Gundogan. In midfield, they can pick two out of Kova, Bernado, and Gundogan and one of KDB and Foden as an AM. And against weak teams, they can play both Foden and KDB in midfield. City will still win the league.

[@pierrotmus]

It was okay when Bernardo Silva while playing left back in a game against Arsenal spent the whole game kicking Bukayo. It is okay for a 6 ft Rodri tried to physically block K Havertz from running across the line without the ball and it is a false for Havertz to body check him? When Arsenal played beautifully and lost an odd game they were called soft. Now, everyone wants them to be nice? I love version of Arsenal where John McGinn lathers the ball into W Saliba and Ben White gives him the taste of his own medicine.

[@joebrindley4570]

Now Steve, remember what you said when United had all those injuries? "Injuries are not an excuse!" LOLOL!

[@jaweedhaidery20]

ESPN has given Ballon d’or like 10 times to Rodri😂😂😂🤡

[@tomodul2619]

Manchester City should go for Adam Wharton of Crystal Palace in January. He'll be a better fit for Manchester City as a young player for the future. Instead of going to splash lots of money on other players.

[@lifeinchristtv5650]

But Arsenal became defensive after the red card. After 15 minutes Arsenal was good, building and growing in the game until the red card.

[@IamFootballmerc]

City will find a way. The worst thing you can do is to underestimate them.

[@gracadio]

not sure Ale watches arsenal cause Havertz does shithousery all the time.

[@sneakytacos773]

Every game city doesn’t convincingly win, ESPN will use to go on a rant about how much Rodri deserves the ballon dor

[@sushiii23]

"in contention and will probably win the balon d'or" Wasn't even Spain's best midfielder. Wasn't even City's best player.

[@covenantmutema9423]

This guys should just say that walker is finished...those 2 goals are all on him...

[@muhammadhanif4113]

He and bernardo need to man up instead rolling on the pitch everytime.

[@jimmyniful]

If one bad game and losing 1 important player is enough to derail City's season, then i don't they should have ever won a title ever. I actually think the anger against Arsenal could add to their motivation.

[@clartigue10]

Says players may need to strike over too many games Fields are more artificial turf and less grass lately so they can take more punishment from more games Tears ACL from being hit by a r@p1st while stepping bad on said pitch