Did Arsenal rattle Man City?

[@ulfanfinneriksen4643]

We sure did. More important Oliver didn't want to send Kovacic off last season because he didn't want to ruin the game. Public explanation. This season he had no problem sending Trossard off and ruin the game. Shameful weak behaviour.

[@avikarsewpersad9856]

Trossard should learn to be disciplined and not be a fool and kick the ball away.

[@alexe5691]

@@avikarsewpersad9856 Brother, he played it into Martinelli 0.5 seconds after he blew the whistle. If anyone needs to show discipline, its Oliver. Let me see you react to something in 0.5 seconds.

[@Audiostyleable]

​@@avikarsewpersad9856OK bootlicker

[@gentleken7864]

PGMOL and officials say that VAR is evolving each year but already this year we're getting worse decisions than last year. That's not evolution. I'm an Arsenal fan, but I'll two non-Arsenal examples just from this last weekend. Why wasn't Vicario carded for handling out of the area, instead the Brentford player and manager get carded for complaining? How does that work? Vicario clearly handled outside the area. West Ham not getting a penalty for a player held and then falling in the area, and that was at 2-0, I think? All 'checked' by VAR and cleared.

[@whatevername8551]

​@@gentleken7864 PGMOL & VAR are getting worse every year in England, while it improves everywhere else.

[@dlaldlaldlanutsntnstn1418]

City would've been happier at full time, but the big picture is that this is damaging for City and Encouraging for Arsenal

[@javierlandaverde4108]

City could not do anything for almost 51 minutes being a man up and breaking down the line.

[@reflesh8802]

at the end of the day, no matter the result i think arsenal could consider their odds for winning the title higher than before the game, even if city had won because with rodri out for the season it will be tough for city, you have to wonder if this is the season they don't win it

[@thedean4431]

rubbish its a great point for city and still top of the league

[@zalemdreams]

It's a comfortable draw for City and an inconvenient one for Arsenal. City are better at gaining points against the lesser teams in the PL. Arsenal need to beat City to have that cushion.

[@dlaldlaldlanutsntnstn1418]

@@thedean4431 "a great point for city" are they the underdogs?

[@BjornWiese]

I rewatched the game today. Between the blow of the whistle and Trossard kicking the ball were about 0,5 to 0,7 seconds. Go and watch it again. Stop the time. He made the decision to clear the ball before he heard the whistle. He had no chance to change his mind in less than a second. It is an absolutely ridiculous, if not scandalous decision to punish a team for this to play with 10 men for a full half. Absolute nonsense. It seems as if referees WANT to be the taking point somehow. And it seems this kind of things are happening more often than not against Arsenal. Anyway, Man City had no recipe to score against 10 men in the regular time, scored in the 98th minute (even though injury time was just 7 minutes, but hey, it’s Man City, isn’t it?) the equaliser and celebrated a draw against 10 men as if they have won the league. Arsenal will win the league this year. Yesterday was a momentum shift.

[@pstratos7]

If you’ve ever played a minute of football, you know you can’t kick the ball away like that in frustration

[@pstratos7]

@@alexcoyg3281 it wasn’t a secret, they were told before the season, and it was reinforced when rice was sent off. You can complain about refs but trossard was a fool for being in the situation

[@alexcoyg3281]

@@pstratos7 yeah, you are a dimdumb so no need to have a conversation 😉

[@augustkuuskvere79]

Get over it, nerd. It’s a clear yellow, everyone else stopped.

[@left4deadR]

Wet dreaming is free my friend

[@frenemy_]

Pep kicks the chair, bernardo childish interview, and haaland hit the ball from the back to big gabi and try to disrespect arteta is proving how rattled them. Counting down for the end of the 115's era.

[@Ar1886]

When Stoke City & Birmingham used to bully and break our players' legs they were ok with it but now that it's Arsenal standing up for themselves and refusing to be bullied by taking part in the dark arts they don't like it. I hate these hypocrites

[@thebritishbushman8389]

Yep Eduardo springs to mind as does Shawcross etc. etc.

[@5678hgvhjkjnbnm]

Arsenal fans with double standards? Never....

[@zsht]

I've *NEVER* seen any one of Pep's 16 teams be rattled like that before. Never. I've never seen Man City or Barcelona or Bayern celebrate a draw like that - at home, with an extra man, and an extra day's rest. It's gonna take a huge effort from Pep to ensure this doesn't have psychological consequences on their season. That's how rattled they were.

[@BjornWiese]

Plus Rodri is out

[@xihlovochuma3227]

Then you have never heard of klopp Liverpool or real Madrid arsenal and Manchester city are not rivals city are dominating

[@zsht]

@@xihlovochuma3227 then why has City lost twice and drawn twice the past 4 games against Arsenal? Klopp never won at the Etihad. Man City has 1 win in the past 5 vs Real Madrid

[@SWAPNIL9914]

you must be serious.....

[@grealish2234]

​@@zshtBarca v madrid was the greatest

[@TrueInspiration159]

You celebrated a late equaliser with 10 men like you won the league. You are rattled by Arsenal!

[@TheCoolistic]

You celebrate very win like that and still can't win it.

[@TrueInspiration159]

@@TheCoolistic where is their hate for celebrating the way they did?

[@adamak1417]

As a brighton fan, it amuses me how no one is seeing the irony with bernardo's comments. Of course they preferred the way Liverpool played against them because it's an easier style for them to play against. When Liverpool went down to 10 men against them and tried to attack they lost 5-0, but its okay because Man city's moral compass was satisfied. Amazes me how Liverpool fans actually think he's gassing them up and be like "Yeah that's right! We we're such good competitors to the City team that beat us 6/7 times to the title because we played the way they wanted us to play". Like anyone sits here and goes "to be fair, credit to Liverpool for attacking city with 10 men" In 20 years time no one will be talking about how much gusto Liverpool had for attacking City in the matches they played, they'll remember that City won 6 titles and Liverpool won 1 the same way people remember Blackburn rovers winning 1 title during United's dominance

[@71775926]

Just like how they'll remember the number of titles Brighton and Arsenal won in the past 7 seasons.

[@leighsymons5619]

And how many charges City are facing.

[@darlingtonobi3324]

Had an argument with a city fan, if we want to defend it’s our business. It’s on you to find a way around and score. Bunch of entitled babies expecting us to play how they want

[@left4deadR]

0 trophies

[@benedictharrison2819]

@@left4deadR third biggest club in the UK with more trophies than City, Chelsea, Spurs and the rest of em. Crawl back in your hole trogladyte

[@chethan.gowda0701]

@@left4deadR115 trophies

[@Josh-pj7tq]

​@@chethan.gowda0701 sound hahaha

[@Josh-pj7tq]

Nah as a city fan I hate when people act like theres only 1 style of play, id love if city played as ye did with 10 men that 2nd half

[@timjallow2644]

Oliver cashing in on half his UAE-bonus with that draw 🇦🇪💰 Not bad for 45 + 9 + another 2 and 45 + 7 + another 2 minutes of work.

[@TheCoolistic]

And how many minutes' time wasting were there in that second half? Keeper was times at holding on to the ball for over 5 minutes of it alone, them your players going down pretending to have cramp. Are your players really that unfit after one month of the season, or is there another reason? I'm guessing there are no complaints about being gifted a goal after the ref pulled Walker out of position then didn't allow him time to get back.

[@timjallow2644]

@@TheCoolistic 1. No team in the history of football has applied the dark arts more then city, the masters of time wasting, tactical fouling and crowding the referee. Hurts when it happens to you tho, doesn’t it? 2. The ball was in play for the longest it has ever been in any half so far this season in the 2nd half of that game. So not sure where you’re getting the time wasting delusion from. Facts state the complete opposite. 3. Rodri blocked Havertz path and then flopped to the ground play acting hurt like a 4 year old with a booboo within the first 3 seconds of the game, staying down for 4 min. Pathetic to then talk about other players going down with cramp. I guess it was karma that came back to bite him. 4. If you pause the frame when Partey takes the free kick you can clearly see that Walker is in line with the rest of the backline and facing the free kick, having jogged there. Not sure how much more times he needs to be ready or why on earth any other team should wait for him to switch back on after having switched off like an unprofessional. 5. If you think Raya held on to the ball for over 5 min, or let alone even close to 30 seconds, I’m sorry but you have severe time distortion syndrome that probably should be checked by a professional trained in the medical field. Enjoy relegation once the authorities are done with your club.

[@marvellis6762]

Weakened team. 10 men for the 2nd half. At City. And they still couldn't win... course they are rattled. 115!!

[@linimcfc715]

😂😂😂😂 don't make us piss, time wasters got they originally wanted a point if they were lucky

[@marvellis6762]

You couldn't beat 10 men in 45mins.... that's the bottom line. King size clown!!

[@TTTrainTTT]

11 men, 20 backroom staff, pick pocket experts thrown in and 20 years later- 0 titles.

[@Qlicky]

@@linimcfc715 Funny how a team that wanted a draw was leading for most of the game 😂. City celebrations showed who wanted the point more.

[@Panjax]

@@Qlicky You seem to have forgotten last season when you also rocked up to draw with Mourinho ball and celebrated a point like the title was won.

[@3bladeninja21]

"You just drew a 10 man Arsenal" Bernardo: well Liverpool used to play more open Lmao what?

[@adtastic1533]

Sorry we play good defense, Bernardo

[@ericng7656]

Sorry we are not naive Bernado

[@thejoulesthief6841]

That’s because they would win 5-0 against Liverpool lol he’s not happy with the fact that they dropped points at home

[@TonyAleogenaRaphael]

Bernardo is looking for a cheap win. Slouchy cry baby

[@Robert-i4g]

Bunch of cry babies.... They are really rattled... Crying all over the place. The players, the fans, the owners, ....... Paying Oliver didn't help them

[@alzer6467]

Sam is 100% WRONG about the Doku one. The ref was pointing towards where Rice eventually took the free kick. The foul was for handball by Kovacic. That is where Rice took the free kick from. Doku kicked it back into the Arsenal half, farther than what Rice kicked it against Brighton.

[@jr_xtreme8940]

The issue with going by the letter of the law is that the nuances u mentioned shouldn't matter. According to what the refs are stating for Arsenal now is that any touch of the ball after the foul has been given is a yellow

[@trh5841]

The foul (handball) in mcs half and he kicked it back into arsenal half. According to this narrative, why was the ref telling doku to kick it back to the place where the foul is not from then?

[@alzer6467]

@@trh5841 is it that hard to understand? the ref was pointing to where the free kick happened, where Rice took the free kick from. Doku kicked it away from there. The ref chose to not book him for it which is OK but he needs to be consistent....it also happened with Silva before the Arsenal equaliser but again chose not to book him.

[@trh5841]

@@alzer6467 that's what I'm saying mate. People are saying doku did what the ref asked him which 1) he did not, 2) if it was true then why did the ref tell him to kick the ball so far away from the foul -> nonsense. Sorry English is not my first language

[@alzer6467]

@@trh5841 fair enough, I agree, no logic to that argument.

[@1881Sports]

Summary of Bernado's rant: It's easier playing Liverpool than playing Arsenal these days. The lil boy who plays for 115 Man Cheating FC doesn't know Arsenal used to play the most expansive football in the league?

[@TheCoolistic]

"Used to.." being the key phrase here. No idea who the made up team you refer to is.

[@1881Sports]

@@TheCoolistic "10-man Arsenal battered by City 10 - 2". Y'all didn't get this headline and you won't rest. I've supported my team through generations. All teams evolve. Rivals now want Arsenal to play the way they want, talk the way they want, Arteta to talk the way they want, etc. Soon y'all will be recommending WAGs for our players. Rivals always unhappy when Arteta doesn't play to their narrative.

[@linskychou]

When liverpool lost mane back at their prime. City thumped them 5-0 with liverpool do or die style. So its of course to bernado silva‘s liking and how convinent and patrionising at that

[@jdmhbeats]

10 man low block nah I’m dead 🤣🤣🤣 Pathetic team 0 UCL

[@1881Sports]

@@jdmhbeats Your ghost is right dude, you are dead. And your banter skills are non-existent. Why hasn't any fellow ghost told you?

[@rickigouldesbrough4019]

I’m absolutely loving being an Arsenal fan right now. It feels like we’re living rent-free in the minds of fans from other clubs, and honestly, it’s the best feeling in football. COYG

[@tsdvaks]

Enjoy it while u can lol

[@Sendsei_AFC]

@@tsdvaksthe way things are trending, where not going anywhere but up mate.

[@seangreen3126]

@@rickigouldesbrough4019 almost as good as winning the premier league or champions league?

[@Elgon-Teak]

Yup, I think the image of the invincible just flashed across minds of many past rivals with performance and it's a scary thought for many. Gary Neville and Roy Keane would rather support Man City!

[@TotalllFootball]

And that's the only thing you'll be celebrating come May😂

[@djmercenary6588]

Pepp destroying his dug out, Haaland, crying about being humble, silva crying in his interview. They are the definition of rattled 😂😂😂

[@jdmhbeats]

0 UCL in your entire history 💀💀💀

[@martinfield9667]

The fact that they celebrated scraping a draw against 10 men (for 45+ minutes) tells you all you need to know.

[@Panjax]

Yes because Arsenal are famous for never celebrating.

[@miseconor8104]

Imagine the shame of celebrating a 98th minute equalizer against title rivals..

[@pstratos7]

They’re topping you in the tabled and you’ve never beat them head to head, I think they’re fine mate

[@williamcummings3227]

"Tells you all you need to know" they gained a point, rather than handing Arsenal's parked bus 3. How dare they celebrate. Must be so easy playing against 10 men of Arsenal's calibre, when their sole intention is to disrupt play and time waste.

[@etempt8218]

all of this just for arsenal to finish second again and win no trophy

[@LeechyPlatinum]

This is the start of the actual rivalry. Previous to this it was infancy Arsenal trying to catch the juggernaut but now it’s on. City got rattled big time and the post match comments from the city squad shows it more than anything. They know this isn’t a team they will blow away with 10 games to go anymore, this Arsenal team can’t be given an inch now.

[@pstratos7]

It’s not a rivalry until both teams have won. Until Arsenal actually beats them it’s hardly a rivalry.

[@LeechyPlatinum]

@@pstratos7 Arsenal beat Man City last season at the emirates in the premier league?

[@mav3r1ckk]

@@LeechyPlatinum them city fans have memory loss problem. Can't blame them though, they can't remember anything before 2015 either

[@whatevername8551]

Not sure it will be a rivalry after Pep leaves and City gets penalized with relegation.

[@mav3r1ckk]

@@whatevername8551 all these City fans will be nowhere to be found then for the next 100 years

[@thekeccles1996]

As a City supporter I think it's a huge reminder that there's still so much for us to work on, as there typically is at this stage in the season. Arsenal nearly did the smash and grab with a bit of dark arts, and they're entitled to go for that if they think it's a good way to get a result -- they nearly got 3 points from it. If you can stay organized like that after going up against City, it is one of the best ways to beat us, like a classic Mourinho-Pep matchup. I think Arsenal can play like that when they need to and I don't think City can. Both teams will be upset by the refereeing, I think Oliver clearly just wasn't up to the task for this match which is a shame. Injuries for both teams were also a bummer -- game would've been better with Rodri, KDB, and Odegaard of course. And it's still too early to know what it'll mean as far as the title race goes. If you're City you certainly celebrate that 98th minute goal though because it could be big in the long run. And it preserves the home unbeaten streak even when of course you'd rather win.

[@whatevername8551]

Agree on all points. And will add that Oliver is rarely competent, and it's a shame to the league that he continues to be employed.

[@izzojunior]

Very fair analysis 👍🏿

[@qadirbhutta5814]

Finally a sane voice

[@vireshjadhav12]

Please define dark art

[@v3nom842]

City fans talking about dark arts is hilarious. Rodri is the master of dark arts, with constant tactical fouling

[@eviltechnology]

Silva moved the ball 20 meters and blocked Trossard to get the ball before the first goal. Ref ignored it completely. Then decided to give a red card in the 8th minute of 6 minute stoppage time. Then we saw that refs have no idea how much stoppage time is needed in the game. We got 7 minutes in a half that was top 3 this season of active ball in play.

[@Poet1397]

Not even top 3, the most active minutes was played in the second half. Which is why it's does my head in when everyone keeps bringing up 'dark arts' and 'time wasting'. Like please stfu and look at the stats. The most time wasted was by Rodri when he was rolling around trying to get Havertz sent off

[@benb8766]

RE Trossard I think the important point is that as fans we absolutely do not want to be discussing the intracicies of what constitutes 'delaying the restart' and whether it warrants a harsh punishment or not. This was never and should never be a mainstream topic of discussion: the referees need to get over themselves and make the game about the football.

[@csm101rus]

Maybe after getting a second yellow for petulantly kicking the ball away, his manager should have given him a bollocking as opposed to a hug. Whilst the refereeing was below par for both sides on Sunday, players and managers should take more responsibility for their actions or lack of.

[@adrianos198]

Arsenal are reffed different. Stricter, more pedantically and more troubling their is a deep disrespect between pgmol and Arsenal. We are the poster boys for being made example of. City just dont get these type decisions

[@DruBurke]

Arsenal fans are the biggest cry babies on the internet

[@Fakeslimshady]

Pgmol is cash-strapped, so naturally they help the highest bidder...

[@peterandjunko]

This is it in a nutshell. Arsenal are like the class troublemaker in the eyes of PGMOL- so we get afternoon detention for dropping a pencil.

[@HorsieWalker]

Look at opta stats about added time, no way there should have been 7 mins if we look at what's been given in other matches - Abu Dhabi strikes again

[@guillembad]

Talking about effective playing time? Need to see the stat because i felt second half was more like 3min deserving, and just for the subs really

[@shreyam1008]

Check newer stats, 9 mins taken for goal kicks (pl record) 2nd most average time taken on delays

[@MAYBE673]

@@HorsieWalker i woulda gave 10 min. Those arsenal players time wasting was shameful. Falling on the ground, calls medics, asking keeper to stay on the ground, and rice got booked for time wasting…

[@nishidrai7951]

Btw man City tps the delay list not arsenal. So before u just see one statistic see the whole list.

[@shreyam1008]

​@@nishidrai7951 Yes city tops delay for goal kick(49 sec i think), but city only has like 3/4 goal kicks per game. Now looking at total dealy, city are bang on average, Guess who is on top . arsenal . Also, PL teams just had a formal complaint, agasint arsenal for "dark arts"

[@IsaacOkuboyejo]

I have rewatched the match and saw that the first half was balanced. Each team had their moments and Arsenal wasn't parking the bus as the general narrative has been. City had 10 men in their box when Calafiori scored but no one accused them of parking the bus. Michael Oliver decided it was time to ruin the match and the 2nd half appeared ruined with full attack against full defence.

[@shango7942]

Savinho created that goal, Erling will get the headlines but it's Savinho

[@LTC366]

He's the only player that looked dangerous. Apart from his goal Haaland did fuck all

[@shango7942]

@@LTC366 😂😂😂

[@jovsta]

City's first 4 opponents vs Arsenal's are night vs day. The Arsenal game was their first tough-ish game.

[@lindilebangose7667]

inter?

[@Fakeslimshady]

@@lindilebangose7667 If you know how to count, "first 4 opponents" obviously means the premier league

[@atgwiuz]

Chelsea away is always uncertain but yeah arsenal had much more tough fixtures, not to mention the refeering decisions being against them too.

[@tsdvaks]

One can only dream lol let’s see where arsenal are at, at the end of the season

[@danyosuna7276]

Tottenham away, Brighton and, Aston villa and Atalanta away in like 3 weeks? If those are not tough fixtures then which are?

[@mojoleaker]

Funnily enough the second yellow for Trossard, which was mentioned in commentary, was for rough play. Even the VAR discussion was about that and NOT about delaying a restart. Maybe people need to talk about that a bit more

[@caldepen372]

Rough play!? That was the officials scrambling to explain away a terrible bias. If that was rough, then nobody should be on the pitch. Did anyone see Haaland, slamming around?

[@nvrmnd4567]

The rough play happened before the delay. No point in booking the delay when the challenge already was booked

[@Panjax]

@@caldepen372 This the kind of guy to snapshot someone standing on Odegaards pinky toe and say he could've died why no red.

[@sammci]

Actual EPL officials confirmed it was for kicking the ball, not rough play.

[@jplb96]

That's what the commentators said. PGMOL confirmed it was for booting the ball away and rightly so.

[@danogunner]

Given the reaction of City players after the game (celebrating a draw against 10 men). Arsenal have 100% rattled city

[@allenlopez9731]

Haaland, for all his scoring ability, looks like and is a childish player. Odergaard, his compatriot, by contrast is in a different class. Child v man.

[@pstratos7]

It’s not a manners contest buddy, dogs like Diego Costa and Haaland often make the difference for their teams h

[@dmc431]

@pstratos7 Dont even compare Haaland to Costa. Costa is in a different universe.

[@stephenroskell7241]

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again...Ayo is probably the number 1 host. Has that rare ability to let the guests speak at length.

[@mangoesboy]

As an Arsenal fan, I was gutted for drawing City at Etihad. It shows how far we have come.

[@Codetrey]

warra trophy

[@mangoesboy]

@@Codetrey Go to Shiekh and beg for more money, so that City can buy more titles.

[@Codetrey]

@@mangoesboy Ok but that still wouldn't give Arsenal a ucl😭?

[@mangoesboy]

@@Codetrey First clear the 115 charges. 😂

[@Codetrey]

@@mangoesboy Its funny that you think I'm a city fan 😭😭 anyway get a ucl trophy

[@rahulchakraborty6790]

ofcourse we rattled them. There's no doubt about it. And Haaland should have been booked twice

[@Codetrey]

dam so does this mean you won a trophy?

[@SachinSingh-px7cy]

Plausible deniability but there was a longer delay between the whistle and Szobozlai than Trossard

[@Nyte-Owl]

Liverpool and City was dreadfully boring as a rivalry. No one will remember that. And it's not for the lack of technical quality. It's simply because the rivalry was characterized by this notion of "we're friends and we're both so good". Fck me. I'm glad that's over.

[@Bluemoon933]

Keep this energy up, Don't say How can we possibly compete in April

[@adarshgharakangi8752]

At the end of the day, use this as a day. We have a chance to make things right at the Emirates. It’s a fresh 90. Let’s go again.

[@fahimhussain1105]

A genuinely balanced, well respected and engaging discussion. This is the level of objective analysis we need. Brilliant job guys.

[@kiranbarrow4648]

City celebrations for drawing against 10 men yep rattled no way city get points if no red card seems saudi have refs paid off too

[@willc6434]

Sorry Sam, but you are so wrong on the Doku example. Doku still kicked it 5m wide of where declan rice was stood, who was stood where it was supposed to be taken. Doku definitely slowed it down.

[@griffdogg-h2e]

James talking absolute nonsense re. kicking the ball away. Both Rice and Trossard knew exactly what they were doing. With Joao Pedro - the ball was in play and was at full pace to try keep the ball in play.

[@MrBryancslim]

Straight yellow cards for this rule (kicking, knocking, poking the ball away after a foul) feel so childish. And so many rough tackles, neck choking, ass grabbing aren't even carded. For Trossard case, it's too harsh. It happens so quick, not even a second after the whistle. Common sense! At least, give him a warning.

[@lospolos13]

This podcast is such a breath of fresh air compared to the usual fans berating each other we see a lot. The host Ayo is brilliant. He doesn't interrupt or talk over others & lets the convo flow while being just on point when he speaks.

[@praktika1082]

What would the narrative be right now had Arsenal, without their first choice midfield and down a man due to a silly, inconsistent application of the kicking the ball away rule (btw, how was Trossard kicking the ball away different from Bernardo kicking the ball away before Arsenal's free kick after which Calafiori scored?), hung on for all three points at City's stadium? That's what got into the Man City players' heads.

[@splintEight]

Arsenal fan here. Last time I checked, no trophy for rattling. We want trophies and we are gonna get them. All this talk about rattling is just talk.

[@snaggiz]

I do love how bitter Bernardo was at the end of the game. Oh, Arsenal didn’t just roll over and let you score 7 goals just because the referee tried to hand you the game. Bu fucking hu.

[@TheDazzler82]

Agree that the most important consequence of the game is Rodri now out for the rest of the season with that ACL injury. Unfortunately for City I think it’s the first on many, with the fixture congestion coming suspect most of their senior players who are 30+ and flogged to death by club and country will end up going down

[@killabuddha88]

What James McNicholas said about the Trossard sending off is exactly my position on it. We are asking players to break lifetime habits n giving the split seconds to do so. Common sense should prevail, but refs don't seem to understand this

[@MH-et4bo]

They couldn’t fight off a 10 man captain less team. Shameful.

[@brando3023]

Kicking the ball away is a card. It's just so inconsistent.... ffs. So far only two Arsenal players have been sent off all season but every team is doing it.

[@jml1988]

the whole idea that doku is irrelevant is a joke, the rule says the opposition players are not supposed to interfere with the restart, when you look at declan rice's red the ball was kicked at him, and he was taken out and still red carded. stop playing the PGMOL line and call it fair.

[@carpetco1923]

Why is it so for people to be honest. Where was Joao Pedro kicking the ball to…Szoboszlai kicked the ball a couple of seconds after the whistle had gone. Plausible deniability?? Really Sam

[@sandeepsmatharu]

Of course they are rattled. Their players having a meltdown post match, celebrating a draw and rodri bottling it

[@fajitariñho]

when a team is used to being dominant, it’s easy to see when they’ve been unsettled. success unavoidably changes reactions to struggle. the almost-casual, borderline-patronizing tone that city players and managers use when describing other clubs/squads disappeared here. they went straight for antagonism. the tone change comes from a combination of surprise that “business as usual” has been disrupted along with anger that a competitor would have the nerve to presume anything other than defeat. haaland is the biggest tell. he acts like the overgrown fetus that he is when he feels things aren’t going his way.

[@WaheedSaber-u3k]

Ref was an embarrassment

[@victorwillis8901]

Every ultra competitive team would celebrate scoring in last seconds to get a point /points .. so it’s no difference here .. City bombarded the Arsenal goal the second half with their keeper outstanding… the game changed when Rodri went off injured… Arsenal done what they had to do.. not pretty but very effective.. this rivalry has been bubbling no doubt and if ya thing City going to lie down .. forget it… if you think City won’t attack at the Emirates..forget it .. we ain’t lying down .. Come on City

[@user-gp6cc8jj6d]

Nonsense from Sam on Doku, he kicked ball back passed Rice into the arsenal half, the free kick was to be taken on the halfway line, he knew exactly what he was doing there, or is he that bad he could pass it too Rice 😅

[@4rillymanilly]

Theyre shitting themselves never mind being rattled..hopefully we are at full strenght for the return fixture

[@lewismartin4306]

No other teams get yellows for delaying restarts. Arsenal get reds .

[@subhanighulam9588]

The rule can be like that "If a player is on yellow and he kicks the ball first time, he will be booked and will miss the next game" but for that specific game he will be allowed to play on, but if he does the same second time he will certainly have to leave the ground". What do you say

[@jr_xtreme8940]

This sounds weird but i think Pep might actually have an incentive to stay if Arteta beats City to the title this year. It'll definitely add more of a challenge to this league as other teams havent been able to trouble City like Arsenal have

[@weeztalks]

Did Arsenal rattle City? The Answer is Yes. Had them on strings. City celebrated a 12 v 10 draw at home. Full stop

[@andyansell9009]

50 kicking the ball away instances so far this season, 4 bookings, 3 for Arsenal = joke

[@franzgrosser]

Michael Oliver - if he isn't on the "take" then his refereeing shows an utter bias towards "115FC"

[@Perkelenaattori]

While I didn't want any injury for Rodri and I think he's a brilliant player, in my mind I think that this is actually good for the entire league season. Definitely makes it more interesting.

[@etang77]

BTW, the whole delayed restart yellow card situation delay the match more than getting back the ball. I didn't know the gaelic football 10 yard thing, but that was also what I was thinking before I heard it. It's better as a whole.

[@wills.1978]

LOL at haaland celebrating at the end of the game like he won the world cup. Son, you got a point at home against ten men. Your team owns the league and its fake refs. And you still got one point at home against 10. Mentality of a weakling.

[@xzl2284]

Injuring Rodri for the rest of the season might be Arsenal's biggest achievement this season

[@dmc431]

He got to go on strike didn't he? Win win for all involved

[@fangdog29]

Partey hardly touched the guy

[@ferris9880]

Not really we just upset about Rodri

[@22z93]

To answer the title, yes Arsenal clearly rattled city. If Arsenal keep this form then there’s a chance they won’t be stopped. The pendulum has swung.

[@bobbastian760]

Wow they managed to get the Man City fan on. He must be in high demand...

[@jasondeb2678]

City under pep always starts the season at a slower pace because of how pep allows players to join the team way later than other teams. Usually these are the games where city drops points However, this season city have started well which is only going to make it harder for other teams to take the title away from city All these city players just know what they need to do at the business end of the season

[@MosesLiao-m2s]

It’s hard to get DCM like Rodri. Kovacic is not Rodri. He is more of a central defender

[@prod.off-grid]

Nonsense take about Doku… he 100% delayed restart… handball happened at the halfway line and the ref told Timber to move the ball forward…

[@kumarsharma9920]

I think they are rattled because the best team in England hasnt beaten the second best team in the last 5 meetings. Listen to their fans, the post match comments from players. Celebrating a draw Rattled!

[@GanazMedia]

Did anyone tell Sam Lee that Doku did not kick the ball to the direction where the freekick was taken?

[@MrNinjaSquirrelz]

I have no issue with Trossard being carded and sent off, but I do object to city players not getting carded for the same. Then there is also Haaland throwing the ball at the back of Gabriel and again nothing.

[@dannypeleg2937]

Arsenal wasted way more than 7 minutes. How many of their players suddenly sat down?

[@JackBurton3963]

80% Peps fault for not finding a solution earlier 20% no KDB or Rodri for creativity on the edge of the box

[@yohansetiawan1323]

If Doku's one was because Michael Oliver asked Arsenal to retake it then why did Haland get away with throwing the ball at an opponent? Consistency is the key otherwise one team will always feel that referees favor the other team

[@RahulTV06]

We need a look into Steve Madley's description of what happened at the Manchester City vs Arsenal game. You have lost a fan if you have got people like him working in your organization.

[@tuffmbassador522]

I do love this rivalry where one team always comes up second best

[@DominicPowell]

Utter bullshit about Doku, he kicked it past rice which is where the freekick should be taken from and then the ref had to tell timber to move the ball back forward 10 yards

[@Flowsho]

The fact that Arsenal cane from goal down and ended the first half winning <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="121">2:1</a>, BEFORE THE RED CARD, tells me a whole lot about this tie.

[@shreyam1008]

The way the game was played was different. City dominating, amd arsenal holding back the whole time. Even though it was a draw, gave an energy of big brother small brother's. Arsenal won't be considered with big boys until a title win i guess

[@dawidlam6594]

Yeah Yeah Yeah but who's the top of the table!

[@skitini1]

ive listened to all perspectives on this card situation, all so boring… be honest with yourselves boneheads. 2 years ago these are never yellow cards, whats the point of making them yellow cards now, they dont need to be, take a step back and use your head, give a verbal warning first. the officials from top to bottom are just making football worse, end of story, no need to go into kore detail about the event

[@Kal-el087]

Judging by City fans crying in the comments section, yes, yes, definitely rattled. FFS just look an manchild Haaland’s antics towards the end of the game 😂😂😂

[@ryanm3827]

The man narrative i find bizarre it wasnt drawing with q0 men chasing a game it was going against 1 out of the box and 9 in the box. Arsenal should take credit and major confidence and resilence but is it super alarming it took city do long to find the equaliser

[@LearningArms]

You can tell City were rattled with the amount of moaning their players had after the game. Gundogan showed his experience by being the only one who talked about how they should've done better. Best to critcise yourself and your own team when you don't get the result you want. As a group they lacked class by not saying they should've broken down a 10-man team on their home ground.

[@adrianbennett3761]

It was great entertainment with a sting in the tail. Far better than the lovey dovey games we’ve seen recently

[@thelordraj5412]

we've had this discussion every season

[@pstratos7]

They’re so clearly trying to speak it into existence

[@gavinthegoliath]

City certainly felt the heat,which I dont think they don't feel like that normally.

[@wandi2925]

It's a minor transgression, and I can't wrap around my head that PGMOL ruled that a red card should be meted out for such. I think an appropriate punishment should be a blue card, i.e., suspend the player for at least 10 minutes during the match. If he does it less than 10 minutes before the match is up, they are off.

[@severnsea]

Rattle Man City? What, by being gifted a goal by the ref by pulling Walker out of position then not giving him the chance to get back - if he's the best referee the PL can produce we're in trouble -then taking Rodri out possibly for the season (the elbow into his side in the first two seconds was clearly deliberate, very easy to see from the camera view behind the goal, we don't know if that had any effect on the later clash with Partey but the mentality seemed to be "We've lost our centre half for several weeks so we need to even the odds). Then they spend the second half like a team desperate to avoid relegation, and spending half of that time on the floor? You're deluded if you think that's a team that can challenge Man City for the title. The assault by Trossard - there's no other word for it - was a red on it's own without kicking the ball away even being a factor. I get the desperate defending in the second half with 10 men, but to lie on the floor every 2 minutes was a joke, again aided and abetted by the ref who stopped the game on a number of occasions when he had no valid reason to. Every team does a bit of timewasting but Arsenal took it to a whole new level. Bottom line is you tried to rattle City and make them lose it, possibly hoping to get one of their players sent off, but they held their nerve, saw right through it and stopped you getting the points. 2 points dropped again.

[@mazzarati5009]

Man wrote a whole PEE paragraph 😂😂 sounds like someone’s rattled hold it

[@keenangan6047]

PEEL*

[@fernadeskariuki7711]

Dude, you rattled like your team😅

[@-A-lm5xb]

@@mazzarati5009 Yeah, writing more than a few coherent words isn't that difficult for most of us, you should try it sometime. Anybody that loves football should be rattled by watching a side cheat their way through 90 minutes. I totally agree with the comment, they looked like a team trying to avoid relegation on the last day and were using desperate measures. Funny how people are condoning City for the alleged 115 yet think cheating on the pitch is perfectly acceptable. Whatever you may think, it's not football. But that's why City have won 4 in a row and Arsenal haven't won anything.

[@mazzarati5009]

@@-A-lm5xb I think someone’s rattled

[@Abc123ert56]

What's the issue is Trossard genuinely went in to clear the ball, it wasn't on purpose like Rice's

[@jdmhbeats]

0 UCL

[@VelvetMetrolink]

That title is a very generous description of cheating.

[@zaweriogithaiga]

Arsenal has previously been accused of over celebriting. I saw the same

[@StephenDallimore]

In many ways it's not football anymore. It's something else. Which do you want? Arsenal struggle to compete on a football level so they introduce non football plays. Reminds me of Real Madrid v Barcelona

[@mikeymike1666]

What’s anti football is your owners bribing refs 🤡

[@StephenDallimore]

Arteta has to deliver this season. All the hype and talk is over. Excuses around refereeing are over. The time has arrived.

[@docjaramillo]

Not counting the amount of time from whistleblow to actually hearing it… it is not insignificant, we are talking fractions of a second

[@roberthubbard5696]

Nobody noticed the hits on Rodri? Right after the starting whistle he is taken down then two more times. Do you think these hits were attempted intimidation suggested by Arteta? Rodri is the the key to MC control.

[@RahulTV06]

You yourself need to go watch both the "hits" again. How deluded can one be?