***City v Arsenal Official Match Thread***

[Beefymcfc]

Enjoyed that, just coming back down after wrecking the lamp shade! Mrs not happy.

[Nickyboy]

So, a player can now direct a clear forward headbutt on one of our players and it's just a fucking yellow, is it? If Haaland had gone down theatrically, it would have been a straight red card.
This is exactly why players exaggerate fouls — if you stay on your feet and act decently, you get fuckall from the bent officials.

If that was me, I'd roll on the ground from one end of the pitch to the fucking other end and get him sent off.

It stinks

And VAR didn't ask him to have another look either. Haaland getting all the plaudits for staying on his feet but he needs to think about the bigger picture. Red card and Gabriel misses the next three games. Massive.

I'm glad Haaland acted like a real man and didn't play act to get him sent off. We're good enough to win this now without resorting to those kind of tactics

[Pretty Boy Lee]

Shambles refereeing display for me but we won anyway. The handball in the first half looked exactly like what Bernardo did for a red card last month and barely looked at. The headbutt is the first time I’ve ever seen a yellow given and we got two yellows out of it ourselves.

Fuck them.

Khus was massive. Rodri and Bernardo killed their midfield. Nico dribbled through them for fun, Cherki and Haaland killed them off. Wonderful.

[Mase]

So, a player can now direct a clear forward headbutt on one of our players and it's just a fucking yellow, is it? If Haaland had gone down theatrically, it would have been a straight red card.
This is exactly why players exaggerate fouls — if you stay on your feet and act decently, you get fuckall from the bent officials.

If that was me, I'd roll on the ground from one end of the pitch to the fucking other end and get him sent off.

It stinks

And VAR didn't ask him to have another look either. Haaland getting all the plaudits for staying on his feet but he needs to think about the bigger picture. Red card and Gabriel misses the next three games. Massive.

I'm glad Haaland acted like a real man and didn't play act to get him sent off. We're good enough to win this now without resorting to those kind of tactics

Yes, but would have been nice to see Gabriel out for 3 games for violent conduct. But ultimately it shouldn't be on Haaland to hit the deck, it's what VAR is for

[bigblue]

So, a player can now direct a clear forward headbutt on one of our players and it's just a fucking yellow, is it? If Haaland had gone down theatrically, it would have been a straight red card.
This is exactly why players exaggerate fouls — if you stay on your feet and act decently, you get fuckall from the bent officials.

If that was me, I'd roll on the ground from one end of the pitch to the fucking other end and get him sent off.

It stinks

Clear handball by Gabriel in the first half, tore Haalands jersey form pulling him so much, and clear red card towards the end. Haaland didn't go down but you can be sure as shit that Gabriel would have - in fact he's already done it multiple times this season.

Add to that the ghost fouls called on us during corners, constant diving by arse, and 7 mins out of nowhere.

Bernardos performance today was as good as his vs Liverpool a few years back, never stop running, out muscling players 2x bigger than him, always in the right place, and keeping the ball with ease. One of a kind player who is impossible to replace.

[Harry Dowd scored]

Added bonus for any person with a brain. Someone called Starmer is a Arsenal executive box holder obviously paid by us but fucking adds to the delight

[patrickblue]

So, a player can now direct a clear forward headbutt on one of our players and it's just a fucking yellow, is it? If Haaland had gone down theatrically, it would have been a straight red card.
This is exactly why players exaggerate fouls — if you stay on your feet and act decently, you get fuckall from the bent officials.

If that was me, I'd roll on the ground from one end of the pitch to the fucking other end and get him sent off.

It stinks

And VAR didn't ask him to have another look either. Haaland getting all the plaudits for staying on his feet but he needs to think about the bigger picture. Red card and Gabriel misses the next three games. Massive.

I'm glad Haaland acted like a real man and didn't play act to get him sent off. We're good enough to win this now without resorting to those kind of tactics

Totally agree with that sentiment, but the ref just bottled it.