A pundit probably described it all the best. The first ten seconds and last ten seconds and 97 minutes of good football inbetween.

You'd think with that us so vulnerable at the back for counters in games against lesser sides, in theory we'd be conceding bucket loads against the top 6 sides. But we don't. We approach those sides differently. Far more team defense. I think its how we approach lesser sides vs how we approach the better sides.

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Richard Keys is back….this time he’s fine with us celebrating but questions why we were allowed to play to 97 minutes when only 6 were shown. Of course everyone knows why and it was completely valid but I’m questioning this Keys once again shows his ridiculous bias against us this season.

This season I’ve seen so many bitter people in the media towards what we’re doing. If they’re ex-spurs or even have deep affinity to some of our rivals I get it, they can’t help themself or hide their jealousy but what I don’t understand is from supposed neutral pundits/presenters - or even if deep down they aren’t neutral if they head the show they have to appear neutral

Not conceding first is so key in these games. We end up going much more gung-ho and risk being picked off.
Generally Saliba and Gabriel do a fantastic 1v1 job against most strikers, being asked to defend that way with 50 yards of space behind you really is the biggest difference between elite CB and those that look great but play for midtable teams. I’ve never understood the clamour surrounding these types of CB, usually English, and demanding they get to play for a top 6 side and the national team. It’s a completely different level. It’s similar in a way to some strikers, score lots for a midtable team and everyone thinks that put him in a top 6 team with much better players and the goals will still flow - which totally ignores the lack of space the top strikers get to operate in when they routinely face 10 man defences.

I don’t know if there is a way we can draw out the opposition more?

Not conceding and patience is key. Defending solidly for 90 minutes is mentally draining and 1 mistake and you’re punished. You could see that with all 3 of our goals in the end, great finishes but Bournemouth just slightly switched off and didn’t follow the man or were caught ball watching. It was the same v Everton.
Once we get in front those counter attacking chances all but disappear

Imagine it was united or, heaven forbid, Spurs having such an unexpectedly brilliant season, Rich. Do you think you'd be able to take it graciously? It must be vary hard to stomach .

https://twitter.com/maa_gunner/status/1 ... -j6VVZXEoA

This is the talksport commentary. The noise from the crowd literally drowning out a commentator shouting in to his microphone.

Best atmosphere in the league game after game by far.

If you have the chance to listen to the handbrake off podcast Amy Lawrence for a day with the Ashburton Army a group of 100 youngish guys who have taken it on themselves to improve the atmosphere in the ground. A million hats off to them for what they’ve done

I’d be seething and bitter and trying to downplay everything they do….but I’m not paid to be neutral and front a huge football show to an audience of millions.

Surely the greatest twitter thread of all time

https://twitter.com/afcdw/status/163209 ... 2SVs7ar8TQ

Those kids have seen brilliant. Going mental for 90 minutes. The drums are wicked

Honestly I didn’t think we could top the atmosphere at the end of the united game but yesterday was mental.

Will check out the podcast thanks

https://twitter.com/afcamden/status/163 ... -j6VVZXEoA

Overview of the penalty shouts yesterday. Doesn’t include the one where billing has his hand up sort of protecting his face and it hit it.

They are all in the category of seen them given. The first one where he mistimed his header is not his shoulder and looks lower than the sleeve. The best shout is the Saka one where the defender clearly leans in to the cross and makes himself bigger you only have to look at where his arm goes after the ball hits it to see what his intention was. That one is handball for sure

So it’s not just our men’s side then. In the League Cup final our women’s side have just been denied a stonewall penalty. So obvious that it’s hard to imagine how the referee and assistant didn’t see it.

Arsenal are women are beating Chelsea 3-1 in the cup final and have just had the clearest penalty you’ll ever see not given. It’s not just the men’s team!
Honestly this was actually worse than any decision the men’s team have had

There's an echo in here ....

Nice one Gakpo.

… and Nunez (helped by Keystone Cops defending).

… and Gakpo again.

Just hope that Liverpool don’t find that form when we go there.

Salah mugged 2 players, was it Chelsea that let him go? I can't recall. Seems crazy now.

Salah bamboozled Martinez and then the finish from Gakpo was very nice...

Really enjoying Man U getting hammered by Liverpool.

They’ve been really good recently but I’ve always felt their results were better than their performances. Generally they don’t dominate games and possession, they play deep and counter. That in theory is easier for teams to figure out than the type of football us and City play. It didn’t feel right that they were being talked about being up with us.

Rashford has carried them scoring at a rate that wasn’t sustainable

The good news, Man Utd is losing 3-0 at Anfield. The bad news? We have to go to Anfield.

Oh yes. 4-0. Lovely

4 nil now....and once again Mc Tominay escapes with a yellow card for a studs up follow through tackle.

5-0

I was hoping the Scousers would do us a favour and take points from the Mancs. But no way did I expect to see this absolute hiding.

Haven't seen so many guys score so many in 75 minutes since Holly R. showed up at the basketball game after party drunk in HS.

Fernandes pushed the linesman, that should be an automatic booking and a fine afterwards.

More comedy defending. 6-0

I'm going to predict that Liverpool aren't going to win every home game 3 or 4 nil from now on.

The ball is a pinball machine game around the box and keeps falling kindly to a Liverpool player...hilarious.

haha...I hope the LFC fans sing this...lol

I think Fernandez pushed the linesman. Over to you Richard Keys

7-0. Just plain nuts

6-0, did not see this coming but it’s most welcome

Gary Neville:
These players are showing they have a lot of growth yet before they can handle it. This place is the toughest place for any Manchester United to play at

This is the same guy who has confidently said Man U will finish above Arsenal this year. A hammering in this game and now it’s all ‘this team isn’t ready’

He either doubles down on his views despite all evidence to the contrary or he shifts the goal posts to suit his argument

Game highlights in front of the Man Utd goal

Title race they said. They’ve barely got a positive goal difference!

Martinez best CB this season! He’s let in 6 to City and 7 to Liverpool

What did worlds best midfielder Casemiro do to stem the flow against that rampaging midfield of past it Henderson and teenage Elliot?

No club in the world deserves this humbling more

Apparently the league is rigged in our favor. Someone forgot to tell us.

https://www.givemesport.com/liverpool-f ... is-season/

Haha I knew it would be this guy as soon as I saw the headline. He goes online making an embarrassment of himself ranting about Arsenal every single week.

One point about Liverpool. Their two games before they play us are City away and Chelsea away. If what they’re in now is described as good form they could easily lose that in those games…..or if they don’t then they take point ls off City for us

Is there a more unlikeable player in the league than Bruno Fernandes. He is snide, he cheats, he whines and he berated refs. He’s that perfect mixture of a player who leaves studs in on players but would also dive and fake injury to try to get someone sent off.

Today he went down holding his face for contact on his chest. The women’s game just banned a spurs player for 2 games for attempting to deceive a match official - that is a clear case of that and any player doing it should be banned for 2 games as well. They’d stop doing it.

He’s no leader, he gave up today, sulked and threw a strop because his team were awful and got spanked. Showed his true colours for me

He also appeared to push a linesman. I expect no further action though