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Citeh should bring on Haaland.

Bit much. Man City are ludicrous, is all. Not so ludicrous as to not partake in this fun annual ritual of thinking the CL is in the bag prematurely, hopefully.

Such little backswing, right.

He's unreal. Even that ball earlier between Ederson and Ruben Dias that Dias just cut out was crazy accurate.

HAHAHHA. I love it.

GERRIIIIN

A fresh ASM likes this.

I reckon he was surprised he had to dive at it given a) it wasn't particularly fiercely struck and b) went straight at Botman.

Very annoying thinking about how soft that first goal was. Not even a great strike.

Two evenly-ish matched teams. Could have lost by more, could have edged three points. Bit of inexperience, bit of an underpar performance. But we also got lucky Saka didn't show up, and Arsenal weren't clinical in front of goal. Didn't really like Wilson and Isak together from the off. Wasted our best player on an island. Some ponderous performances from Joelinton, Willock and Murphy at times. Trippier too. Can only surmise some of the lackadaisical play was a function of fatigue after starting off with that intensity. Goals change games. The first made it an uphill battle with how open we were defensively. The second one took the remaining wind out of our sails, although fair play to the team for keep plugging away. Maybe a useful result in the grand scheme of things to ensure we don't go into the off-season thinking we're title challengers next year without further investment.

Gordon's done nowt so far to suggest he's ready for this game IMO. He'd be a liability right now.

I'd take off Murphy and bring on Almiron at the half, and try to get Isak more central.

Good half overall. Sign of the progress within a single season that we've made. The away leg we were clinging on to a draw. This game it's very even between two good sides. We definitely still feel very open on the counter. The goal was really disappointing. My footballing pet hate is not closing down players on the edge of the box. Isak feels a bit wasted and marooned out on the left against this quality of opposition. Not like he can really link up with Burn on the overlap either. Need to stay defensively sharp and switched on. Think we will score, but not sure we won't concede again at this rate.

Only watched the last 10 minutes. All I can say is I hope if we ever need to cling on to a 1 goal lead with 10 minutes left to win something, that we're facing Brentford. Treated Liverpool's half like it was Mordor. Wouldn't want to risk losing possession in the opponent's half, just pass it around the back for a bit, then lose it in your own half

Eh? They looked pretty dangerous at the end to me. Anyway, amazing wait before the penalty. What a showman.

How high above the toilet are they trying from?

'kin hell, thought this was one of those Alan Curbishley/David O'Leary type rumours, they're never actually doing this are they?

As I said before I want pressure from Liverpool. And I think we'll get it. They'll be three points off us before we next kick a ball vs Arsenal.

Could be wrong but I think this is the best goal difference NUFC have had in the Premier League era.

Both things are true IMO: - He was shite today (perhaps trying to prove too much) - He is not a write off

Gordon been an unfortunate combination of greedy and shit that half. Not the only culprit, but a lot of shots from improbable angles rather than trying to supply balls to Isak in the middle. Well defended apart from the very beginning and the end. Need to work their keeper more.

NUFC -1 Liverpool -1 Aston Villa -1 Man City - 1

Pope Trippier Schar Botman Targett Gordon Longstaff Joelinton Willock Murphy Isak Give Bruno some time to heal up.

I'd be happy with an energy-conserving, injury-free three points. A decent run out and a goal for Gordon would be great if I'm being greedy, just to make him feel part of things.