PauloGeordio

When he says Alejandro Garnacho, it has nearly the same effect!

We can live with that though, no?

I’m offshore, think I’m on nights. I can watch the match in my cabin. If I’m on days and on shift the job will have to wait for a few hours

Picks Murphy’s head lice!

Outrageous striker. Bless him.

Loved that. Bruno-ed! Bruno Guimarães is writhing on the turf. Could be trouble, this. He almost seemed to spin through the air as Myles Lewis‑Skelly clipped him. Landed awkwardly. Still down. Clutching his calf, and maybe his rib too? The Newcastle physios crouch expectantly at the touchline. Eddie Howe wears a concerned expression. Referee Simon Hooper brandishes a yellow card. At this, as if suddenly possessed by a bolt of divine grace, Guimarães slowly rises from his slab and accepts the benedictions of his teammates. Less than 45 seconds later, he will be sprinting at full pelt towards the edge of the Arsenal penalty area and playing an outrageous no‑look pass to Joe Willock with the inside of his heel. Miraculously, Bruno Guimarães has cheated death again. Anthony Gordon stuns Arsenal and sends Newcastle into Carabao Cup final Read more In a way, those 45 seconds of Newcastle’s 2-0 win against Arsenal were perhaps the purest distillation of that volatile and mystifying substance known as Total Bruno: the boundless skill and the base-metal skulduggery, the artistry and the industry, the beauty and the ugliness, all in one irresistible package. This is a player of sumptuous technical gifts on the ball and yet whose most compelling attribute is probably what he does without it: the 2023‑24 Premier League leader in terms of distance covered, well on course to retain his crown in 2024-25. Of course, this is just the ground he covers with his feet. What the GPS vests and data readouts won’t tell you is the amount of territory he also manages to occupy in your head. Here Arsenal were dragged into the kind of turf war that was only ever going to produce one winner: not simply beaten but broken, not simply bruised but Bruno-ed.

Gaining traction

Cheick Tiote’s son Rafael walking out as a mascot with Bruno

Come at me bro!

Played as a 10 Awesome performance!

We are clutching with you brother

Was nervous when I saw the change in formation. Thought this is going to be a great success or resounding failure. Thankfully the prior!

Captain, my captain!

I’m on nights so that’s me sorted