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Offside goal not even mentioned: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62746841

What got me that they showed a replay of our 2nd goal and by the time that replay was over play had resumed. Not even pretending VAR was reviewing it properly. And a few minutes later some made up lines turn up.

Instead it's just Man City Vs Man City for the title

Get in their faces like we did against Man City and we could get something from this lot.

Did they just make up a line to show that as onside?

If England do call him he'll tell them politely no. I can't speak for him of course but you don't walk away from a job like ours with the success he can have ahead of him whilst in your prime. Do the England gig when you're near retirement or something. If you're the best English coach then it'll be available for you at some point if you want it. Southgate isn't anywhere near the level required for a club aiming high like ours. Howe is in a completely different league to him.

Not a chance he'd be interested in taking it.

Ah of course

Time to put my dinosaur hat on. Was watching the end of the Leeds game yesterday and since when has it been "Person of the Match"? Thought it was just the commentator being daft but then the on screen graphic said it too. Sorry if giggs edit: might have been Player of the Match.

Wasn't Willock even more onside than Almiron? One of those where it doesn't matter if the linesman flags or not isn't it. VAR will always check it.

At the time I just thought City's 3rd goal was downright unfair. He had no right whatsoever to play that through ball. Was ridiculous.

All hail VAR.

Easily on.

Winning yet? HTL.

Villa look like they're desperately hoofing it up the field chasing an equaliser.

Did I just see Priti Patel used as an argument for why Charnley did a good job here?

Don't see the need to go into hypotheticals about how Rafa would have done had we appointed him over Howe. He did a great job whilst we had him. He stuck with us in the Championship, and had he not done then promotion was by no means a certainty. Turned us into a solid mid table prem team that was starting to show glimpses of being a top half team if we didn't have Ashley. Had the takeover happened at about that time I'm pretty sure he'd have took us places. And had we still been in the championship the takeover may never have happened. This time around we have Howe and he's had an exceptional start - long may it continue. If it does both can go down in our history books as managing greats for our club. Rafa is already there - Howe to be determined but the signs are good.

What was the justification behind this 5 subs nonsense again?

Not even kicked a ball and already 3pts behind Arsenal who are one of the teams we should have ambitions to catch. Doesn't bode well. 6.

10th seems a sensible minimum target. If we finish slightly below on points or whatever then no big deal. As long as we're part of the safely midtable group with relegation never being a consideration. Cups I've gone for 5th round but it's a somewhat meaningless measurement. Depends on the draw.

This linesman clearly employed by the England team like.

Wtf is this piece of paper all about.

Very well taken goal.

That would have been a soft red against the keeper but she did just stamp on her for no reason.

Don't want Mourinho anywhere near the club and Howe will have zero interest in the England job.