Fantastic goal.
Premier League Gameweek 17 | Stop flogging a dead thread - Damien
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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Love seeing a player whos gone through it do well. Superb finish.
Pep should have played Nolito up top. Arsenal win for me.
Forgot Jay Rodriguez played for them.
Who are we all backing in the second game then? I think Arsenal should be winning given the players City have missing, but it seems like such an Arsenal thing to do to lose it.
Backing Arsenal too.
Rodríguez again. 3-1 FT.
City for me just because they're playing your lot in a few weeks and I think you'll destroy that backline. Then you come to OT and we can tighten that top 5/6 for the second half of the season.
I don't get why Wilshire is meant to be good. What are his strengths?
Arsenal are big favorites. Especially with Aguero and Fernandinho out. Still if you are backing a team to cock it up it's definitely an Arsenal/Spurs thing to do.
Alderweireld is out for Spurs. Hope Burnley can get something against them.
Both City & Arsenals starting line ups have only 1 English player in.. disgrace really
Big favourites away to Man City is stretching it. I'd say it's about equal, and it will probably be a draw.
KDB up front for city. Kos and Gabriel should have a decent day today.
Minor back problem.
I'm not greedy, draws in both games would be ok. 
Hope Arsenal hammer them
Is their backline:
Kolarov-Otamendi-Zabaleta-Clichy
I don't get it?
Kolarov-Otamendi-Zabaleta-Clichy
I don't get it?
Our best 11 probably only has 2 or 3, in fairness.
4-1-4 for City, with just one holding midfielder?
Well City have 3 draws and 3 losses against Arsenal in the last 6 meetings. No Aguero, Fernarndinho and Gundogan. 2 losses in the last three games, 1 win in the last 5 at home in Prem. It really doesn't get better for Arsenal in this fixture. Especially with a full strength team for Arsenal who are in generally in good form.
Testament of the quality of English players in all honesty.
I'd rather watch the best players play than the most English. That's what the national team is for.
Oh ok, so they went back to a back four.
Has Kolarov ever played CB?
If Arsenal can turn Fernando, it could turn ugly. Don't expect him to get any help from Cake boy.
When will people learn that this doesn't mean anything?
I'd be more worried about that backline of theirs.
But it's a disgrace, an abomination don't you know?
Been playing there in most games he's played this season. Good at initiating attacks from deep and building pressure but he struggles a bit when he's forced to defend I'm his own box for any length of time. Less of a liability than Stones currently and much better use of the ball but pretty average on the whole.
It can if the players start seeing it as a fixture they usually struggle in. Confidence matters.
Poch: "He’s not injured, he got a problem in the last training session in his back but it’s not a big issue, it’s only a small problem."
I am not sure before this season.
But Pep has done it quite a number of times.I remember he did it in first league games there too.
Thats good to know. Hopefully uts nothing major.
Back injuries can be a bit problematic.Remember Rio's struggles with those.
Pep is such a weirdo
That annoying laughter by Pep at the start of every interview, quickly followed by him scratching his nose or the side of his head..
It certainly did for us when playing against Arsenal for 5 years from 2008 to 2013.
Arsenal won like 2 meetings out of 17 against us. Whenever we played them, at the time, you gotta feel the confidence of taking points from the fixture and usually we did.
Sure, it doesn't mean much when every games starts from 0-0 but psychologically the same set of players having a streak against that team which also currently struggles with injuries/bans is something to be noted and usually has effect in the game.
Had a look at both forums.
Mania confident, Bluemoon in pieces.
Mania confident, Bluemoon in pieces.
Yeah psychologically it could matter but I don't believe it will have a big enough impact on the players to really make a difference.
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