Not this City clearly, because they’ve played two big away games in 2023 and absolutely bottled both. Created one chance against us, from which they scored, and one chance today, which hit the bar. They will not win the league, you will, maybe with us finishing in a fairly distant 2nd position.
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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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Given today's news (and speaking as someone cheering for Arsenal), f**k points deductions, _relegate_ City into the Championship (or League 1). No competitive penalties for this League season. Arsenal doesn't need any points deduction, they're going to beat City straight up anyway.
How come this lot has not played its games in hand when we have our games in hand squeezed in left right and center?
It's been explained multiple times, there is nothing weird going on. No EL extra round, out of the cups, we have room and slots to play them.
The City game has been rescheduled for a week today, and the Everton game was announced yesterday as being rescheduled for 1st March.
Martinelli subbed off again 
Form has nose dived since that new contract 
1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 3.
Classic Arsenal in February/March.
This season is evolving into the Leicester win season.
Classic Arsenal in February/March.
This season is evolving into the Leicester win season.
Remember when many of us said their first half of the season form was unsustainable and Arsenal fans laughed.
Stuttering again after so much rest, rotation and recuperation.
Probably a bit more of a concern now I imagine as games against City to come and the pressure will ramp right up.
Probably a bit more of a concern now I imagine as games against City to come and the pressure will ramp right up.
Arsenal fans have the memory of a goldfish.Remember when many of us said their first half of the season form was unsustainable and Arsenal fans laughed.
They have choked every time they have in contention for the past 18 years, and are the definition of a momentum team.
Twitching.
I still think they'll win the title but I said at the time Arsenal fans and Arsenal themselves were too unconcerned and dismissive about going out the FA Cup to City.
They are slipping...
It’s makes me even more annoyed we played like cowards when we faced them and ETH pretty much handed them a win. They were always there for the taking
What? No they weren’t. They were really good that day and only beat us because of a late goal. And we were missing our best player.
Brentford should've won that with the chances they had. TBF to Arsenal, that wasn't a dreadful performance but Dyche (even if it was a new manager bounce) showed how you can beat them - good counter attacks, physicality low block and luck.
Why they have a great chance to win the title is I can't see City going on a run.
Why they have a great chance to win the title is I can't see City going on a run.
Brentford goal was offside tbf
How the feck did we play like cowards?
Arsenal played really well, we had a tough midweek game away whilst they had their feet up, we were missing our most important player and it still took a last minute goal to beat us.
Was always impossible for them to keep their form from the first half of the season. Just a case of seeing how far they will fall atm.
What a pathetic post
0 games won since they signed Jorginho.
How's your bottle?
Agent Jorginho?
Do they keep thinking eventually they'll sign an ex Chelsea player and it'll work out? They're always flops!
City win their next 2 games, they will be top, with the same number of games played. Couple of weeks ago the gap seemed to be double digits!
I just really hated our second half, lack of subs and what I thought was playing for the draw in a crucial game. It didn’t work the previous week, I didn’t work that week and in my eyes was just naive.
The bottle job has started and the pressure isn't even on yet
City will still play 1 more game, but if Arsenal lost to City mid-week then I think they are likely to drop points on Saturday as well.
It was incredibly difficult circumstances for us. If Arsenal had to play up north 3 days before coming to Old Trafford with Partey missing and us having a weeks rest I'm certain we'd have beaten them.
They were just the better side.
To call it a cowardly performance was ridiculous.
Why is everything a bottle job? Running out of steam or being unable to maintain insane form isn't bottling anything, is it?
Didn't see the game, but it isn't a surprise they can't maintain a near 100% winning streak, is it?
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The winner on wednesday will win the league.
Does that mean if they draw, we'll win it?
We've played a game more than them, will be two after tomorrow. Was it reallu necessary to have a midweek against Leeds??
The title is there for City, but they just don't seem to have the stomach for it. Arsenal should be playing with freedom, but they look a bit edgy all of a sudden. Their own worst enemy.
I'm starting to want Spurs to win because I reckon top 4 might be dodgy for Arsenal
Hilarious post.
Happy to make your Saturday
Think they are getting a case of arseies flappieitous