Ahead of this weekend’s Premier League games, Gooners, whose favorite team, Arsenal, was on mid-season break, must have looked at the Newcastle against Manchester City game and assumed that was one fixture where the Citizens, one of their main title rivals, would possibly drop points.
By halftime of that game (Newcastle vs. Manchester City), it appeared that the defending champions were losing three crucial points. Kevin De Bruyne was brought in in the second half (in the 69th minute) and made an instant impact, equalizing 5 minutes into the game to ensure they left St. James Park with at least a point.
By the 90th minute, the score was 2-2, with Manchester City dropping two points. However, City found a way to win, with De Bruyne producing a beautiful assist that Oscar Bobb buried to ensure that Manchester City took all three points.
Rio Ferdinand, who was on TNT as a pundit for that game, was impressed. He couldn’t help but remark after the game that Manchester City may have just begun the period where they will fight for every win and pull off another great winning run, like last season, that finishes in a title win.
The former Manchester United defender told TNT Sports. “I’ll tell you one thing: that man there (KDB), you’re back. You are back. You are the jewel in the crown; you’re back. Look at us now; watch momentum kick in now, and these guys know what to do.
“These guys know when to put the pedal to the floor, and it looks like now everybody is going to be looking over their shoulders and looking around, and saying, ‘They are coming’. They know how to get the job done; they have the experience, the depth, the class, the quality, and the firepower. Formidable.”
When Arteta and the boys see City force a win like they did on Saturday night, they should realize that if they want to win the league, they need to start picking up wins one after the other. The Gunners simply can’t afford to drop points because City will run away with the league.
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City were still favourites even without KDB because they have so much quality.
The gleeful response from the city fans to De Bruyne appearance in the 70th minute told us all a story.
It may seems absurd that a team like city with all their resources and success, should be in a situation where one player can be miss so badly, but whether we like it or not the aging Kevin de Bruyne is that player. More so even than their block buster Erling Haaland.
Well wasn’t for the injection of the aging Kevin de Bruyne, Newcastle would have gotten something from their last encounter with champion.
He had scored and assists in the game having been brought on in the 70th minute of play, in a game looking like a certain defeat to the Citizens.
His assist was sheer class, and now back to full fitness, the rest of the pack maybe just playing now for minor places.
Its a shame though, the premier league is quietly turning into a one team league like PSG in France.
That’s a possibility Gunsmoke but Pep won’t be there forever
With the big money being thrown around by several clubs, imo it really is the skill sets of the managers, perhaps more than in the past, which is driving the success or failure of PL clubs.
De Bruyne didn’t make us lose to Fulham and West Ham. We are our own worst enemy.
Awesome🙏🏾👍🏽
Wow DaJuhi, a proper response to a ludicrously constructed excuse for an article.
Haaland will soon be joining KdB! They are definitely the favourites now.
Yes, I’m afraid that our chances to finish in front of City may be gone. Not throwing in the towel yet because you never know for certain but I’m balling it up for good distance.
As I’ve mentioned on much earlier occasions, it was of the utmost importance that City drop significant points while he was injured. I had also anticipated us doing better than we’ve done. We can only hope that City becomes complacent and overconfident now, but between Pep’s motivation and LP currently leading the table, I don’t think they will.
They don’t need De Bruyne to stop us.
We were never going to win it.
I am absolutely in no doubt that in KDB, City have the best player in the world. He is unstoppable and City will do wonders with him in the team. His vision, passing, shooting and talent are simply exceptional. So Arsenal will have to fight in every match and win every match because otherwise with KDB, City are a winning machine and will run away with the title.
“Sad but true”
Continuing with the same lineup and game strategy, irrespective of KDB, wouldn’t have secured our victory this season. Our current focus shifts towards securing a top-four spot or even clinching the Champions League, which appears to be a more feasible and promising option.