Arsenal did not celebrate like they had won the league. They celebrated like a team who had battled hard for a crucial victory after playing a large part of the game with ten men. And why shouldn't they?
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- Chelsea fans chanting the name of Roman Abramovich.
- A genuinely good man.Liverpool legend Graeme Souness is swimming to Calais and back to raise money for @CharityDEBRA for research into treatments for the rare skin condition Epidermolysis Bullosa. Isla Grist, who lives with the condition, talks about her friendship with Graeme and how much his
00:00 - Just caught the Everton non penalty. Chris Kavanagh should face questions about how he can view that incident and come to the conclusion that is not a penalty. Astonishing.
- An away win?Arsenal players' plan "surprise" farewell for Arsene Wenger mirror.co.uk/sport/football…
- Moyes signed contract at Man. Utd. until 2019. In that time he's managed them, Real Sociedad, Sunderland & now West Ham - with a year left.
- And to think the original contract Manchester United gave to David Moyes hasn't expired yet.
- Just get the sense Manchester United and Ed Woodward are building up to spend way over the odds for somebody.
- Did I really hear some booing for Joe Gomez there? Pathetic.
- Pep Guardiola insists on a standing ovation for Gabriel Jesus as he is replaced by Phil Foden and Manchester City's fans oblige.
- Just to be a little controversial. Is Emiliano Martinez really "the world's number one"? I'd taken Alisson Becker and Thibaut Courtois ahead of him all day.
- Unless my memory is failing me not sure Sam Allardyce is qualified to lecture Unai Emery on tactical approach against Man. City. His Everton side were 3-0 down to City before HT in March & City’s 82.13% possession rate was highest for an away team in PL since stats were kept.
- Frank Lampard will ultimately be held responsible, as managers are, but owner Farhad Moshiri, chairman Bill Kenwright and CEO Denise Barrett-Baxendale must not escape scrutiny for years of appalling decision-making. They are equally culpable for yet another Everton crisis.
