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I'd pack the midfield and try to smother Sigurdson out of the game like we did to Dele Ali. It would be a huge letdown after the win at Spuds if we followed it up with a loss. We need to set out with a powerful XI and try to dominate them from the get go. We can't go into the international break with the toxic atmosphere back.

I think if we made about 3 more signings we'd have nice depth. Unfortunately, I think we'll probably only make 1 if I had to bet money on it.

Mourinho and United fans are probably over the moon so far. Literally couldn't have asked for a better start to their season. Piss easy start to their PL season where they've now got 9 points from 9, have a +10 goal difference already, and have yet to concede a single goal yet. You can say that their opposition has barely tested them but they've been impressive. On top of all that, they get such an absolute joke of a CL draw that they can probably rest all of their best players and still top the group. I think the only real difference between them and us is depth. Their best XI is on par with ours but they can bring on several game changers unlike ourselves. Just read on Twitter that 7 or their 10 goals thus far have come from subs. That's what you need when you're in 4 competitions. This is where we'll fall away from the Manchester clubs unless we are very busy next week.

It's simple and classy. That's why it's great.

Apparently he's not very good? Don't know. Haven't really followed him. I actually remember him being pretty good when he first got there.

Un-fucking-believable. City snatch 3 points well after the whistle should've been blown. Fuck off.

Our new home and away are beauty's. That thing is disgusting.

The only player in the PL I'm legitimately jealous of. Genius footballer.

As expected, City look unbelievably smooth and dangerous going forward but calamitous at the back.

Think it'll definitely go down to the deadline.

John across is pretty much the go to Arsenal guy. The Mirror is shit, but when it comes to Arsenal related stuff Cross is usually pretty tuned in. Also, it probably won't come down to money for Ox. He was just offered a ridiculous £180k a week from Arsenal and apparently said no. No chance Liverpool would offer near that and I doubt we would either. It'll all come down to who can offer him playing time and the role he wants. Honestly, Liverpool can probably offer him those things better than we can because their XI is filled with average players. Just have to hope the draw of working with Conte and staying in London are big things that sway him our way.

The meltdown if he chooses Liverpool over us... If reports are accurate that Conte really, really wants him and he then chooses an average Liverpool side over the champions I think he may explode.

Honestly, I don't even remember what happened with Willian. 😆

I wonder if he goes straight into our side if we sign him. For the fee he'll cost and for him to turn down £180k a week and a starting spot every week at Arsenal he'll probably be given assurances about playing time, yes? Would be harsh on Moses but it's not like there aren't plenty of matches this season.

Emery isn't up to the task for starters. Yeah, he'll be gone soon. They'll throw ridiculous money at a big name manager soon enough. Maybe Pep will ditch City next summer if he fails to win the league. We know he'll only join clubs who can outspend everyone so it's perfect for him.

I'm just going to laugh when PSG still don't win the CL and thus make their season completely pointless once more.

Our two supposed top targets are also wanted badly by Liverpool - Ox & Van Dijk. Seeing on Twitter that VVD has apparently been spotted near Liverpool's training ground today so he may end up there. Don't think we really need him anymore so not too bothered. Would really hope we can persuade Ox to come here, though. Would look pretty terrible if a player Conte himself is reportedly really pushing for ends up at Liverpool instead. To be realistic, Ox may feel he'd get more playing time in midfield or in attacking roles at Liverpool than he would here. I'm not sure how he feels about playing at wing back but if he sees himself there obviously we'd be his preference surely.

I'm not that nervous about Roma. If we're fit as a squad and in form at the time we have a much better team than they do. Plus they lost two of last season's key players in Rüdiger and Salah. Atleti is going to be brutal.

This should hopefully put even more pressure on our club to bolster the squad in this final week of the window. Our tiny squad will be far too stretched for these CL games.

This feels like a joke. Chelsea and Spuds finish miles higher than the other English clubs and get rewarded with super difficult groups, whereas United get a piss easy Europa League quality group after scraping in at the last second.

Hopefully you're right. Just think Wenger will look like an absolute clown (more so than he already does) if he sells us a player he highly rates and who he'll have started in all of their games so far on the deadline to a direct, hated rival with no one in to replace him. They haven't really been linked with a player like Ox from what I've seen so clearly he's in Wenger's plans this season. Think the only way this happens is if we put in a huge offer and Ox really pushes for the move. Even then Wenger has held very firm on Sanchez this whole summer. But surely they can't risk all 3 of Sanchez, Özil, and Ox all leaving on free's next summer? They have a poor season and you can definitely see them leaving for greener pastures. Better to get £35m from us for Ox now than risk that, surely.

I feel like the longer we wait the less chance we have. Would probably be wise to give them time to get a replacement in.

I do! Not top class like Hazard but still a very good player. Just like Pedro.

Closer it gets to deadline day the more I'm hoping we can pull this off. The Arsenal fans seem very polarized on him. Some think he should be kept and offered whatever salary it takes because he's great, others are saying the club should take the rumored £35m and they'd drive him to Cobham themselves. He's the Arsenal version of Willian it seems. 😆 Some fans think he's average, others very good.