Pizy

Think a lot of posters here will be feeling mighty salty seeing him bang them in for United if he doesn't come here. Been scoring loads and loads of goals at shit clubs like Everton and West Brom with limited service and average players around him. No reason he would score 20+ per PL season here if he's the undisputed main man. It would be the KDB or Mata threads x1000 every time he scored or played well if he ends up in Manchester.

Shite sources, yes, but he'd be an absolutely fantastic start to the summer business.

He's so engrained in everything at that club that when he does finally leave I hope it's worse than when Fergie left United. Hopefully all Wenger has worked for for 20+ years is left in a shambles when he goes. Lets hope a Liverpool-esque period in the wilderness ensues!

The atmosphere here around their club is bad now. Imagine if its announced soon that he'll be staying on next season and they finish the rest of this season poorly. It'll be absolutely toxic. PLEASE DO IT, ARSENAL!!! Seriously, how can Wenger do this? Does he not feel a bit guilty? If he truly loves that club he should step down. He's embarrassing himself.

Can't escape the feeling that he'll end up at Arsenal in the summer. Wenger will sign a 1 year extension and make this his now annual marquee signing that'll get the fans calling for his head back on side. Young, French, a player he surely knows very well, and in a position they're in need of. Each of the past few summers they've splashed out on one expensive player and I think it could happen. Hope I'm wrong.

Spurs' next 4 fixtures are a joke! LOL! It's as if they hand picked those exact fixtures to coincide with Kane's injury. Tbh, they can make up a whole lot of ground on us in the next 4 fixtures with us having both Manchester clubs to play. Palace are always annoying to play against and are in good form as well.

Thought he had a mediocre game, tbh. Some good deliveries but also gave the ball away loads of times. Anyways, I think we can just about rule City out from catching us. They have a woeful defense and some tough, tough matches still to play. Spuds are annoying as fuck, though. Like us, they actually know how to defend and have a style of play that small clubs just can't deal with, even without Kane. We really need them to drop points or we can't relax.

Never thought I'd find myself saying this but I think Spuds have overtaken Arsenal as the club I despise most. I cannot fucking stand them. So many unlikable players and they play like dirty cunts. Like a pebble in our shoe we can't get rid of now, too. Really thought Southampton could get something here but they rolled right over. Embarrassing from them.

If he moves we surely can't allow one of our rivals a free run at him. Dont think he fits the styles of Pep or Wenger/Arsenal at all so doubt they'd be after him. Liverpool is a no-go for obvious reasons. Spuds have Kane and wouldn't be able to spend the money on Lukaku anyways. That leaves ourselves and United. Think he'd be absolutely devastating for either of us.

Like the rest of us he's probably banking on one or both of City/Spuds dropping points tomorrow so it added an extra layer of icing on today's 3 points. Under Mourinho we would've gone into a shell, brought Zouma & Mikel on and taken a point all day.

Both good enough to be squad players which is what they will be. Luiz obviously won't be dropped next season and Azpi either. That leaves only one spot.

Yep, think we're all set for CB's with Andreas coming back and Zouma finally reaching full fitness. Wingbacks and midfield our most important areas of improvement assuming we keep hold of all our attacking players.

Said in the first half that Luiz was just dominating. When he plays like he did today there isn't a better CB in the world. Didn't take any unnecessary risks like he did trying to dive in on Rashford the other day. Ran the game.

Massive, MASSVE victory and 3 points! Fully deserved, too, and but for Grant making some outstanding saves would have been 3-4. Similar dominant 2nd half performance as United last week, really. Bossed possession and controlled the tempo. Stoke only looked dangerous for maybe a few minutes late in the match with those corners but otherwise we controlled them. Only real thing to bemoan is that Pedro should have buried a coup,e of those open chances.

He's never going to haul of Diego at half time.

When Diego is staying on his feet and really giving it his all he's causing them all sorts of problems. Just focus! I would bring Cesc on and play with 3 in midfield. We need more control and to dictate the pace of the game. The faster and more frenetic the match is the more it plays into Stoke's hands.

We're in serious danger of losing this if we don't get our heads in it.

Costa would never, EVER get that penalty. He was barely touched!!!

Luiz has dominated this game so far. Hopefully he's alright.

Sort your head out, Diego! FFS, you're gonna lose us this match if you keep doing this!

Please don't let Diego get wound up, please don't let Diego get wound up, please don't let Diego get wound up... If he plays like he did against United this'll be a long day.

Lineup as expected. Need Pedro to have his shooting boots on today and hopefully not have one of his matches where his touch is awful.

That may very well be the worst defending I've seen. How have WBA left the best player on the pitch in an acre of space inside your own box!? Goodness, me!

On the one hand we'll probably really need Cesc's creativity without Hazard, but on the other Stoke will probably pack their midfield and man-mark him and press. If we were at the Bridge I'd definitely start him because Stoke would allow us more space. Here, seeing we're without Hazard, they'll probably play a bit more and think they can get something so I'm not sure I'd start him.

I hope I'm wrong, but without the spark that is Hazard this may be one of those matches where we struggle to create much of anything against a side that'll set up to defend. Conte straight up said yesterday that against big, physical side he always plays Matic instead of Cesc so the only creative player we'll likely have on the pitch today is Willian. In truth, a front 3 of Costa, Pedro, and Willian should be good enough against Stoke. Just hope Eden's injury isn't bad and he's back after the international break. Results go against us this weekend and he's out for a while then we're in trouble. City and Spuds both out of Europe and will be given huge hope that we can be caught.