Pizy

Mané could have 4 already!

This is awesome from Liverpool, must be said. Mané is an incredible player. Only one of their players I'm jealous of.

A defensive team that scored double the goals you have with a game in hand, eh José? Told you guys, if we do go on and win the title he'll give our team and manager zero credit. He's now turned into a football purist now he's the United manager. His team are Barca now apparently.

I'll be cheering on Liverpool like mad tomorrow (*vomit*). They win and our boys will be up for it even more on Sunday. It would surely be title race over. Spuds win at Anfield and even if we don't slip up they'll be a thorn in our sides for the rest of the way just waiting for a small chink in our armor. This could once again be one hell of a weekend if results go our way!

Do we need a right sided attacker at all? Pedro and Wiliian are already having to share the position. Unless it's someone spectacular like Sanchez.

Yep. We play much more attractive and progressive football under Conte than we did in Mou's second spell. Really annoying that he feels the need to use these veiled insults about how we're a defensive, counter attacking side and nothing more.

Why would he sign a new contract to make it harder for a big club to buy him?

He wouldn't need to be the only source of goals here like he has to at Everton. People have to remember that. He'd be surrounded by the likes of Hazard, Pedro, and Willian (plus whoever else we sign) who can all chip in double digit goals in a season. At Everton he's their only reliable goal source and he carries them on his back. Honestly, I don't think our level would drop much if at all with Lukaku in place of Costa. If Diego must go in the summer, Lukaku + Morata or some other mobile, "second striker" type would make me very pleased. Love him or hate him Lukaku is the real deal now. A reliable, 20 goal per season striker at the age of only 23. His touch can be poor as hell some matches but then isn't Diego's?

You can be absolutely sure that if we win the league Mourinho will find some way to say "it's a false title because they weren't in Europe," or something like "I put together a great group for Conte." He will be burning inside to see us win it.

With the way Liverpool have played recently it wouldn't shock me at all if they got spanked. Just have to hope Anfield plays its part and Klopp/his players want to stop the embarrassment.

Another weekend where our closest title rival plays a huge match against another contender. I know people were saying the title is ours after the Arsenal match, but if we beat Burnley and Liverpool beat or even hold Spurs to a draw I think that'll be that. Cannot expect to just show up and claim 3 points effortlessly here. We've seen Arsenal, Liverpool, and Spuds all do that in recent weeks against relegation fodder and lose/drop points. If we don't show them the proper respect we could get punched in the mouth.

Definitely think City will finish in the top 4. They're nothing special this season but should have just enough in attack to see them earn a CL place.

This kid always seems to be in the right place at the right time. Fuck off.

Any possibility we could sign him we should be all over it. Pep doesn't really strike me as the sort of guy who would care about selling him to a rival so long as he gets his way with other targets. He just doesn't really fit the Guardiola style. He'd be amazing in our setup.

So many opportunities to score that were just inches from coming off. Dangerous score line, this. Cannot allow momentum to swing their way because you know they'll bring Giroud on to target Moses/Azpi and he always scores off the bench.

Our biggest weakness has been teams targeting our lack of height in wider positions. Arsenal don't have any height in their attack, really, so it's all down to our defender being 100% switched on and aware of the pace they have.

With Ox in the middle where he isn't as comfortable it would've been nice to play with 3 in the center like I hoped for. For the love of God, please don't just sit back and let Arse have 80% of possession like we did with Spuds and Liverpool.

Yeah, pretty clear that Conte and the squad have had this one circled on the calendar for a while. They'll be desperate to make amends for the 3-0 hammering. This being at home, hopefully we don't just play on the back foot and allow Arse to dictate the tempo like we've done with Spuds. Take it to them, impose ourselves on them, and rattle them like we have for years. Ill do a little prayer before bed tonight that Hazard returns to form for this one. We need him here. We've pretty much ended Liverpool's title chance. A win here would end Le Arse's, too. Then it's a 2 (maybe 3 if City continue playing like they did against West Ham) race for the title.

Wishful thinking, but I'd LOVE to see the 3-5-2 tomorrow. Arse are paper thin in midfield due to injury so we should compound their problems even more by dominating the center of the pitch with superior numbers. Hazard and Costa up top, Matic, Kante, and most importantly Cesc as the deep lying playmaker spraying the ball up to the forwards and out wide to the wingbacks. I feel like if we play with the standard 3-4-3 with Matic & Kante Arsenal will be able to deal with us much more easily. Add in the unpredictable inclusion of Fabregas and it'll throw them off completely. Wenger will have had them preparing for the 3-4-3 for days and would be caught off guard. Coquelin is the only midfielder with a bit of bite and defensive aptitude they have fit. He can't mark 3 class midfielders himself. 3-5-2 please! If it doesn't work we'd have loads of firepower on the bench like Pedro and Willian to come on against tired legs.

Did no one ask him directly about Hazard's reported injury he's been carrying? Conte has been pretty forthcoming about Luiz's injury so he may have been willing to confirm it or not.

Think Wenger's plan will definitely be to use a very pacey attack with Walcott, Welbeck, and Sanchez all up top. Lets hope Luiz is fully mobile.

He moans about one thing or another literally every time he speaks to the press. Even when he was in a good mood last month during their unbeaten run he couldn't help but to mention teams having it so much easier than he's got it. If he's this miserable now in his first season, imagine what he'll be like if they have to play another season out of the CL.

Hope we make him our #1 defensive target. He'll be very difficult to sign because I'd bet that both Manchester clubs will be after him as well. Luiz, Azpi, and VVD as a back 3 would be insane and have the perfect mix of all attributes.

It's so frustrating. We have all these brilliant players who just do not have the ability to hold the ball when under pressure. Especially Matic and Kante. They're great at breaking up play but Matic in particular is SO poor in possession.

Disappointing not to win it with the pen but very good point at what is probably the toughest away game of the season. HOW MANY TIMES does Cesc have to come on and completely change the game for the better before he earns a PL start?! Matic and Kante together simply cannot offer what he does. Also, Moses was again our Achilles heel defensively. At fault for the goal in the same way he was against Spuds. Alonso is also very poor against the better sides. We NEED to have different options in the wingback positions next season. Moses and Alonso get exposed against these top teams. Hazard is starting to concern me a bit. Started the season so amazingly but has disappeared lately. Has the odd great game but just looks off the pace completely. Worrying.