Arsenal take PSG the distance but final step still missing
Their defensive gameplan was almost perfect, but there can still be Qs about attacking
Any talk of the soul of football should be shut down, though, as Qatar are able to rule Europe again
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@FabrizioRomano I am an Arsenal fan, but I have to try and be objective, #Haaland has scored 26 goals on an off-season and may yet win the treble. If City win, hands down has to be him. BUT If #Arsenal win, #Rice has to win it, he has been incredible.
Clear reminder to Arsenal that a draw and win won’t be enough. Suspect #City will go to hammer #Palace here. Hopefully Palace are as equally as woeful on the last day of the season. #bbcfootball
🚨🎙️ Jurgen Klopp on Arsenal and Manchester City race for the Premier League Trophy
"Look, I have been there, exactly where Mikel and his Arsenal boys are right now. You are flying, you are pressing, the stadium is rocking, the boys are giving everything — and still, in the back of your mind, you feel it. Manchester City is there, like this big beast in a nightmare. You run and run, you think 'this time it is different, this year we make it', but one little slip, one bad result, one moment where the legs are heavy... and when you look over your shoulder, they are already breathing down your neck again.
It is so risky, my friend. I know because I lived it — 97 points, 92 points, still second. You can be brilliant for 35 games and in the end it feels like you were only keeping the title warm for them. Arsenal are doing incredible things, but to beat this City machine you need not just quality, you need perfection and a little bit of luck that sometimes never comes.
Mikel must be careful — the heart wants to believe, but the head knows how dangerous this position is. We chased like mad, we gave everything, and sometimes... the beast still wins."
🗣️ Gary Neville: “Arsenal were NOT ruthless today. That is as good as you will see a team come and play at Manchester City, they were really good, but they missed four really good chances. You have to take one of them.” ❌😤
#Haaland has become like #Kane, inevitable goal every game v #Arsenal. Been saying it all season, reason why we are top (for now), is our defence. Going forward far inferior to #City. #bbcfootball