I wasn't impressed with them at all after the first 5 minutes. Yes there was some decent football but, fuck me, it's not on City's best level, or anywhere near.
Hopefully we turn our corner soon; hit our straps, then catch up and pull away.
Credit to Newcastle defensively, and the suggestion that the penalty decisions were 'scandalous' is absolute crap. Imho, both sides should have had 1 for shirt pulling; I thought Newcastle's was nailed on in the first half when Byrne was pulled down in the box and Gabriel had clear hold on his shirt. If they'd gone ahead then, just before half time, who knows how it would have panned out. I thought the refusal of a handball penalty was fair, but, given that it was Arsenal at home, I thought they may have got it, so, credit to VAR for supporting the absolutely otherwise dire ref - who's name we dare not utter in case we ever get him again!
Arteta made a total dick of himself with his Klopp style petulance.
I expect Arsenal's usual old January and February slump will gather pace, snowballing over the next 6 weeks now that their bubble's burst (sorry Jack).
