Leroy Sané

[Centurions]

I have plenty of knowledge of the English language, thank you.

Are that right?

;)

 

[Mon Autre]

I dont understand people's fixation with bringing him back. Was a great player on his day for us but also one of the ones whose head would drop when things weren't going our way. If he came back (which he absolutely won't be btw) we'd be getting a player back who isn't quite at the standard as the one we let go. Can just imagine now how he'd have reacted when we went 2-0 down against Villa. He certainly wouldn't have been one of the ones that dragged us back into the game.

 

[PragueBlue]

But you could say Manchester City IS a football club which plays in the Premier League.

Both are correct.

 

[bondsman]

I dont understand people's fixation with bringing him back. Was a great player on his day for us but also one of the ones whose head would drop when things weren't going our way. If he came back (which he absolutely won't be btw) we'd be getting a player back who isn't quite at the standard as the one we let go. Can just imagine now how he'd have reacted when we went 2-0 down against Villa. He certainly wouldn't have been one of the ones that dragged us back into the game.

Wasn’t it Leroy who scored winner vs Liverpool and changed the 0-0 at OT?

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

If arsenal get Sane and Zinchenko I’d have them down for second. Serious upgrades to a talented team.

 

[M18CTID]

I dont understand people's fixation with bringing him back. Was a great player on his day for us but also one of the ones whose head would drop when things weren't going our way. If he came back (which he absolutely won't be btw) we'd be getting a player back who isn't quite at the standard as the one we let go. Can just imagine now how he'd have reacted when we went 2-0 down against Villa. He certainly wouldn't have been one of the ones that dragged us back into the game.

Wasn’t it Leroy who scored winner vs Liverpool and changed the 0-0 at OT?

Shhhhhhh - you're not allowed to mention the games where he made a difference

 

[RayCTID]

Stanley has big sky rockets and seems to have found them the last couple of transfer windows.

Huge intentions and expectation for the Arse, Arteta has to produce this season, top 4 or p45?

Arteta hasn't got a safety net unlike when Arsene Wenger was in charge

 

[Keeper!]

Arteta hasn't got a safety net unlike when Arsene Wenger was in charge

Arsen by name, arse by nature.

 

[RobMCFC]

Both are correct.

In English sports, we have a long-standing tradition of saying ARE. You may be correct that both are OK, but I believe that technically, "IS" is correct because you are referring to a single entity (e.g. the club/team).

You wouldn't say Zinchenko ARE signing for Arsenal, because he's a person, i.e. a single entity and it shouldn't be any different when referring to a single entity that reflects a collection of people.

Or maybe it's just a US v English thing, as per the following example.

My Family Is or Are: Subject-Verb Agreement

Perhaps you’ve had this experience: you’re talking with a friend about your family, and they ask something general. But when you reply with a quick description, are you referring to one family, or are you talking about several individuals? The need for subject-verb agreement will help determine...

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Both “My family is” and “My family are” are correct in British English, while “My family is” is most common in American English. This is because “family” is a collective noun, and American English generally treats collective nouns as singular, while British English treats them as plural.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

I dont understand people's fixation with bringing him back. Was a great player on his day for us but also one of the ones whose head would drop when things weren't going our way. If he came back (which he absolutely won't be btw) we'd be getting a player back who isn't quite at the standard as the one we let go. Can just imagine now how he'd have reacted when we went 2-0 down against Villa. He certainly wouldn't have been one of the ones that dragged us back into the game.

A shame his day was about once a month.

Samir Nasri syndrome.

It’s a hard pass from me.