The Title Race - 2023/24

[Gabriel]

We’ve done all we could and have now turned the screw on Arsenal. They should win but under the pressure a draw wouldn’t be the greatest surprise.

 

[Wellsblue21]

Hmm I fancy us now-there’s a possible final day shoot out if we draw Tuesday

I’d agree, but there’s a possibility Arsenal could smack the rag for 5/6 tomorrow

Which means we’d need a 10 goal swing

 

[Cobwebcat]

Goal difference just became a thing again after that.

Only 2 behind now and we have scored more.

 

[cyan]

So now pressure is on Arsenal tomorrow. They should have no problem - even expecting them to restore their goal difference advantage - but pressure does strange things to footballers and United will be desperate to get something from the game after the last couple of weeks they have had. Great to be able to just sit back and see what happens knowing that if any team can win at Tottenham and then back at Etihad, it is this amazing City team.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

Fantastically controlled performance. Hugely satisfying. Think goal difference is pretty much done as a potential gateway now though.

Always looked difficult. There is still a very small possibility... say tomorrow Arsenal win by one. On the off-chance we absolutely pump Spurs... say we get another 4+. Go into the last game with better GD and better GS.

Arsenal then play Everton, who have conceded fewer goals than anybody outside the top three, so could hold them to a one goal win. In which case we would only need a draw v West Ham.

A crazily specific set of results would need to happen for that.

 

[Haaland94]

Glory, Glory, mighty Rags ;)!

JK, we've got this!

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Compared to where it was a few weeks ago, I would say GD is back on (as long as Arsenal don’t hammer United). If we are 3 goals behind going into the last game, it’s far from done.

Not a chance we beat West Ham by 3 more goals than Arsenal put past Everton - and that's not taking into account they're likely to twat Stretford tomorrow
We have to do it ourselves - as stated in other posts it's been about Spurs for a while

 

[bert38]

I’d agree, but there’s a possibility Arsenal could smack the rag for 5/6 tomorrow

Which means we’d need a 10 goal swing

Of course, and they are shite, but it could be another out for us, however small.

 

[bluenova]

It would be ironic if we beat them to the title; their lack of ambition here will have cost them dear. You can’t go to a rival believing you can’t beat them, because then you won’t.

I honestly think that's been overplayed a bit.

If they go for it against us, the much more likely outcome was getting beat. A draw kept them above us, and with so few games left, you'd always take that. I think Arsenal made the right decision at the time.

Against Liverpool, City have always tried, but they've still settled for draws in a lot of those games. In 21/22, we got the draw at home, and it was considered a big boost in the title race - we'd played out closest rival, and now had the title in our own hands.

 

[route46]

Goal difference is far from done if Arsenal win by 1 tomorrow and we draw at spurs it is more then possible

All we would need is a 3 goal swing