Manchester City 4 - 2 Arsenal

Unbelievable. How can a team who dominate the game from start to finish end up losing 4-2? City had 3 shots and a freak header on target the whole game and ended up scoring 4, whilst Arsenal waited patiently, worked the ball into wide areas, and stood there as Toure and Lescott would without fail clear Sagna's abysmal cross. The patient build up was to no avail as Hughes parked 10 men behind the ball at all times. Arsenal would work players forward, a City player would come crunching in and win the ball and off they would go and score. Matters weren't helped by the fact that Clattenburg was refereeing the game. A ref who Man City have never failed to lose under. This was evident as he was soon booking Arsenal players for nothing whilst letting Man City players off after stamping on Arsenal's players faces, or handballing in their own penalty area thus denying a goalscoring opportunity.

The bad dream became nightmare when Adebayor scored. A goal he hardly deserved. The only thing he was doing right was clearing weak Fabregas corners away from the near post. A point the commentators picked up on with delight, and failing to notice that whenever the ball landed at his feet or head further up the field he constantly gave it away. Adebayor's petty and immature celebration clearly showed he feels hard done by, by the Arsenal support. If he honestly thinks that we were harsh on him for no reason, then he's more stupid than I thought.

It was good to see Rosicky score on his first competetive match for us in 16 or so months. And RvP's goal was superbly taken, making Lescott look a fool when it was the City player's main intention to take out boy wonder. Apart from that, it was a dreadful afternoon.

No player ratings, as they'll all be pretty much the same. No player had a bad game, but nobody was good either. Let's just say everyone got a 6. Apart from Diaby who got a 5. The Diaby experiment as one of the attacking 3 just doesn't work, unless he comes on as an impact sub. Arsenal can't get into any controlling rhythm when there's a player who's just not on the same wavelength as everyone else. Eduardo should have started instead so we could have had some creativity on the left side of the pitch. A big mistake by Wenger.

Man City hardly deserved to win, especially not to score 4, but that's football.
'Til midweek gooners.