I've woken up quite optimistic this morning.

I think City's game tomorrow at Burnley is big. Not because I think there's any chance of them not winning (I don't), but because of goal difference. I don't see another game this season that they could win big in.

If they don't win big, the door opens.

Given that we were all on Twitter at the time, I'm not surprised you saw the more tribal, aggravating, view, to be fair...

If we can replicate our success rate with defensive signings (which has been stellar) with the other end of the field, we're set.

Trouble is, that's the tricky half.

The thing is, we did. The Arsenal fanbase (the reasonable side, anyway), acknowledge that Liverpool have been robbed of a golden era of five years, in the same way that we now are.

Or maybe 115 people...

It's hard to fix, unless you can do what City do and throw another 100m at a problem mid season. Remember they bought Trafford and then superseded him in the summer. No one else can realistically do that.

The good news is that the areas that need improvement are clear.

So, Arsenal injuries. I think two things are simultaneously true.

1) Our injury luck, particularly with Odegaard, Saka, Havertz and our full backs, has hurt our technical level in a big way.
2) Our purchases in the summer added depth but we still lack quality rotational options that ease point 1.

Sky have just simultaneously said that Arsenal's injuries are not an excuse and that's what a squad is for...

...and then seconds later said that City's run-in might depend on the extent of Rodri's injury.

You can't make it up.

Not taking any 'second again' mocking from any club below us in the league.

You can try to punch up, but you can't reach us, so keep swinging down there.

Having Odegaard & Havertz back up top is night & day from what we’ve had for most of the season. The fact that we’re even in the PL & CL fight given how much of the season Saka, Odegaard & Havertz have missed is mad really.

Keep the faith, we might not win it but think they’ve earned that. UTA

The one thing you can say - we didn't bottle that.

The players now need that week off. Get that, and hopefully a fullback or two back, and we can go again.

The other thing that defeat does is massively increase the possibility that the title will be decided on goal difference.

If we can take the handbrake off, now is the time.

We can't rely on City dropping points.

Be funny if Burnley held them.

We’ve hit both posts, missed a 1 on 1 with the keeper and put a free header from 6 yards out over the bar

Last week we were dreadful and deserved to lose.

Not today. Didn't deserve to lose that game. Tiny margins went against us and some golden chances missed.

Absolutely gutted.

Havertz has to score. Has to. That's the game.

Guardiola with his seventh yellow of the season.

We used to have 'If that were Xhaka'.

'If that were Arteta'?

Yellow for Gabriel here, and he's lucky if it stays that way.

You can't push with your head.

Every challenge you can see the Arsenal shirt being dragged by the City player.

Ref hasn't given one of them today.

Off the post again, from Gabriel this time.

I hate this game. Having no luck.

I hate City.

What a chance. That was huge. Also on the rebound, if Odegaard wasn't in the way Martinelli could've taken a touch and scored.

And now off the post from Eze!

I didn't see that but others have said the same. Was only watching the upper body (apparently so was the ref).

I didn't see the leg foul - if so then yes.

Right decision to not give Havertz that, Khusanov was stronger.

But I'm not convinced that isn't given the other end.

Eze needs to wake up. Been caught out repeatedly already this half.

Martinelli for Madueke at half time.

Presumably Ben White is not fit, and Martinelli is on to protect Mosquera.

True, but he's the warrior we need today, especially the long we have the result we need. Love the bloke.

It's frustrating, especially as Eze keeps getting shoved with no decision (the only one that was given was the least of the fouls).

Anthony Taylor loves a second yellow though so you know what Guardiola's instruction to Doku will be. Change will be needed.

Given that the ref is buying every time Doku is falling to the ground, and Mosquera was booked for repeated fouling even though the first two weren't, that's the biggest area of worry.

Have to hope Ben White is up to speed.

On the other side, Hincapie is just bloody brilliant, isn't he?