Rather than pay over £100m for Elliot Anderson, Man United should go to Paris and negotiate whatever PSG wants for Joao Neves. Playing with Bruno Fernandes in the PL could be a factor to lure him too
That lad is the Portuguese Ngolo Kante, with a touch of Modric and he’s just 21yrs old.
Can never really understand how people watch football finals in pubs or with a load of people because whenever Manchester United have had a massive game I lock myself in the house on my own and nobody is allowed to come near me for 2 hours because I can’t cope 🫠
🚨🎙️ Wayne Rooney:🔴
"I said it before and people attacked me for it — I'm not a fan of Mikel Arteta's style of football. Today, everyone has seen exactly what I was talking about.💣
You don't play a cup final with fear. You don't play a final looking scared to make mistakes. Finals are for brave players and brave teams.👀
Arsenal spent the whole night playing with panic, passing responsibility, and looking afraid to take risks. They did it against Manchester City and today again they did it against PSG tonight, and we've seen the same thing happen in big games before.
For all the possession and tactical talk, when the pressure is highest, they freeze. That's not the mentality of champions.
You can have all the patterns of play in the world, but if fear controls your football in a final, you'll always come up short."
Seeing a lot of gleeful mickey-taking from people who you’d imagine would snatch your arm off if you offered their clubs the season Arsenal have just had.
@henrywinter I thought scabbing the league might inject a bit of courage into this Arsenal outfit alas this wasn’t the case. The only team actually wanting to play football took home
the trophy tonight, even tho PSG by their own standards weren’t great. Forgettable final.
So close, Arsenal were so close, it’s so cruel, they’ve waited so long, this their 24th attempt to win the European Cup/Champions League, their 240th game in the competition, so many years of hurt going back to 71-72. So near and yet so far, so much heartache now, devastated players and supporters. Down and out for London against Paris.
Arsenal can take pride from Budapest if no trophy. They gave everything. They lived with PS-G, the European champions for two hours. They defended well, ran themselves into the ground in their 63rd game of the season. But that shootout. So cruel. Poor Eze, such an entertainer, so committed to the team and the club, one of the most likeable people in the game. Dragged his kick wide. Eze is a regular taker, took them for Palace and QPR.
Sapping conditions and extra time meant changes meant some of the first penalty picks, Havertz (22 out of 23 converted) Saka, Odegaard, were subbed off. And did David Raya commit early? Worked v Nuno Mendes tbf.
And particularly cruel that it should be poor Gabriel at the death, the sudden death, skying his pen. Gabriel’s been outstanding this season, taking responsibility when Arsenal needed him most in games, superb across two hours against PS-G. He took responsibility when his team needed him most in the shootout, stepping up for the fifth pen.
Pressure on, at the PS-G end, 4-3 down, he had to score but missed. Kudos to Marquinhos for consoling his compatriot. PS-G are great champions, back-to-back, a joy to watch but needing to battle here, in a scrappy final against Arsenal. They dominated possession and, just about, deserved the win. Never a penalty Mendes on Madueke. Vitinha immense. Again.
Those who mock Arsenal will say how fitting that Arsenal’s season decided by dead-balls. Arsenal will use this as further fuel for their fire. They will have to go again. Mikel Arteta’s side have built for this. Quarter-final in 24, semi-final in 25, final in 26. Go again for 27. Make Declan Rice captain, strengthen the squad, and go again. #AFC#PSGARS#UCLfinal
🚨🎙️Piers Morgan on the Arsenal loss in the UCL Final
🗣️“I’m trying to be objective, but I simply don’t understand how that challenge on Madueke wasn’t given as a penalty. In a Champions League final, with VAR available, those decisions matter. Arsenal matched PSG for long periods, and moments like that can decide the biggest trophy in club football. Arsenal fans aren’t asking for favours—they’re asking for consistency.”
That is so so cruel. Gabriel didn’t deserve that. We didn’t deserve that.
I’m sad, but I’m so proud of this team.
Champions of England, we go again next season.
2025/26 you’ve been a joy. Over and out.
🚨 Sir Alex Ferguson gave us The Rise of Cristiano Ronaldo
🚨 Pep Guardiola gave us Prime Lionel Messi
🚨 Jurgen Klopp gave us The Egyptian King, Mohamed Salah
🚨 Jose Mourinho gave us The Unstoppable Didier Drogba
🚨 Mikel Arteta gave us.... see below