Manchester City fans spent years telling everyone to “check the table.” Now the conversation is about checking the charges. 😭 Football really does have a funny way of changing the subject. 💀

From dominating the Premier League to fighting their way back from the Championship what a plot twist that would be. After all these years of "115", City fans might finally be asking: "How did we end up here?"

Cristiano Ronaldo is still playing at an age when most legends have been retired for years. People can debate his current level, his role, or whether he should still be playing 90 minutes but one thing is impossible to ignore: the mentality is still there. He is still chasing 1,000 goals. Still talking about winning with Portugal. Still setting targets when most players his age are already watching from the stands. At this point, Ronaldo isn’t competing with his generation anymore. He’s competing with time itself. 🐐

SERGIO RAMOS ON CRISTIANO RONALDO STILL PLAYING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL: 🗣️ “Cristiano Ronaldo is still playing at the highest level, and that is what makes his story so incredible. He is not living off his past he is still competing, scoring and proving himself today. At an age when most players have already stepped away from the biggest stage, Ronaldo is still demanding more from himself. For me, Cristiano Ronaldo is still the best player in the world. His hunger has never disappeared, and neither has his ability to make the difference. He is not the past. Cristiano Ronaldo is still here, still competing, and still setting the standard.”

People keep waiting for Arsenal to prove they belong at the very top, as if we haven’t been knocking on that door for years. The difference now is that this team looks hungrier, deeper and more prepared for the pressure. If Arsenal finally turn that consistency into trophies, the conversation around this team changes completely. So tell me honestly: what is the one thing Arsenal still need to fix to win the biggest trophies? ❤️🤍

Guti on Lamine Yamal’s Ballon d’Or hype: 🗣️ “Yamal is a special talent, but Barcelona fans are already giving him the Ballon d’Or because he dribbled past two defenders. 😂 When I was at Real Madrid, we understood that potential is not the same as greatness. The Ballon d’Or is earned over a season, not awarded because everyone is excited about what you might become. Let him develop first. Maybe one day he’ll deserve that conversation. But right now? Barcelona need to relax. The Ballon d’Or is not a La Masia graduation certificate.” 😭😂

Thierry Henry on Cristiano Ronaldo’s ambition to reach 1,000 career goals: 🗣️ “Cristiano says 1,000 goals is one of his goals, and I respect the ambition. But sometimes in football, we get too obsessed with numbers. A player can score 1,000 goals and still have people asking what made him special beyond the numbers. For me, football was never only about counting goals. It was about how you played, how you made people feel, how defenders reacted when you were running at them, and whether people remembered the football you played years after you stopped playing. Cristiano has scored an unbelievable number of goals, nobody can take that away from him. But if you need 1,000 goals to prove you were great, maybe you were already thinking too much about proving a point. I never played football thinking, ‘I need this many goals so people will call me the greatest.’ I played because I loved the game. So if Cristiano reaches 1,000, congratulations. But football is bigger than a number.”

People say football has never been better, but I honestly think something is missing. Ronaldo. Messi. Henry. Ronaldinho. Zidane. R9. Kaká. Iniesta. Xavi. Rooney. That generation had players who could decide a game through pure ability, not just numbers. And before anyone starts using goals and assists to end the debate football greatness has never been about stats alone. So let’s argue properly: Who from this list was the most unplayable at their absolute peak? 👀

Mikel Arteta agreeing a new contract until 2030 feels bigger than just a contract extension. He took Arsenal from years of frustration to Premier League champions, and now the club is trusting him with the next chapter. The 3-0 loss to Brighton hurt, but one bad night doesn’t erase what this man has built. Now comes the real challenge: turning Arsenal’s progress into an era. Arteta is staying. The mission continues. ❤️🤍 The next chapter starts now.

If you never watched Thierry Henry play for Arsenal, you probably won’t understand why Arsenal fans speak about him the way we do. He wasn’t just a striker. He was the goalscorer, creator, entertainer and match-winner all in one. Give me prime Henry and let the debate begin. ❤️🤍

Before football became obsessed with numbers and highlight compilations, Djibril Cissé was the type of striker you simply had to watch. The pace. The power. The confidence. The way he attacked space and struck the ball. He had that raw, unpredictable energy that made defenders uncomfortable every time he got going. Cissé was more than a striker with a crazy hairstyle prime Cissé was box-office. 🔥

Before Neuer made goalkeepers play like outfielders… Before Buffon became the standard for longevity… Before Casillas became a Champions League legend… There was Lev Yashin. The Black Spider played goalkeeper like he was years ahead of his time fearless, commanding, ridiculously quick off his line and capable of producing saves that looked impossible. And remember this: he is still the only goalkeeper ever to win the Ballon d’Or. People can debate the greatest goalkeeper ever, but leaving Yashin out of that conversation is football revisionism. 🕷️🧤

People talk about Ronaldo, Messi, Zidane and Ronaldinho… But they forget just how ridiculous Alan Shearer was at his peak. Elite movement, ruthless finishing, incredible strength and that natural instinct inside the box. Different generation, different level. And if you think Shearer was “just a goalscorer,” you probably never watched him properly. Where does Alan Shearer rank among the greatest Premier League strikers ever?

Zinedine Zidane on Real Madrid, Mbappé and the referee: 🗣️ “People are too quick to blame Mbappé, but Real Madrid’s problems go beyond one player. When the team isn’t creating enough and the referee is making decisions that affect the flow of the game, you cannot put everything on the striker. Mbappé can be blamed when he gets clear chances and doesn’t take them. But when the team is struggling to create and questionable refereeing decisions are going against them, the responsibility is bigger than one player. Real Madrid need to play better, Mbappé needs to be more clinical, but the referee also has to be held accountable. You cannot ignore what happened during the game and blame Mbappé for everything.”

Real Madrid got robbed and Barça fans suddenly became refereeing experts Two red-card incidents ignored, Valverde gets stamped on, and somehow Madrid are still the ones accused of getting every decision. The robbery was so obvious even the referee forgot to check the receipts. 😂🤍

Premier League fans, be honest Chelsea getting cooked, United dropping points, City conceding three, Liverpool finding a way to win, and Arsenal getting humbled yesterday… Nobody is safe in this league 😭😂 And some fans were already talking like they had the title wrapped up in September. The Premier League doesn’t care about your hype. It will humble EVERYONE.

Yesterday still hurts, I won’t lie. Losing a game like that after all the expectations is frustrating, especially when you know Arsenal are capable of so much more. But football is not won on one bad afternoon. The real question is how we respond from here. One defeat exposed some things we need to fix, and I expect this team to answer back. ❤️🤍 Arsenal fans, what was the biggest problem yesterday?

I’m not even going to lie, this one really hurts. 💔 I went into this game with so much confidence and belief that we were going to get the result. Watching the game unfold and then seeing us lose 3-0 honestly left me frustrated and disappointed. It’s not just the scoreline, it’s the way the game went. There were moments where I kept hoping we would find our way back into it, but nothing seemed to work. As a fan, those are the games that stay with you long after the final whistle. I know football comes with wins and losses, but losing like this is never easy, especially when you genuinely care about the team. Yesterday was painful, and I won’t pretend it wasn’t. ❤️🤍

Tough one today. We didn’t get the result we wanted, but this season is far from over. One defeat doesn’t erase everything we’ve built. We learn, we respond, and we go again. ❤️🤍 Arsenal will bounce back.

Brighton scored first? 😂 No problem. This is exactly what I meant Arsenal need to start treating every game like a final. Now let’s see the mentality. 90 minutes is a long time. We don’t need panic, we need a response. 🔴⚪️ They scored the first goal, but let’s make sure they regret scoring it.