Manchester Metropolis midfielder Bernardo Silva took goal at Arsenal’s lack of trophies in an explosive rant over the Gunners’ techniques after their dramatic 2-2 draw on the Etihad Stadium.
Mikel Arteta’s aspect, who had been decreased to 10 gamers in first-half stoppage time, appeared to gradual the sport down within the second half with gamers taking place for obvious cramps and accidents, which resulted in over 9 minutes of second-half damage time.
John Stones scored within the 98th minute to rescue a attract an ill-tempered contest with each units of gamers clashing on the finish of the sport, which included Silva showing to make a trophy dig at Arsenal’s gamers (pictured under).
When requested concerning the distinction between Metropolis’s rivalry with Arsenal in comparison with Liverpool, Silva took a swipe on the lack of silverware received by the north London aspect whereas criticising their techniques.
The Portugal worldwide stated: “The distinction? Perhaps that Liverpool have already received the Premier League, Arsenal have not. That Liverpool have received the Champions League, Arsenal have not.
“Liverpool always faced us face to face to try to win the games, so from this perspective the games against Arsenal haven’t been like the ones we had and have against Liverpool. So yes, maybe a different rivalry.”
Silva: Just one crew got here to play soccer
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Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville are each having fun with the rising rivalry between Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal after their fiery 2-2 draw
The second half noticed Manchester Metropolis have 28 pictures to Arsenal’s one, whereas the house aspect had 88 per cent of the ball, main Silva to criticise the guests’ techniques.
He stated: “There was just one crew that got here to play soccer. The opposite got here to play to the bounds of what was doable to do and allowed by the referee, sadly.
“But at the end we got a draw, the best we could get considering the context of the last moments of the match.
“We’re not completely happy as we wished the three factors, however personally I am pleased with the best way we got here to play and confronted the sport. I am glad we at all times enter the pitch to attempt to win each match.”
‘Referee facilitated Arsenal’s method’
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Manchester Metropolis’s Erling Haaland angered a number of Arsenal gamers together with his antics through the 2-2 draw, together with throwing the ball at Gabriel following the late equaliser
After Stones criticised Arsenal’s ‘darkish arts’, Silva additionally claimed Arsenal’s method was facilitated by referee Michael Oliver and cited an incident virtually instantly from kick-off when Kai Havertz collided with Rodri.
Silva stated: “It began within the very first second. Within the first motion we realised what was going to occur. We had a participant injured after they despatched him to the bottom twice in 10 minutes.
“We had a goal conceded after the referee called our captain [Kyle Walker] and then didn’t allow him to recover his position.
“The second purpose is already their regular block to our keeper, which was allowed by the referee.
“Then the referee allowed a sequence of time-wasting events. The thing that bothers me the most is having a lot of meetings with the FA at the beginning of each season. They tell us they will control this kind of situation and will stop them, but in the end it doesn’t have any worth. They say a lot but nothing happens.”
Silva’s feedback come after Rodri’s ‘mentality’ criticism final season
Rodri questioned Arsenal’s mentality final season after Manchester Metropolis held off the Gunners to win a fourth Premier League title in a row
Silva is just not the primary Man Metropolis participant to criticise Arsenal publicly following Rodri’s feedback on the finish of final season.
Rodri claimed they beat Arsenal to the title as a result of a superior “mentality”, criticising the Gunners for not desirous to defeat the champions of their March encounter, which completed goalless.
When requested how his aspect achieves such constant success, the Spain worldwide instructed Optus Sport: “To be honest, I think it’s in here,” pointing to his head. “It’s the mentality.
“Arsenal, additionally they deserve [to win the league], they did an unbelievable season, however I believe the distinction was in right here [pointing to his head again].
“When they came here, they faced us at the Etihad, I saw them and said: ‘Ah, these guys, they don’t want to beat us, they just want a draw.’
“And that mentality, I do not suppose we’d do it the identical means.
“And we caught them. At the end, if you give us one point, we will win the last seven, eight games even though it’s so tough. So I think it comes down to mentality.”
