Sunderland Fan Gutted Bruno Scored! | Sunderland 0-2 Arsenal

Hi, welcome to AFTV, I have Danny with me, a Sunderland fan. After a 2-0 loss for Sunderland, obviously a win for Arsenal here at the stadium, let me just ask you, before we kicked a ball today, obviously off the back of what happened last season, what was your expectations for this game? Listen mate, you're playing against a good side, however, you saw last season, you saw tonight, I've heard people say it already, the atmosphere, I think that is genuinely, it sounds cringe, it's a 12th man, last season, I was saying to Robbie off camera, I said, I didn't think we deserved to draw last season, but I thought the atmosphere, I thought that would give us the extra edge, so honestly, you never know. At 0-0, I thought we were firmly in the game, and I think it would be harsh to say that we weren't in the game. If he scores the pen, what happens? Arsenal then chasing, I don't know if we go and win it, I'm going to be absolutely honest, I don't know if we go and win it, but you're definitely chasing. Yeah. It would be, again, very, very harsh to say that it wasn't a good pen, or he didn't do what he had to do, it was an unbelievable save, probably one of the best saves I've seen. Before we get to the save, was it a penalty? Because I saw someone say, there's no way a scan is a penalty, and I saw you, I was looking like it, so I don't know if you've seen it back, but was it a penalty? I have seen it back, and look, if you make contact in the box, in this day and age, whether you think it's work, or whether you think it's right, it's the game. I feel like, for an Arsenal fan, if that was the other end, you'd be screaming, you'd be stood on your seat screaming. I've seen Dan Ballard wrestle a few people down in the box, but do you know what, it is what it is. The ref wasn't great in total, I think it's very fickle to play in the ref, but there was a lot he didn't give, there was a lot he did give him. On the night, I think definitely the way it was going, it was a pen, and it was a great pen, but an unbelievable save, and ultimately I think that is the point where the game is decided, for sure. Was Arsenal's a pen, the one that we got? I was so far away, mate. Okay, okay, fair. I'm letting you know, go on, go on, I think it was. I think, look, I didn't see it, but in terms of just in general football, it's getting late in the game, you want that ball back, you do whatever it takes, and if you make a mistake, what was it, 94, 95 minutes, if you make a mistake, so be it. I think a red card, I've just been told he's been suspended, which is a bit awkward for the Europa League game, we've got City away next Sunday, but we have spent a lot of money to replace the left-back, so it's only two yellows, so it'll be one game. But, look, you've got to play to the end, and I want my players, no matter what, I want my players to be giving passion to every single degree, and if you're flinging red card challenges in in the last minute, then you're doing what we're asking for. Passion at every degree of the game. Talk about passion. Were you the one booing Bruno when he came on and every touch of the ball? Was I booing him, mate? I'm not prepared to admit when I was shouted at. I'm really not prepared to admit when I was shouted at. Probably the right decision. He might have scored from where I was sat, it was a great goal, and my hand was on my head and then someone told me who scored, and you've got to fix up when something like that happens to you. But I saw him cry twice last season, I saw him cry here, I saw him cry on the telly in town when we beat Newcastle, so look, mate, I've seen a lot of Jordies get in touch with me, Bruno this, Bruno that. Look, it's like celebrating your girlfriend get with a new fella, it's just not the same, is it really? That's a good line, that's a good line. Last thing quickly. Granit Xhaka. Yeah, look, he was... I'm going to... Look, I'd be let myself down if I'm going to shout his praises entirely. Fair. He has been instrumental, there's absolutely no denying that in any way, shape or form. He was the first big transfer and it made... You'd be stupid to say that it didn't pave the way, basically, and he is the leader of the project. I think the fact that he was the leader of the project was why so many fans were so angry with him when the Chelsea link happened. Fair. I was saying off-camera again, I was saying, look, if Chelsea had offered the right money... Do you think he would have went? Do I think he would have went? I was saying to Ty, look, he came out of the press conference in the World Cup and what he said was, someone else sorted it out for me. If I said you've run across that road naked, what you'd say to me is... No, but... No, I didn't do that. Yeah, I wouldn't say someone else... You would not say someone else is going to sort it out for me, so that suggests that... You know you said there's no smoke without fire, but that suggests the fire was burning. Look, he's still here and that's all that actually matters is he's playing in a Sunderland shirt. He's had a good start to the season. I think for Sunderland fans, the main part of the season starts on Wednesday. Yeah, we've had Premier League games, mate, but do you think anyone you've seen tonight is bothered about the Premier League? If we have the same season that Notts Forest had last season, where we come just staying up, but we do quite well in the Europa League and we get all them days in Europe... You'd be happy? Mate, would I be happy? Come on, let's fix up, let's fix up. Legend, lovely to meet you, my man. Big up, big up, well spoken, love that.