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Man City vs Arsenal LIVE REACTION: Partey debut ends in defeat as Sterling strike seals in for City

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7 – Arsenal have lost each of their last seven league games against Manchester City, their longest such run against an opponent since losing seven in a row vs Ipswich between 1974-1977. Bogey. #MCIARS</a></p>n

https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1317531614117810183</p></div>

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FT: MAN CITY 1-0 ARSENAL</strong></p>n</p>n

Arsenal huffed and puffed but couldn’t find a response to Raheem Sterling’s first half goal.</p>n</p>n

It means another away defeat away at one of the big six for the Gunners.</p>n”,”raw”:”

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Arsenal huffed and puffed but couldn’t find a response to Raheem Sterling’s first half goal.</p>

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It means another away defeat away at one of the big six for the Gunners.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602959099,”date_formatted”:”17th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”19:24″},”author”:”Sam Dymond”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9dc49bad432e37cf3c8ad9015e159da0?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”358379″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12945856″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-sam-dymond odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-358379″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

PEEEEEEEEEEP!</strong></p>n

IT’S ALL OVER!</strong></p>n”,”raw”:”

PEEEEEEEEEEP!</strong></p>

IT’S ALL OVER!</strong></p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602958990,”date_formatted”:”17th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”19:23″},”author”:”Sam Dymond”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9dc49bad432e37cf3c8ad9015e159da0?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”358378″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12945856″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-sam-dymond even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-358378″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

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90+4. Partey is booked. </p>n</p>n

Welcome to the Premier League.</p>n”,”raw”:”

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90+4. Partey is booked. </p>

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Welcome to the Premier League.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602958975,”date_formatted”:”17th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”19:22″},”author”:”Sam Dymond”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9dc49bad432e37cf3c8ad9015e159da0?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”358377″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12945856″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-sam-dymond odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-358377″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

MAN CITY 1-0 ARSENAL</strong></p>n

90+3. Tierney wants a corner after his sliding challenge clipped off Mahrez, but it was an intervention not spotted by the officials. </p>n</p>n

Time is almost up for the Londoners.</p>n”,”raw”:”

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90+3. Tierney wants a corner after his sliding challenge clipped off Mahrez, but it was an intervention not spotted by the officials. </p>

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Time is almost up for the Londoners.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602958942,”date_formatted”:”17th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”19:22″},”author”:”Sam Dymond”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9dc49bad432e37cf3c8ad9015e159da0?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”358375″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12945856″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-sam-dymond even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-358375″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

MAN CITY 1-0 ARSENAL</strong></p>n

90+2. No, it doesn’t look like it.</p>n”,”raw”:”

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90+2. No, it doesn’t look like it.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602958835,”date_formatted”:”17th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”19:20″},”author”:”Sam Dymond”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9dc49bad432e37cf3c8ad9015e159da0?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”358372″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12945856″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-sam-dymond odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-358372″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

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90. Four minutes of added time are signalled by the fourth official.</p>n</p>n

Arsenal have lost their way in the last 15 minutes, do they have one last burst in them?</p>n”,”raw”:”

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90. Four minutes of added time are signalled by the fourth official.</p>

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Arsenal have lost their way in the last 15 minutes, do they have one last burst in them?</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602958767,”date_formatted”:”17th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”19:19″},”author”:”Sam Dymond”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9dc49bad432e37cf3c8ad9015e159da0?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”358370″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12945856″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-sam-dymond even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-358370″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

MAN CITY 1-0 ARSENAL</strong></p>n

89. Fernandinho is on to provide experience and security in the final moments. </p>n</p>n

He takes over duties from Phil Foden.</p>n”,”raw”:”

MAN CITY 1-0 ARSENAL</strong></p>

89. Fernandinho is on to provide experience and security in the final moments. </p>

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He takes over duties from Phil Foden.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602958716,”date_formatted”:”17th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”19:18″},”author”:”Sam Dymond”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9dc49bad432e37cf3c8ad9015e159da0?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”358368″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12945856″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-sam-dymond odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-358368″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

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87. As Sterling passes up the opportunity for his second by dallying in the box, Opta informs us that Thomas Partey is the first Ghanaian to play a Premier League game for Arsenal since Emmanuel Frimpong in 2011.</p>n</p>n

Spells at Charlton and Barnsley await.</p>n”,”raw”:”

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87. As Sterling passes up the opportunity for his second by dallying in the box, Opta informs us that Thomas Partey is the first Ghanaian to play a Premier League game for Arsenal since Emmanuel Frimpong in 2011.</p>

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Spells at Charlton and Barnsley await.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602958651,”date_formatted”:”17th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”19:17″},”author”:”Sam Dymond”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9dc49bad432e37cf3c8ad9015e159da0?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”358363″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12945856″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-sam-dymond even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-358363″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

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85. Nathan Ake goes into Chris Kavanagh’s book for timewasting.</p>n</p>n

That gives an indication of the nerves among the home ranks.</p>n”,”raw”:”

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85. Nathan Ake goes into Chris Kavanagh’s book for timewasting.</p>

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That gives an indication of the nerves among the home ranks.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602958470,”date_formatted”:”17th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”19:14″},”author”:”Sam Dymond”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9dc49bad432e37cf3c8ad9015e159da0?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”358360″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12945856″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-sam-dymond odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-358360″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

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83. A double substitution for the visitors brings an Arsenal debut for their new £45m midfielder Thomas Partey.</p>n</p>n

Also on is Eddie Nketiah, who this week broke the England U21 goalscoring record.</p>n</p>n

The pair replace Granit Xhaka and Nicolas Pepe.</p>n”,”raw”:”

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83. A double substitution for the visitors brings an Arsenal debut for their new £45m midfielder Thomas Partey.</p>

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Also on is Eddie Nketiah, who this week broke the England U21 goalscoring record.</p>

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The pair replace Granit Xhaka and Nicolas Pepe.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602958401,”date_formatted”:”17th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”19:13″},”author”:”Sam Dymond”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9dc49bad432e37cf3c8ad9015e159da0?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”358358″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12945856″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-sam-dymond even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-358358″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

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82. Perhaps David Luiz should have been involved.</p>n</p>n

Pepe curls left-footed, low and around the wall, but it’s well wide of the target.</p>n”,”raw”:”

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82. Perhaps David Luiz should have been involved.</p>

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Pepe curls left-footed, low and around the wall, but it’s well wide of the target.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602958325,”date_formatted”:”17th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”19:12″},”author”:”Sam Dymond”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9dc49bad432e37cf3c8ad9015e159da0?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”358356″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12945856″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-sam-dymond odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-358356″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

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81. Aubameyang wins a free-kick 25 yards from goal after being upended by Walker.</p>n</p>n

There’s no sign of David Luiz, but Pepe, Lacazette and Aubameyang all stand over it.</p>n”,”raw”:”

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81. Aubameyang wins a free-kick 25 yards from goal after being upended by Walker.</p>

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There’s no sign of David Luiz, but Pepe, Lacazette and Aubameyang all stand over it.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602958275,”date_formatted”:”17th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”19:11″},”author”:”Sam Dymond”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9dc49bad432e37cf3c8ad9015e159da0?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”358351″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12945856″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-sam-dymond even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-358351″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

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80. The game is starting to stretch out as it reaches the final ten minutes.</p>n</p>n

After such a high tempo, legs are growing tired and mistakes are being made.</p>n</p>n

Another goal – one end or the other – would be no surprise.</p>n”,”raw”:”

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80. The game is starting to stretch out as it reaches the final ten minutes.</p>

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After such a high tempo, legs are growing tired and mistakes are being made.</p>

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Another goal – one end or the other – would be no surprise.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602958173,”date_formatted”:”17th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”19:09″},”author”:”Sam Dymond”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9dc49bad432e37cf3c8ad9015e159da0?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”358347″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12945856″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-sam-dymond odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-358347″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

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77. Nearly a cruel conclusion for David Luiz, who has been decent enough this evening.</p>n</p>n

The Brazilian pokes out a hopeful leg to divert Cancelo’s cross, and almost – almost – finds the bottom corner of his own-goal.</p>n</p>n

It would have been slapstick punchline to a beautiful set-up from Cancelo, who turned Tierney inside out before crossing.</p>n”,”raw”:”

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77. Nearly a cruel conclusion for David Luiz, who has been decent enough this evening.</p>

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The Brazilian pokes out a hopeful leg to divert Cancelo’s cross, and almost – almost – finds the bottom corner of his own-goal.</p>

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It would have been slapstick punchline to a beautiful set-up from Cancelo, who turned Tierney inside out before crossing.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602958035,”date_formatted”:”17th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”19:07″},”author”:”Sam Dymond”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9dc49bad432e37cf3c8ad9015e159da0?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”358339″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12945856″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-sam-dymond even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-358339″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

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73. Gabriel takes a risk as he steps across to barge Mahrez inside the area.</p>n</p>n

The Brazilian took not one, but two looks at his opponent before wiping him out off the ball.</p>n</p>n

Chris Kavanagh saw nothing in the challenge..</p>n”,”raw”:”

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73. Gabriel takes a risk as he steps across to barge Mahrez inside the area.</p>

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The Brazilian took not one, but two looks at his opponent before wiping him out off the ball.</p>

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Chris Kavanagh saw nothing in the challenge..</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602957827,”date_formatted”:”17th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”19:03″},”author”:”Sam Dymond”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9dc49bad432e37cf3c8ad9015e159da0?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”358329″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12945856″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-sam-dymond odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-358329″,”content”:{“rendered”:”

SALUTING THE STANDS</strong></p>n</p>n

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😂 Sergio is too much!pic.twitter.com/zjwhlRk7JC</a></p>n

— Man City Xtra (@City_Xtra) October 17, 2020</a></p></blockquote>n

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SALUTING THE STANDS</strong></p>

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69. David Luiz goes for glory with the free-kick and, while he manages to get it up over the wall, he fails to get it down again after.</p>n</p>n

In fact, it’s still rising..</p>n</p>n

Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta throws on Alexandre Lacazette in place of Willian.</p>n”,”raw”:”

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69. David Luiz goes for glory with the free-kick and, while he manages to get it up over the wall, he fails to get it down again after.</p>

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In fact, it’s still rising..</p>

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Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta throws on Alexandre Lacazette in place of Willian.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1602957553,”date_formatted”:”17th October 2020″,”time_formatted”:”18:59″},”author”:”Sam Dymond”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9dc49bad432e37cf3c8ad9015e159da0?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}}],”archived”:false},”pageMeta”:{“activeCarouselIndex”:0,”articleId”:12945856,”articleMountId”:”main-content”,”section”:{“slug”:”football”,”id”:339,”sectionName”:”sport/football/premierleague”,”type”:”customiserV1″,”theme”:”theme-football”},”spotId”:”sp_5v3VPY0c”,”pushlyKey”:”KtL4100XTLLEgUtYDKtO1stRdc1XNxnLUb5i”,”commentsAllowed”:true,”pageType”:”article”,”isSection”:false,”pageTags”:[“Kevin De Bruyne”,”Kieran Tierney”,”Thomas Partey”,”Sport Live Blogs”,”Arsenal”,”Manchester City”],”renderedArticleId”:12945856,”sharingEnabled”:true,”socialHeadline”:”Man City vs Arsenal: Channel, live stream, team news and kick-off time”,”socialSharingServices”:[“twitter”,”facebook”],”urlAbsolute”:”https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/12945856/man-city-arsenal-live-results-reaction-sterling/”,”cssManifest”:{“adsDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/adsDesktop.9363e1534a49805aa427.1.css”,”adsMobile.css”:”/assets/client/adsMobile.9363e1534a49805aa427.1.css”,”article.css”:”/assets/client/article.9363e1534a49805aa427.1.css”,”articleSocial.css”:”/assets/client/articleSocial.9363e1534a49805aa427.1.css”,”boxout.css”:”/assets/client/boxout.9363e1534a49805aa427.1.css”,”brightcoveDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveDesktop.9363e1534a49805aa427.1.css”,”brightcoveMobile.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveMobile.9363e1534a49805aa427.1.css”,”comments.css”:”/assets/client/comments.9363e1534a49805aa427.1.css”,”core.css”:”/assets/client/core.9363e1534a49805aa427.1.css”,”coreMobile.css”:”/assets/client/coreMobile.9363e1534a49805aa427.1.css”,”customiser.css”:”/assets/client/customiser.9363e1534a49805aa427.1.css”,”liveblog.css”:”/assets/client/liveblog.9363e1534a49805aa427.1.css”,”oembed.css”:”/assets/client/oembed.9363e1534a49805aa427.1.css”,”opta.css”:”/assets/client/opta.9363e1534a49805aa427.1.css”,”page-404.css”:”/assets/client/page-404.9363e1534a49805aa427.1.css”,”pagination.css”:”/assets/client/pagination.9363e1534a49805aa427.1.css”,”rails.css”:”/assets/client/rails.9363e1534a49805aa427.1.css”,”section.css”:”/assets/client/section.9363e1534a49805aa427.1.css”,”static-error.css”:”/assets/client/static-error.9363e1534a49805aa427.1.css”},”cssBundles”:[{“src”:”article.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”articleSocial.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”brightcoveDesktop.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”liveblog.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”adsDesktop.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”comments.css”,”lazy”:true},{“src”:”opta.css”,”lazy”:false}],”siteContext”:{“site”:”sun”,”lang”:”en-gb”,”articleDateFormat”:”D MMM YYYY,H:mm”,”timezone”:”Europe/London”,”sourcepoint”:{“enabled”:true,”accountId”:259,”siteId”:5048,”mmsDomain”:”https://cmp.cdn.thesun.co.uk”,”privacyManagerId”:165581,”baseEndpoint”:”https://cmp.cdn.thesun.co.uk”,”amp”:{“accountId”:259,”propertyHref”:”https://thesun.co.uk.amp”,”propertyId”:7736,”privacyManagerId”:165581,”stageCampaign”:false,”checkConsentHref”:”https://cmp.cdn.thesun.co.uk/wrapper/tcfv2/v1/amp”,”promptUISrc”:”https://cmp.cdn.thesun.co.uk/amp/index.html”,”mmsDomain”:”https://cmp.cdn.thesun.co.uk”,”pmTab”:”purposes”,”targetingParams”:{“color”:”red”},”policy”:{“default”:{“timeout”:{“seconds”:5,”fallbackAction”:”reject”}}}}},”isProd”:true,”features”:{“enable-newsletter”:false,”dockedPlayer”:true,”podWidgets”:true,”swipe”:false,”swipeOnBoarding”:false,”digitalPersonalisation”:false,”digitalPersonalisationServerSide”:false,”burgerMenu”:false,”galleryAds”:true,”newBrightcove”:false,”redisAMPCacheEnabled”:true,”redisCacheAMPVersion”:32,”stickySocial”:false,”nextBestAction”:false,”redisArticleCacheEnabled”:true,”redisSectionCacheEnabled”:true,”billboardTeaser”:false,”firstScrollAnalytics”:true,”pushlyNotification”:true,”redisBrotliCompressionEnabled”:false,”optimizelySnippetEnabled”:true,”fsStickyWidgets”:true,”liveblogV2Enabled”:false}},”site”:”sun”,”isProd”:true},”siteLinks”:{“help”:”https://help.thesun.co.uk”,”login”:”https://login.thesun.co.uk”,”profile”:”https://home.thesun.co.uk”},”articleTeaser”:[{“content”:{“kicker”:”PARK IT”,”headline”:”Man Utd delete tweet over away fans ‘climbing 14 flights of stairs’ amid PPV angers”,”lead”:”FANS hammered the club’s social media team after a tone deaf tweet made light of the game with Newcastle being played behind closed doors. 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