First match of season can sometimes tell you a lot about where we are and can be and many times it’s not relevant.
the biggest takeaway for me is the professional attitude and mentality of the lads who played today in spite of the absolutely horrendous backdrop of Isak and the wider media coverage of our summer business. We have great players and great leaders in that dressing room. Villa park is a bee hive of a first match of season and we were the better team without our star striker.
Eddie Howe forever.