ElDiablo

Time for our boy Ayoze imo.

They look miles off some of their sides of the recent past. I know they've got injuries but they look like a team on a downward trajectory this season.

Heart the size of pea unfortunately. Everyone else gave everything then he comes on and shirks challenges, poor.

Would rather some kid I've never heard of from a cooler club tbh, someone like that Caicedo fella at Brighton.

All booting off now, this last week is gonna be a major dough splurge.

Stick him in with Bruno, Joe, Wilson etc and you see a different player, he clearly has football intelligence and a touch of quality. His first touch is nearly always spot on.

Awaiting the immortal words 'small tear' and '6-8 games'.

It's technique for the kicking more than anything, his body looks awkward. Immense today though in every other department. I actually think he read where Gundogan was trying to go for the first as well. Ended up being a bit of a lucky finish richocheting off a defender.

I take immense satisfaction from seeing Gerrard bomb. Has that aura about him where he thinks he's class just because he was a good player. Nah, you have to actually earn that mate.

We've wasted loads of promising positions. Miggy needs to just hit one when it opens up for him. Looking a little sluggish in midfield and we're missing Targett, all a bit lopsided.

Yeah, I saw they had 7 debutants today? That lack of synergy combined with trying to play out from the back was rough for them. I'm sure they'll be a different beast at home when they have time to gel.

My first home game since Spurs post takeover. Feels like we've progressed 10 years in 10 months, an absolute joy to watch the lads today.

His and Schar's mutual understanding is really good, the way one will arrive to sweep up after the other goes in for a tackle or header. Botman is gonna have a job displacing either of them imo.

Loving this.

Would rather Barnes.

Wonder if Burnley would give us half our money back?

Worrying.

Wherever he plays he needs to be allowed to express himself, that clearly gets the best out of him. Don't really think it matters where he is on the Sky Sports pre game formation, I think Howe expects all the midfield 3 contribute forwards and backwards.

Saka to City would be next level depressing.

Could be that Ekitike was a smokescreen and we were after Paqueta all along.

Got one. Rancid performance and result incoming.

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