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So glad that the cries for De Gea has gone more or less silent now. Having back-up keepers is literally pointless if we can't rely on one with the quality of Dubs.

That would have been an excellent goal if Rashford wasn't such a donkey

Duran is a mad boy

While we can't do that right now, I do think we'd have won yesterday if we could put on just two of Wilson, Barnes, Murhpy, Joelinton, Willock, Tonali or Livramento while we were still at 2-1.

But they won't see it as a worthless money sink just 1 year into their project. Maybe in a couple of years if they see no improvement/interest in their league, but not this early.

Was like he was at deaths door for the foul on Rodri outside our box. So tired his legs just collapsed underneath him and he fell into Rodri rather than trying to tackle the ball. Farcial that he stayed on the whole game. Literally any person on our bench would have done better past the 60 minute mark.

I get the point, and agree to some degree, but surely even Gillespie would have done better than Longstaff past the 60 minute mark? He was toast. Couldnt run, reaction time like an 80 year old, was so tired he fell over instead of tackling.

Howe ffs it HAS to be better to have fresh legs from poorer players on the pitch than players who aren't able to run anymore.

Can Krafth play CM?

Get Hall on for Longstaff now.

Ugh...Longstaff is painful to watch atm. Basically fell on the Man City player. No attempt to get the ball.

Man City are sooooo booooooring.

Are the 8 minutes for the disallowed goal? I don't understand.

8 minutes for what exactly?

Schar Bruno Isak

Bruno second wind after 12 minutes. Worrying.

Better score soon. Fatigue setting in in about 15 minutes.

Villa have European commitments.

At the time we got Luque, I'd have Luque over Boa Morte 10/10 times. His injury completely ruined him.

If we lose, it'll most likely be because Man City plays better than us, thus it has to be a way over the top reaction because while we don't care about the result, we care about the performance, which will obviously not be good enough because we lost.

Still maintain it is worth trying to put the player with best stamina in the squad to ghost Rodri for the full game. No matter where the ball is, someone stays right next to him at all times to try to eliminate him from play. Give him a yard and all play goes through him. Best player in the league.

Harsh to claim they are a joke. It's a mix of blame between medical team, the players and Howe imo. Most likely scenario is that the medical team has advised that players can play, but are not recommended to, players being willing to play and Howe playing them out of desperation hoping they get through without getting injured, and its backfired spectacularly, amplified by a few freak injuries and a long term suspension. Biggest injury prevention method we had was rotating players more frequently earlier in the season before fatigue set in and increased the risk of injury. This is the main thing I'm hoping Howe has learned this season and that he changes his ways next season.

Bruno Guimarães Rodriguez Moura and Joelinton Cássio Apolinário de Lira

Not even the most desperate Saudi club would pay anything close to £20m for a 32 year old permacrocked Wilson.