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Should be ahead by more than one. Hope can finish our chances better 2nd half and don't let it get nervy towards the end. Not sure we can keep this pressing for 90 with midweek game coming up. My god Burn was having a horror show out there. Would be inclined to put him out his misery and give him a rest.

Bet half of that atleast is just excuses to give some of them full rest. If not then thats one hell of a decimated squad adding to Willock and Barnes. But expect Botman, Isak, Burn and Bruno will all play. Wilson we obviously have to be careful with but assume they know when to pull him out. Seem to have managed his injuries really well since that one he got start of last year.

Starting to rack up those clean sheets numbers again. Let's hope we can go on a good run of non conceding again. Our record went to total shit at some point last year and had carried through to this. But the boys seem to be getting back to locking teams out again. ?

Like all players do, he just looked short of sharpness and fitness. Needs games. (hopefully some reserve/behind closed doors maybe.) Didn't help that City had the ball all first half. Eddie will ease him in gently and I'm sure he'll get some minutes here and there to show what he can do.

He looked like he was playing injured first half. Kept feeling his leg. Too slow and poor first touch playing him into trouble nearly everytime. Much improved 2nd half though. Still got zero concerns about him long term, once he's up to speed and acclimatised, he will be fantastic. Maybe 2nd half of season or even next season we will start to see his true level. Just like what's happened with Gordon.

Just needs to break that Klopp hoodoo now ?

Shame we haven't got a young 3rd choice striker for when Isak, Wilson or both pick up any knocks. It's a long season with many competitions to be going with just two. I know Gordon played there for England U21's but he's been so good from the left I wouldn't wana move him. On the flip side. Very few teams have two strikers of the quality of Isak and Wilson.

Shame we will likely have to go more or less full strength for this, especially with the revenge element for the cup last year also. Ideally you want easier fixtures so you can rotate the squad but it's also an opportunity to knock another big name out of this tournament. Should maybe have Willock back for this also ?

I think he made a really important decision to leave his boyhood team and join us to develop. We would not be seeing this level from him if he was still at Everton. Howe and the coaching staff have fast tracked his development remarkably. Even in just the short time he's been here you can see the improvements in his game already. Obviously got himself into peak cardio fitness this summer which helps, but he looks to have filled out abit more aswell and has shown good strength in his duals. No pressure on the boy as he's still developing, but he's already surpassed my expectations of him for this year so keep going lad.?

Somehow gets away with alot of niggly fouls but will always pick up an inevitable booking eventually. I think that's what Pep was getting agitated about, Joelinton being allowed to bully his players. Seemed to be chatting to him after final whistle. No doubt when we next play them in the league he will plant some seeds about our style of play in the build up, to try and influence the ref. Mind you he might not, as he's not as desperate as that Ten Hag cunt. We missed him though. When he's carrying a knock or not 100% it's noticeable because he's a monster when he's firing on all cylinders.

Grealish is a good player. He does exactly what Pep tells him to which ofcourse makes him less of a maverick (Pardism) bit like when Mourinho got hold of Joe Cole or Ferguson with Rooney. Seen him have excellent games for City and I think that style of play that looks so boring and repetitive is exactly what Pep wants from them because he's looking at the bigger picture. But it's still boring to watch fro a spectator perspective. Think he was returning from a injury lay off tonight aswell.....Christ I sound like a Grealish fanboy here and normally infant stand the cunt. No doubts Livra had him in his pocket though. Nice to have a full back with pace for a change.

When he's on form you can really notice the difference a player like Bruno makes. Same thing against Sheffield Utd. He was just levels above them. Fair play to him as he looked short of fitness and sharpness in the first few games and looks like he's been doing oxygen tents etc to help catch up to peak fitness. He's got an unbelievably high ceiling. Only held back really by his lack of pace/athleticism but it's less of an issue when he's at his peak sharpness and fitness.

Think Hall was just struggling to get in the game and decided to put him in his more favoured position. Good attitude from Targett just got on with what he was asked to do.

Surprised that Alex Murphy wasn't starting or atleast in the squad. Looked decent preseason and considerably better than Dummett. But Dummett didn't disgrace himself tonight and did well. However he and Lascelles were never exposed really and City played infront of us for the majority. I wouldn't get too carried away with the performance, especially as first half showed both his and Lascelles limitations of playing out the back which meant we kept going long and just giving possession back.

Class 2nd half. Bruno and Gordon completely changed the game and injected life and belief into all the others. We couldn't keep the ball to save our lives 1st half and you could tell they were scared to lose the ball because City keep it so well, just like the league game. But Bruno straight away got on the ball and then we went aggressive with our press. I think we have shown that's the only way to play City now. You have to risk losing chances to them because if you don't get stuck into them they just keep the ball and wear you down. Some great performances and it helps keep the momentum that we are starting to generate. Only negative is the more games we have, you can tell this squad is gonna be stretched to fuck. I whinced every time a player went down injured. There are a few like Bruno that are just crucial we keep fit.

Yeah just worded badly. I just meant his size advantage in general. He's had some shocking attacking headers in the past. But this was very promising. Guy was literally doing everything he could to stop him and Dan still powered his way on to the end of the cross and directed it well. Great cross from Tripps also.

He's such a calming presence. Anytime the ball gets near him I'm never particularly worried. Even today early on before we had settled he just won all his duels and stepped in proactively. Also some of his passes through midfield were excellent. If the Brighton game is anything to go by, I think as others said, his fitness is crucial to our success this year. Crikey at his age that's crazy to think. What a player we have.

It just took our players abit of time to realise these were shit and to find their confidence in themselves again. I was saying to my Mrs before the first goal that we just need to string a few passes together and we could cut them open. I was just nervous it was going to be one of those games where you get dragged down to their level. But Gordon introduction sparked us into life.

Wish he would do that more often. He looked unstoppable for that goal. He should score far more with his height. Good shift in general. Poor lad never seems to get a rest though ?

Was purring at his performance today. He was levels above all of their players. Just bossed that midfield. The nutmegs were flowing again and he just kept finding space and threading lovely passes all day. Was a little glimpse into him playing further forward also once Tonali came on. Mind you the space they allowed us was criminal. The contrast between this and Milan for the boys must have been massive.

Really promising. Probably his best game for us so far. Can tell he's a confidence player and he was really confident today. Should have scored with an easier chance but glad he followed it up with a nice goal straight after.

Even if you only watched that interview and didn't have any prior knowledge of him. You would know he was a Man Utd fan and not Newcastle. Never understood this pretence he's stuck with. Guy's an absolute narcissist and perpetual liar. The only smart thing about him is he knew to get friendly with people in the media who can give him platforms like this to just reel off his lies unchallenged. Because once his version is out there, the rest of the sheep who can't think for themselves will regurgitate his bile. I don't like Craig Hope but the way Bruce tries to defend himself over that first game incident with the left back when everyone with their own eyes could see it was true.

We need to cut out the petulant bookings however. Gordon one away from a ban already?

Not seen whole game but Lamptey looks back to the form he was in a few years ago when he tore us apart.

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