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Not too fussed about the result today. We fielded a team of mid-table Championship quality at best, away against a team well on course for a 100 points this season which also benefitted from a free penalty. Turgid watch and doubt I'll be watching the next match. But using this game as a stick to beat Benítez with is just outright dumb.

I'm kind of hoping this is a 5-3-2 with Dummett as a CB. It probably isn't. But just don't concede too many, please don't let this be embarrassing.

Spurs are fucking lethal. Don't need many chances to score.

Sissoko flourishing box to box. Never understood how so many managers persisted with him as a winger.

This Calvert Lewin kid looks useful. Absolutely robbed of a goal there.

I wonder if one of the reasons for Mourinho's failure at Man Utd was down to not having at least one dog-obedient lieutenant on the pitch who would run through a brick wall for him and drag his teammates forward. Had Terry and Drogba at Chelsea, Materazzi at Inter, Ramos at Madrid, Carvalho obviously at a few clubs. Not much leadership in that ManUtd team I reckon and certainly no one for that role.

He needs to take a break from the game. Not getting anything out of the likes of Sanchez, Pogba and Lukaku this season is just laughable but I'm pretty sure he can reinvent himself as a manager though if he takes some time off. He is after all one of the modern greats. Would probably do a job in international football.

Pathetic refereeing. Great play by both Atsu and Perez tho.

Can't string together 2 passes. This formation is just confusing, no fluidity.

Koulibaly is the real fucking deal isn't he

Still makes me sick when Parker, accidentally mind, broke Jimmy Bullard's leg. I do have a lot of time for Ritchie though, even though he can go missing a lot. He still is, and probably by a mile, our best crosser of a ball and in order to get the most out of Rondon we'll need them. He's also a leader on the pitch and a strong character which is pretty valuable.

Rusty. Looked clueless when playing three at the back and was at fault for both goals definitely. Needs some game time to recover form but that was horrendous. Rafa needs to find some consistency with the back line - this rotation between personnel and the rotation of 3 and 4 and 5 at the back just seems to be causing confusion.

ffs mike dean get in the sea

Been one of our best players this season. Ah yes because of the wealth of individual performers we've seen this season. I'll retract a bit, he's useful as a backup right back in the PL but he'd barely be a starter in more than 2 PL clubs. Don't forget Benítez's ability in milking blood from a stone. Ask Djimi Traore.

Yedlin's just not good enough for PL.

Need crosses from Ritchie and Diame needs to get into the rhythm.

In the space of 10 seconds Rondon surprises me with being a superb free kick taker and having a great cross on him, literally had no idea

welp

Lascelles looks really uncomfortable in a back three.

Have to hand it to them, they've been amazing in the transfer market. Robertson for 5 million and Shaqiri for 12 is taking the piss. And when they've spent big they've spent well. Jury's still out on Fabinho but he looks good. This is actually what can happen when you provide a world class manager who has a vision with the funds and means to build a team. Not that long ago Liverpool were fielding Poulsen, Konchesky and Jovanovic under Hodgson.

Should rather be relying on him as an impact player. I do really like him and he can be very useful but we desperately need someone with more creativity and end product in his position. He should have made the definitive step-up ability wise ages ago.

This guy has been a revelation. Can't believe we all of a sudden have 5 very decent centre backs on our books. What even is this life.

Generally really hate 5 at the back but that was actually not bad. Ki in second half was immense, what an asset he is becoming. Schar and Fernandez also good. Thought Ritchie was very good in that wingback position, apart from that miss of course. I'd rather have him involved a lot like today rather than having the extremely little impact he does some games.

There's no chance Rondón speaks a word in english is it?