Smal

As much as I love him, it's stuff like this that makes you realise he probably needs to be replaced sooner rather than later. If we play as intensely as we have been doing so far this season then his hamstrings are just gonna go pop every few weeks aren't they.

Agreed, but perhaps that's how Howe wants his central striker to play in the future? More of a link up player with goals coming from wide? Like Liverpool, or City and Arsenal in previous seasons. Pedro has predominantly played as a central forward in his career so far. It's why we really need a goalscoring wide player out right. If someone who can finish could get into the positions Miggy has been getting into in this system with service from ASM and Bruno, then they're gonna score 15+ a season for us imo.

I agree Bruno will be best for us in the single pivot role. Howe had some weird but wonderful tactical stuff going on against City with Bruno though. He was the pivot, but he was also seemingly assigned as the player to press and mark Rodri! Was weird to watch. We frequently left our back 4 up against 5 City attackers. Was always going to be a mad scoreline with us playing like that.

We're looking to sign Pedro as backup for Wilson with the view that he will hopefully take his place in a couple of years or so. Can't see him playing wide to be honest. We still need a proper right-sided forward urgently, but getting Pedro so we don't have to give Wood as many minutes is great business.

It was Burn’s man for the second too. He switches off quite a lot unfortunately.

I thought he (and Schar) struggled but the massive, massive caveat is that it was Man City and we did not play to protect our centre backs, either.

Love Miggy, but get a goal scorer in his place and they will gain us so many points this season.

I don’t understand how he’s so good

I think his performance against Everton earlier this year was better, but he wasn’t far off it at all.

He had Pep tactically today, like. Really took advantage of them playing with the inverted full backs.

What a game

Pope with the ball

He is really doing the team thing, yer kna. Beautiful.

That was so good. Only worry is Bruno can’t be far from a second yellow here.

Wilson is a yard short this season so far. Should be on the end of that.

Still think we should just pay the extra for Maddison and be done with it . He’ll be in the team for years, sod the effect on future spending. Give them Dubs too.

Trippier beaten way too easily.

Wilson really should be getting on the end of that cross.

Lots of clever players who seem to be able to anticipate everything. Just lack cutting edge.

Was always going to be so. It's 30-odd degrees.

We weren't especially good at all but I still think we've been the better team

Bruno playing like he's half asleep today. Brighton are much better than Nottingham Forest.

Schar gets a head injury every game, like.

Just... Why??

Burn would actually be a pretty decent option at left back for us imo. The way we seem to want to play is with Trippier really high and the left back often tucking in to make a back 3 to compensate for it.