Tiresias

Showed amazing tactical discipline from the players and showed the value of the high physical demands of Howe's style. I suppose the payoff can be seen in Willock's injury, and it certainly is a high risk tactic. If the press isn't effective and Brighton passed through it it would expose the backline. Great work all round.

Didn't win did they? It's a tough game.

My idea goes sort of the other way, and will never happen, and is ruined by the fact man city win the league every year anyway, but i think champions league should be just for the champions really. Maaaybe allow cup winning teams in to. Knock out only. Brutal tournament of just the best of the best teams. Then Europa league takes the next 4 slots in table, and conferance league next 3 or something so plenty of european footy for teams of all sorts, but champions league is very exclusive. Never going to happen, and yes rather rubbish in current state where the number of teams that will realistically win the title is very narrow

Yep absolute no go for our team even if wages weren't a problem. He's got all the talent, maybe needs a coach to put an arm round his shoulders (Eddie maybe could but no need for the gamble), or go to a 'smaller' team where he is the standout star and doesn't have to worry about rotation that occurs at the clubs he's floating between (He will definitely end up at PSG btw, where he will cause a fuss) I actually have some sympathy for him, clearly he doesn't suit the super club model and should be star somewhere more modest but no doubt his agent is carting him between the clubs that pay agents the best, albeit no doubt Cancelo will get well renumerated for this all

Great season by Willock, still areas to improve but contributed plenty and glad he pulled out of his slump in form. A very Howe midfielder.

willock obviously, cant imagine joelinton not playing unless his legs have actually been detached

Feels almost like isak coming back and immediately being great lit a bonfire under Wilson's arse and good for him incredible in ways i didn't expect of him

Nah my current theory is double pivots are the devil and I'm glad they're out of fashion. I agree he should be more advanced but stick with classic 4-3-3 formation, no going back to 4-2-3-1s

Still can't believe seen him lose his rag mind, something wrong about that

Miggy complements him so well. Murphy stepped up excellently but can't match Miggy's ability to be everywhere at once

Can he get to 20 goals this season? Hope he does

Absolutely brilliant performance all round. Had to dig deep, dragged ourselves hopefully over the line now

Willock hamstring gone

Right cunts these Brighton players

We've missed miggy on right flank as good as murphy has done good work rate let's trippier off hook

Harsh yellow

Yeah we can't really change things up now. I am just very scared with how much Bruno and Big Joe have been giving the ball away at the moment with their high press.

We should look at Smith Rowe

Concerned about this game. Brighton on a good day can absolutely go toe to toe with anyone, they haven't been as consistent as us is all in why we are where we are in table, they dropped more points from shocking performances such as the Everton game, whereas we have managed to grind out draws often when not at our best. Basically all to say this feels a polarized one. I think the team is tired, Longstaff out is huge blow, Bruno a shadow of himself with injury, they have pushed so hard with intensity all season I am not going to be mad at them at running out of steam, they have achieved more than anticipated of them, it is not a deep squad yet. If Brighton turn up full of confidence I worry they could hurt us, if they aren't at their best we could turn them over. Not sure.

They should have had a red card much sooner, they were absolutely up for it and we can't keep the ball, longstaff is such a huge miss when Bruno isn't at his best. Not great.

.Second to every ball, so frustrating

ffs

Has to be a pen

Think was job back in Italy, could be wrong

isnt there a rumour de zerbri is off regardless end of season?