Cf

This is getting silly now. They keep taking us out and nothing. We so much as look at them funny and he gives them a free kick.

That could be two yellows for Sterling for diving.

Yeah they need to take Gordon off for anyone at this point.

He wasn't like.

Refreshing discussing the red at half time and it's just "we think that was a red" without all the drama of why hasn't VAR intervened and all that shit.

It's not really that strange. I think this is for both their 7th game in 23 days or something.

How many fucking red card tackles have we faced recently? And why's there no VAR? To be equal across the competition?

Would be surprised to see him go. He can build a legacy here. That said if he's offered silly money and he wants to take it then fair play.

I'm against sin bins but at the same time quite like the idea for the cynical stop the break foul where a yellow doesn't seem punishment enough but a red is too much.

Lascelles and Burn (as much as I love them both) passing it between themselves was grim in comparison to Botman and Schar.

I think Krafth is just about up to standard TBF and should have been getting some minutes. But beyond that it's mainly bad luck. Like look at today. Ideally Schar comes off at 60 to give Botman a bit of a run out but nope bam there's the injury. We get Isak back but it coincides with Wilson getting injured so he's been run into the ground. Finally get Longstaff back so gives us a few more options in midfield. Then Joelinton goes. The problem too is is as we get players back we need to slowly bring them back in. But the players already out there are fucked themselves. He could maybe have subbed a bit earlier a bit more often but I'm not sure what he's supposed to have really done about this.

He hit a standing player in the head with his arse!

I mean perhaps they could put coming off the goal as an exception to the rule as I don't see what possible advantage there is to be gained from it but yeah you can't pass a free kick to yourself. Horribly unlucky like. Ref should have blowed for it straight away to prevent the rest of the play.

Useless fucker never scored against Sunderland or got an England cap. I look forward to finding out what else he hasn't done.

Amazing Way to make complete fools of yourselves.

Was a tale of two goalkeepers for me last night. Theirs pulled off a top save to prevent our second from Bruno. Our reserve goalkeeper did that thing where he makes himself smaller diving for the ball. Swap the GKs and the result could easily have been the other way around.

We need to be looking forwards not backwards.

I'm sorry but how is that not a red? Stamped on a player who was in the ground.

Just swap 5 players out at this point surely? Game is done.

Part of me wondered if he'd sacrifice the Milan game. We're dependant on PSG anyway. Booby prize tournament would add even more congestion. In some ways bottom of the group gives us a shot at the league in the second half of the season. He won't, and nor should he. But it's a conversation that might have happened.

I file the first goal under savable but no great shame in not. That said I didn't like the way his dive for it seemingly made him smaller than if he'd have just stood there. Second goal whatever. Their player was basically in the position of taking a penalty. He could have waited but then probably can't get down in time. Third goal should be doing better. Worst thing he did in the game was that corner where he just fell over and left an open goal. Thought his distribution was an obvious step up over Pope but doesn't make up for the other defects. I worry if De Gea is a bit demoralising to Dubs and our other reserves but if they're not up to standard they shouldn't be getting game time anyway and I think it's time for Eddie to start getting ruthless.

Well I thought we'd be ok with Dubravka but he's hardly covered himself in glory tonight.

If people think this is bad just wait for the games coming up. Not sure what we're supposed to do with the fixture congestion. Play the actual reserves in the cup perhaps?

Feels like we need to and just take whatever happens really.

Can't see him making it through our next games.