Mazzy

Biggest hint you could get that he won't be starting on Saturday.

Its not like Eze has been their star player, doesnt start every game and sometimes doesnt even get off the bench. I know he's been inured alot this season but this rumour surprises me. Hardly pulled up any trees there.

Tackling yes, slide tackling no.

As fun as that is to watch, I disagree. Sliding tackles are what poor defenders use to mask their poor aware and positioning. Lascelles/Hayden the most obvious I can think of.

I'm not in favour of moving to a new stadium. However if they do decide on that then I just hope they make it huge and an incredible sight to behold. It needs to be architecturally outstanding and personally it should aim to be the largest capacity in the UK. 100k+ to make sure its future proof and certain to be one of the main stadiums for any international tournaments held in UK.

That video makes it pretty evident how brilliant his tackling ability is. How the fuck he's not been tried in that role before now is incredible. He must have been showing it in training before this season. Would be interested to see what his stats would be over a full season in CM because in these games so far this season they've been outstanding. I do hope it continues and he keeps his spot next season and keeps this up.

I really hope he doesn't change it to a back 5. Keep with the formation and the style that has got us here. Manq will fill in fine at RB while he is out and I'd rather see us pressure teams like we have been doing with the 2 rows of 3 than sit back with a 5 and try to soak up attacks. We've kept clean sheets playing how we are and Dubravka has barely had anything to do in the last 3 games. This isn't the time to change everything just because Trippier is out.

Is Kane realistic? He will be leaving in the summer. Definitely won't be worth as much (£130m) as he was last year. Would he potentially turn down the Manchester clubs to come here? I know he wants trophies but he's probably only guaranteed a trophy if he goes to Man City and they may not even want him anymore.

Fate

If he's back fully fit for the Wolves game I'll be pleased. Anything before that would be miraculous.

3. Easy to get carried away with how we done in the last 3 games but I don't go into a gam dreading to actually watch us now. I want to see this team play, I want to see what they players can produce and I'm fully expecting that to continue.

I think youre going to be sad then. No point giving him another contract now. We'll be bringing 2 more CBs in the summer and we've already got 3 others contracted past this season. He'll have done his bit and he can leave with dignity. Which is more than can be said of most that leave this club.

We can win this. It'll be a damn fucking sight harder without Trippier but we definitely can. We'll have to score a few though as I can't see us keeping a clean sheet against them. Wood is going to need to start chipping in with goals soon and I'm hoping ASM has gotten over whatever injury he had in that 2nd half against Villa.

Hopefully won't be out to long. Would be a pain if both him and Manq are out for more than a game or two though! Leaves us very bare at the back. At least Targett is back next weekend.

Sooner Wilson is back the better. He was poor today. He can win 100% of Aerial Duels for all I care but if they all flick on to the opposition or out for a throw it means nothing. I do think we'd be worse off without him in the team but that's mainly because who the fuck else would play there?!

Yes 100% that was huge. Gave us chance to calm down and re organise. Same as when Dubs when down 'injured'. Gary Neville said it on commentary towards then end that as a team we are far more street wise than before.

Decent today, had a cpuple half chances in the box where he couldve done better to get a shot away but hes better than he was 2 months ago. Would like to see Bruno in for him next game, give him a rest against West Ham.

Weirdly more hopeful after hearing this. Hopefully just bruising from the stamp. Would be more worried if it was a re-occurrence of his muscle injury.

Icing on the cake that is.

Huge. Massive.

Dubravka just waiting time.

Perfect defending from Krafth. Offside all day, he knew.

Been poor all 2nd half. Even before that. Villa have come out with a purpose and we have none.

Its been coming. They'll go on to win this now. We've got nothing in this 2nd half. What a fucking waste.

Huge test for Howe here. Will be interesting to see how he deals with this.