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Werner has to come on. We need an out ball.

Kante off injured. Guess we'll push ever harder for another CM.

Havertz had the best chance to slide Lukaku in but held on for too long. His short burst of decent form always seem to cloud our managers' judgment.

Ref has destroyed the game. Never a red, as it clearly wasn't deliberate. Saying that, it all could have been avoided had Alonso left the ball to Mendy.

Kante for Kovacic is the only change. Surprised Werner wasn't given the nod today to exploit Liverpool's highline.

Great turn and finish from Gallagher. A brace from him.

I'm saying it isn't a given that a SA side will progress to the final. They have been a mixed bag in recent years & other teams around the world are closing the gap; RM faced two Asian teams in their FWCC triumphs whilst Inter beat an African team. One thing that let us down back in 2012 was underestimating teams, but I don't see that being an issue this time around.

I wouldn't say it's a given.

No, I meant them hijacking both deals from City. The second point was just me referring to Ronaldo's deal.

Utd swooping in to sign Ronaldo just brings back memories of Sanchez & Fred deals. Deal makes little sense aside from the sentimental factor.

Coman & Camavinga have already been mentioned, so I'd expect them to sign one or both before the windows closes should Mbappe get his wish.

A decent draw for us

Nice change to see City not getting a bye in the group stages.

So did ours...

Repeat of the last time we were defending champions. I'm sure we'll do better against Juve this time around, though.

I see us drawing either RM or Barcelona, which wouldn't be too bad.

I don't think there's any chance of him hitting 30 goals or thereabouts. If this move does happen, it goes to show Pep/City threw everything into the Kane pool, only for it to backfire.

As Leonardo mentioned, I think this is just to show Mbappe their intention for next summer (not that they need to going by is supposed admiration for RM).

I wonder if that will change come 1st Sep.

The outcome of this match will be very telling for what's to come. With CIty's failed pursuit for Kane, we are title favourites by a slight margin, so a win over a fellow challenger would set a marker.

Weird seeing Milan as fourth seeds. Just goes to show far they've fallen off in recent years.

Monaco have a trend of taking punts on young talent & hoping it pays off; this wasn't one of them.

Great to have an actual vocal point upfront & someone able to bully defenders again. Hope this was the first of many to come.

Should have won by a bigger margin, but it's good to get a win over them after our recent form. On to our first real test next week.

Chalobah dropping to the bench is the only real surprise. Hoping that front three run riot today.