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Crazy if he features at all tomorrow. Not sure how to feel about this signing, I wanted Salah to do well here but I guess he had enough chances, totally different player from Basel. Hopefully he can settle half decently but I'll judge at the end of next season. Takes a special player to come in and adapt in January

What is there to explain? You can see on the video he clearly meant it but those with blue coloured eyes let alone tinted glasses will always try to back Costa like the Liverpool fans did with Suarez. Yawn.

Competition for places.

Direct competition now from Cuadrado so perhaps we may see more from him in an attacking capacity as he pretty much knows he's a nailed on starter with Schurrle/Salah in the picture.

Wow, Fiorentina have absolutely bent us over here. Good player but my God..

Christ if I said what my first impulse thought was in response to this I'd probably be banned, don't be so dim. It was a clear stamp, with intent, same as the second one. If this was Markovic or a Liverpool player the attitude or view would not be the same.

Sigh, question your intelligence.

Christ, how can anyone argue with the charge or say it wasn't intentional. Ridiculous. Your turn Remy.

Ridiculous to even try and defend stamping on anyone, sorry guys, deserved ban and I got no issues with it Aggression is fine, but violent conduct is not, if it was Sterling we'd be calling for 5 game bans. Those blue tinted glasses.

Warrior

The reports are that even if he appeals then they would have the hearing before the City game. Talksport - Mark H Former ref

I'd actually like this signing, he's an Essien on his day and provides the cover in midfield, not cup tied either.

5 match ban I reckon, cannot argue.

Same frustrating Ramires but the kind we are used to seeing, bursts, tough, pace, woeful finishing, terrible decision making. Jose "MY ramires is back."

At least twice as good as Cahill, short memory. Cahill is not perfect, neither is Zouma after this one immense showing.

Thought the worst when he seemed to be in his own world at the start of the match but Eden switched it ON.

As above, and said before Zouma is raw but the tools are there, this game will do him the WORLD of confidence. Great to see John giving him advice all through the game.

Well done chap.

Match ban inc, thankfully not before Saturday Oh that temper of his.. I love and 'dislike' it.

End to end, final third just not happening for us.

His poor touch, anticipation tonight is really getting on my nerves.

Christ. Anything to move his contract of 100k per week closer eh - any coincidence that he 'rejects' the second offer of a contract from Liverpool a few days to this breaking out? Bet he signs a new contract by the end of the window worth a tidy little sum of money.

Spot on Barbara. Great post.

Ok ok I'm going to go sleep now for a bit - someone call me and wake me up when this is all over to tell me its just a joke we lost 4-2 to Bradford at home. Thanks

Well a positive from today is that Bamford put in another great shift. The lads touch is unreal.