Strike

Only the 5th failed pass out from the back by Sanchez

Every time this game comes around and the team just doesn’t turn up

Deserve to be trailing. No solution to our problems to play out

and there is no other mid available - Lavia, Ugo

Enzo and Caicedo are outnumbered today

I am dreading Poch coming to the conclusion that the disorganised performance is linked to Connor’s absence in midfield

Reece has come on

I’m all for moving on from Mudryk in January

Playing in his second position too. The only half decent signing we’ve made

What a goal

We don’t have midfield options. Bring in Badiashile and Reece for Disasi and Cucu at halftime. The level of organisation at the back has been a joke

Lucky this is only 1-0.

What’s with this back line choice? Badiashile dropped after a bright game. Cucurella is playing RB? have been panicking from minute one.

With the injuries we have, Poch should just go for it with Enzo Caicedo in midfield and four attackers

Even though Caicedo is physically better, Rice's positioning and his decisions in midfield - always making the right choices in midfield - has been really good. It does feel like he can be a consistent midfield piece for years while with Caicedo - there is still no hard evidence of this.

Haven’t watched him regularly but I thought he was good for Italy.

Federico Chiesa is an option to replace Madueke in the summer. He's getting back to full fitness and looks good again. Contract only till 25

Difficult to get Wirtz in January. I hope we can wait it out in January but unless Broja/Jackson improve and become semi-reliable, we'd need a striker to get through this season and try and get into the top 4/5

Superb effort. Lot of work to go but Poch has got the team turning up in the big games. James, Palmer, Sterling were terrific

What a pen

City delaying the pen

Clear pen too Palmer my man

PENALTY COME ON

Deflected in. Monumental effort but I think that’s that