Some massive positives to come out of that.
Really liked seeing our B Team control the game. Yes Maddison hit the post and Leno saved a one on one, but overall we bossed the majority of that, against a good side. I think it shows our B Team is ahead of Leicester's B Team, which is a good start considering where we were a year ago.
Biggest positive for me was Willock going well in one of those two central midfield roles. I was wondering how he could fit in with this formation, outside of a bench role, and this morn showed he can play in the middle there, where we are at our weakest in terms of the squad.
That means even without Torreira and Guendouzi we have 4 serviceable options for those two roles (Xhaka, Ceballos, Elneny, Willock), while we continue to chase Partey and others.
Good to see Nketiah get another goal. Luiz back from injury and looked decent. Nelson looked really good in the first half in particular, and I like that he looks effective on the left, with Martinelli out at the moment. Saka was immense this morn, probably my MOM.
Anyone heard anything further about Tierney's injury? We really need him now with the fixtures coming up. Liverpool twice, then Sheffield, Man City, Leicester and Man United. Although Kolasinac went ok this morn we are massively weaker down our left side when Tierney is out.
Team for Liverpool?
I'm hoping for:
Leno
Luiz-Gabriel-Tierney
Bellerin-Ceballos-Xhaka-AMN
Willian-Lacazette-Aubameyang
But I fear that we could see Holding and Kolasinac instead of Luiz and Tierney.
I'd be going for AMN's defensive tenacity over Saka at LWB, he has played really well there in our big victories - Liverpool twice, Chelsea, Man City.