They took the initiative. They had such an incredible work rate, which was in especially stark contrast to the listless outing at Goodison. They both found opportunities to advance. On the own goal for example, Torreira broke up play at the halfway line, and advanced the ball. We lost the ball farther upfield and he recovered it again before making space for himself at the top of the box and unleashing the shot that spun off Koulibaly. Ramsey similarly kept getting into the box, for both his goal and another really high xG effort that should’ve converted. This pressure took Allan and Ruiz our of the game completely. They were always on the backfoot covering these two.
Game highlighted that we need to think about our midfield pairings in terms of the energy they bring. Ramsey-Torreira might be our most dynamic while Guendouzi-Elneny as played on Monday is on the more lethargic side, maybe more useful for closing out games.
