Saka is our best player currently. Sad.

Another good chance. Saka is so smart at finding space.

Willian has been absolute dog poo this half

Maybe our best performance in six months so far. Need a goal though. And lacazette off..

Saka should test the goalie there.

Our right flank has been boss today.

Bellerin’s aerial crossing is a whole new level to what it used be

This has been the best half of football from us in who knows how long. If we only had better attacking players on the pitch we could have made it count for something.

The ElNeny and Partey midfield gives us such a solid base and good balance.

I’d make only one change. Nketiah for Lacazette. And keep at it.

Very good first half from us. Winning the ball back so well. Partey has carried us forward a few times too. Such a shame we haven't managed a goal, can only hope we don't regret it again.

Klaus wrote:

This has been the best half of football from us in who knows how long. If we only had better attacking players on the pitch we could have made it count for something.

Arteta really is culpable to a degree here to me. He’s gotten 3+ consecutive EPL selections wrong and to bad effect

Mancs have not been pressing. 2nd half will be a completely different game as I suspect they will suddenly start pressing then. They have more in the tank than us. We'll pay for not making these chances count. Only hope is for subs to create the spark.

United with the same game plan as against Leipzig, sit back in the first half expand our energies and then go at us in the last 20 minutes.

We need to be more clinical, played very decently but shit in the final 3rd.

I've seen how this movie ends

goon wrote:

Kel Varnsen wrote:

Maybe our best performance in six months so far. Need a goal though. And lacazette off..

Laca has been good at holding the ball up to be fair. His best game for a while.

No, he hasn't. Our build up play has mostly been on the left and right with Willian, Saka, Bellerin, Elneny and Partey doing most of the work. 

I'm a bit concerned at how exposed 1v1 our CBs are against their CFs. Two yellows at the back make that a concern.

Partey really has raised the level of midfield. Great to see.