With a potentially large points deduction on the horizon (if found guilty) then City have picked a bad year to lose all form.

When Soton eventually go down I hope Dibling makes a move to a club where he will get lots of minutes - like a Palace/Fulham etc because he’s a real talent & moving to an elite club & sitting on the bench a lot may not be best for his development

You can say what you like about tactics but the most important part of performance is the psych element. Average players make more mistakes/fail to deal with pressure because of it - not due to bad technique/tactical understanding. See the impact of doubt even on elite players

We’ll be hard to play against and will get chances today - but will we be good enough to take them. Id take a point at Old Trafford all day long and then get 3 on Wednesday night. Keep a clean sheet!!!

You can talk tactics, shape & about coaches as much as you like but football is a sport that relies on performance rather than philosophy. If players can’t consistently execute what they need to do then that’s why teams struggle - blaming a coach is just an easy option.

Maybe Dyche has been right that O’Brien isn’t ready because if he hasn’t even had an international minute this week - in this Irish team - must mean he’s not at the level. He may get there but perhaps Keane was the better option at the start of the season after all