We were the perfect opponents for them today. They could afford to rest players for their massive midweek game against a very passive team who would barely lay a glove on them. Easiest 3 points for them all season

In the last seven weeks we have played 4 games and got 1 point. Absolutely tedious.

Both Ward and Mitchell were good today. I thought Mitchell just shaded Wardy for MOTM, but just my opinion.
I agree with all your other comments and would add:
1) Once again Wilf failed to show any quality against one of the top teams.
2) Our 2 DMs did a reasonable job with Jairo for once (in recent games) getting one or two good tackles and interceptions in.
3) Mateta looked lost in those last 25 mins
4) Townsend showed he was the better option to start over Ayew.
5) Overall a reasonable performance from the team against the best club team in the land (and possibly in Europe/the World). But when you can afford to fork out £40m plus on every player in your squad (Foden excepted) your B team should beat the likes of us. This was Citeh's 19th consecutive away win in all competitions.

No disgrace today (unlike at the Etihad)

Edited by doombear (01 May 2021 4.52pm)

Yep. Unlike at Leicester where I think Roy got his subs wrong, today it was all about whether we could stop them scoring. Once they did they had complete control, just as they did when they took the lead against PSG midweek. We now have four games where we can be more competitive and hopefully get some points.

So why bring Mateta in?
Not the first suggestion that Parish and Freedman think one thing and Hodgson thinks another. The manager must be involved in transfer and loan policy if he picks the team.

Absolutely agree with this. Mateta is being treated the way Meyer was treated (and Reidewald until injuries forced Roy to pick him). He is being made marginal.