This is a very good point. Maybe not playing as well as a team was as a result of having to adjust to Hoskins and Dobbie in place of CMS and Barnes. Still think it was exactly the right move by Gus to play them from the start. He needs to know what they can do in that situation.
Really pleased that Gus took my advice and started Hoskins and Dobbie instead of CMS and Barnes.
I thought we played OK without being brilliant and a better team would have punished us. Too many misplaced passes and balls hit just too long, and we allowed City too much possession. On a more...