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Best game he has played in 3 seasons. He looks so much better with space to break into rather than trying to break down a deep opposition.

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Credit to him for switching it up yesterday. With Emerson out and Dave struggling he switched to a system that protected the defence and got the best from Alonso. Rudiger coming back in helped too. Kovacic keeps getting better with more freedom and Willian had his best game for a long time. That's without mentioning Tammy, Mount or Tomori. In truth 5-2 flattered them and we should have scored at least two more. I said two weeks ago that there will be days where we will be frustrating and naive but also days where we are superb to watch. Today was one of the latter. We haven't played like that since Conte's first season. Lets hope that gives us a boost going into a tough week with two big games.

Kante in midfield, Reece James at wingback and Azpi at rcb. Id like to see that. Dave looked super solid and had some good moments going forward too. Andreas was so solid as well. Also liked Kovacic's game. Great movement. He and Kante will boss that formation.

How much more solid did we look with a back three and Rudiger on the pitch? Superb. Just a bit of Conteball was all we needed. Put Kante in and we might even keep a clean sheet.

Nice to get a win. Wolves away is not easy these days. So happy for Tammy and Mason too. Only negative, some very poor keeping from Kepa, which is becoming a worrying trend.

Nice to get a win. Wolves away is not easy these days. So happy for Tammy and Mason too. Only negative, some very poor keeping from Kepa, which is becoming a worrying trend.

Glad I stayed away from here last night. Looks like the hyperventilation meter was set to eleven. Had another look at the game. Great for Tammy. Loved Kovacic's game again too. A few slips that are understandable from a young team and manager. Nothing that isn't fixable. I'm not sure why everyone thought we would be able to play youth and have an inexperienced manager and things just work as normal. There will be mistakes and days like this. But with Kante, Rudiger, CHO, RLC and Pedro all out (all of whom are close to first team starters) we shouldn't be too worried. Onwards and upwards for Super Frank and the Baby Blues!

His passing is solid from both feet, but let's not fall into the David Luiz trap and let nice passing paper over the cracks in what is his core job. He has areas to improve and we saw De Gea get better in the air for example, so it's possible. I wouldn't put him in the same bracket as Alisson or Ederson in the Premier League at the m moment though.

So he should too. Has played very well. His shooting is lethal and it is soooo good to have someone finally who can take a corner.

So he should too. Has played very well. His shooting is lethal and it is soooo good to have someone finally who can take a corner.

Loved that he went over to Frank when he scored. Apparently the second goal is his first ever from outside the box.

8 million well worth it.

He should have saved the second. I'll be honest he's not my cup of tea at the moment. Doesn't come for crosses and has an odd habit of saving back into dangerous areas. Weak wrists too. That said he is still young and has a good chance to improve particularly in his wrist strength.

With Mason's form, he is potentially our 6th choice midfielder once RLC returns. He is under pressure and that showed today.