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Have to admire Klopp & Co. He's got it right now, but for how long? Wheels off next season? The game's got ugly, and we're the worst offenders, chucking money around but incapable of sustaining anything for more than a season. The PL chavs, knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing. Players and managers come here for one reason only, and one season only if they're lucky.

My partner reckons Conte is beginning to look like Mourinho, kind of dead behind the eyes. Would explain a lot

The team is just a jumble at the moment, and everyone is playing as badly as the worst elements. We have no patience, and Salah is a shining example of that. Roman obviously sees himself as some kind of wheeler dealer, buying, selling, lending, with no real allegiance to football or the club.

4th place looks increasingly unlikely as Spurs and Liverpool sail through their easy fixtures, as we should have done. Salah can't stop scoring. OMG I'm getting very depressed. I blame the weather

Interesting that Spurs and ManU both got dealt a surprise double whammy in the 2nd half. Important to stay awake

Today will be a dead cat bounce

Let's sack the manager and half the players, and then.........round and round we go

Arsenal seem to be trying to outdo us in the race for under achievers of the year title. What the hell is going on? Too many fair weather players around these days. Only 8 members online! Wake me up when it's over

Only Man U look capable of screwing up the run-in, and that's a long shot. For us the war is over I reckon. If any of our lot turn up today, it'll only be to enhance their reputation with a view to moving away.

Forget top 4. Barring a miracle in the Nou Camp, we need to beat Spurs and/or ManU in the Cup, both of whom will be on course for CL and probably not too bothered about the FA Cup. RM not doing great either, nature of the beast maybe

They don't need to win, but we do. A big factor at this time in the season. However, I fear we're witnessing a repeat of the Chelsea Pantomime where the manager engineers the sack and walks away with a shed load of money. Why wouldn't he? And why would the players give a toss? They certainly don't look as though they do. RA has become like a race horse trader, buying, selling loaning out players right left and centre. Not football as I remember it . Pretty bloody tedious actually. We're becoming a graveyard for talent

We just have to win a cup. Simple

Hazard will get us a pen

We're watching the carousel a bit (as Fergie would say)

When Batshuyai plays a blinder for Dortmund on his debut, you have to wonder whether it's us or the players that are wrong. Bakayoko has either got the jitters big time or he's doing this to make a point and engineer a move. Sack Conte? Don't make me laugh. Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is the definition of stupidity.

Well I thought we did ok considering the blatant bias of the ref(s)

It's bad for the game if we get away with this cynical display. Just hand them a goal and be done with it.

Let's not forget how much time Drogba spent falling over his own feet in the early days. Far from the finished article

What amazes me is how many recent PL goals seem to have been scored from distance. Zappacosta was unlucky at the death and WestHam and Spurs had one each. One wonders why we spend so much time weaving intricate patterns when we're desperate for a goal.

Was Lukaku even playing?

The demise of the Madrid teams shows that nothing is certain at the top end. If we can do top 4, that's probably the best we can hope for this time round. You have to admire Pochettino, who has taken his time, but now looks to be delivering the goods without spending a fortune. If the board can be patient, Conte will deliver big time, just not yet.

stream anyone?

You have to say Conte knew what to change and when to change it, which makes him a great manager

At 1-2 down I decided to only follow the match on here. Being superstitious I can never do it any other way now

Best PL performance EVER