blink and you'll miss it, but AVB has brought in a big rotation system - everyone gets a rest and no one guarenteed to play every game anymore, so the 'clique' or whatever under scholari & carlo has gone forever

on the pitch its the same, weds we start at full pelt and 5-0 was perfect demo of AVB strategy - start quickly and get ahead

this season, draw at stoke was ok considering the wrestling and pitch shrinking

mancu away we would win that game 9 out of 10, and shouldve won

performances and team spirit xcellent

work ethic excellent

new players excellent

mata - he is the lock picker

'R's' here we come, chelsea gonna getya

I think it's still too soon to celebrate. We haven't been brilliant so far and we still have a lot to work on. AVB like the team to play high up and put a lot of pressure on the opponents. Against some teams that works really well, but against others it leaves us exposed at the back. We need to find a better balance there.

And we're not always that solid on defending set pieces. Too often have opponents been allowed to get to the ball. Bad marking.

But hopefully these are things that will improve in time. AVB have come here with his ideas and tactics and we was never going to change and be great immediately.

As for the new players I would say that some have really impressed, like Mata and Meireles, but people like Lukaku haven't exactly set the world on fire. Still have high hopes for him and he is still young. Happy though to see Sturridge playing well so far. I was never impressed when he was here and wasn't sure that he would be good this season even if he was good at Bolton, but so far so good.

We're playing better and better, but I still think we can reach higher.

Also nice that most talk is about the two Manchester teams. We can stay below the surfice and just wait for the right moment to attack