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So very predictable.

Saints looking very comfortable but there's a complete lack of ideas in the attacking 3rd. Pretty toothless so far.

Has Tadic ever taken a good penalty?

Lack of invention and all too ponderous in the attacking 3rd. Chelsea look well capable of doing Saints on the break.

Well if you need about 30 chances to score once that's what can happen. Very hard to take that result.

I just can't understand how rotten and corrupt some people seem to be. Call me a soft old leftie with his head in the clouds if you like but I wonder whether this is just the tip of a very rotten iceberg. It's becoming difficult to believe that almost everyone in football isn't on the make.

Far too many Saints players were nothing more than pretty awful. Attack threadbare. Still, a point gained.

Martina has been that rubbish he'll probably hit screaming winner in the last minute. Have to feel for Hesketh but he was completely by-passed and offered no pressing at all.

Didn't realise the diamond formation required players to wander ponderously around before giving the ball away cheaply.

A good few things to be positive about. Plenty of good possession & passing but too many players first thought is to pass back or sideways. Occasionally dispossessed as well. The real problem is the perennial one for Saints and that is the failure to turn possession into goals. Loads of play around the Man Utd penalty area in the 2nd half but there didn't seem to much idea about what to do with it. Early days though.

Saints midfield now missing in action.

With some decent finishing Saints would be well in this game. Same old story though.

2-0 but so far FF is my MoM.

Not even close season yet and already the press speculation hits the fan. Of course, there's one way to put a story like this to bed and RK could do so in an instant if he wanted to.

Saints almost gifting the traditional goal just before half time.

Talk about gifting City a goal.

Dear oh dear, Long. Sooooo wasteful.

Saints should be comfortably out of sight in this game. Again!

The sloppy defending bug seems to have been caught by Saints too. What a stupid time to concede.

Saints are very consistent with their wastefulness in attack.

Saints really should be winning this game comfortably.

So darn wasteful. Again.

Saints getting in to some good positions but wasteful as usual.

Saints playing with fire here.

Saints just let him score.