Manuel

Would be nice to see Osvaldo get a shot away. Set pieces seem a little unconvincing today, wonder if we're missing Lambert's head. Boruc MOTM so far.

Lost Luke Shaw for a moment, I see he's there now. Great looking line-up.

What's going on in defence today?

Now we've got this one out the way, perhaps we can concentrate on the league. We've got some tough games ahead.

Some sense here. New Year's resolution is a pretty good time as being hungover helps and will probably get you through the first day. Get drunk tonight, or whenever convenient if you can't wait till then. After that it's just a matter of wanting to stop smoking more than you want to smoke, and believing in yourself. I won't wish you good luck because if you want to do it you will.

It should depend on whether the subject is actually a c*** or not. Sometimes you've just got to let it go.

Chile played like Saints and won. File under "good", I think.

Probably that woman with the wrinkly stockings. Ew!

Winning on hair stroking.

Would he need a plug to nail into, or some sort of expanding anchor? Or would it be possible to go straight into the mortar with masonary nails?

All the players look on top of their game at the moment. There is such a team effort on the pitch that it's sometimes difficult to single out individual brilliance. But Lallana shaded it yesterday.

Scared sh*tless of him in the box today, very difficult to tackle and known as likely to go down if he gets a tap (which most players do in fairness to him).

Ah, very good.

What's that song they're singing to the tune of the "taking the **** one" (that I don't like)?

Difficult without asking them I suppose, but one person's 'genuine reason' might not be the same as anothers. You only have to look on Facebook to see the poppy associated with slogans such as "support the troops". No criticism there particularly, but with emblems and symbols you might have to accept there is occasionally going to be some ambiguity as to the meaning and also that there might be those who wish to use it for a particular agenda no matter how well meaning.

One point he makes is that for some, the wearing of a poppy becomes indistinguishable from 'support of military action' in modern times. Like it or not, some people see the poppy as supporting current military action. I guess that's the trouble with generic symbols or badges is that they can mean different things to different people. At the end of the day, because of our freedoms, one has the choice whether or not to wear, or to remember or commemorate as we see fit.

Not quite the 'press' we're used to though.

What I thought. If that is their best outfit, they're in more trouble than I thought. Great games for assessing the 'depth'.

Been a little unlucky with a couple of the forward moves and wouldn't be surprised to see Gaston or Lee get something on target early next half. Nothing on target from us so far is it?

Cheers mate.

Dominance.

Never keen on that "taking the ****" song.

Better up front without Osvaldo?

More positive around the box today.

Me fences cannae take any more!