This is where I think City have created an unrealistic standard that just wasn’t there before. They can rotate their world class starters with world class substitutes. Yes we could rotate more to give our world class starters some much needed rest but then the points will inevitably start to dip and you can barely afford to lose 1 point when you’re up against a team like City. They’ve put us in the position of needing Saka and Martinelli to start every game but in my opinion this shouldn’t be the norm and it simply feels unfair sometimes that we face criticism for starting them so much but would also be criticised for losing points from not playing them

We’ve made some shrewd squad signings recently but it still feels like one step forward two steps back when City can just sign players like Doku, Kovacic, Gvaridol for their depth. No doubt we can push them to the end but if we lose out will get called bottlers again despite being up against their monster squad