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We should have signed him this summer.

I have to say, the red card was unjustifiable. You either send both players off or neither. Lamela is the instigator, and probably uses more force than Martial. It was an absolutely dreadful decision and one that PGMOL should have to explain. Having said that, the penalty in the first half...

Que?

This is unquestionably a major issue, but probably not only in the centre of midfield. It comes back to recruitment and how suitable some of the players are to the league in which we play. We don't have enough players that can frequently win one-on-one situations. Only Sterling really fits that...

I don't think it is possible to play with a single CDM like Rodri and succeed in this league. Not unless your back four are perfect and your pressing is incessant. He was a luxury that we couldn't afford. It is also concerning that we actually looked better offensively when we sacrificed Mahrez...

I'm hoping for top four. I still think we can finish 2nd if Bernardo gets back to his best and we have a bit of luck with injuries (a big ask, I know). We'll be nowhere near the title though and, if we continue playing as we are, we'll finish mid-table. If I'm honest, I think we could be in for...

Three years of dreadful recruitment.

It's not just the Leicester result. It's witnessing the same weaknesses as last season. It's realising that we were extremely fortunate to win against Wolves and to pick up a point today. If we don't improve then we'll finish mid-table. The results don't lie.

We need a CDM, a LB and someone that can play across the front three. I doubt that we'll sign anyone before the window shuts though.

Pep made the right changes. They came late, but they almost certainly prevented us from losing the game. With a better front three we win the game comfortably. Usually the defense is to blame, but not today. Their chances came from our three attackers and Foden giving the ball away repeatedly...

Well done for ignoring the bit where I said "early signs". He is here to replace Sane, not an up-and-coming academy prospect. We needed him to hit the ground running. He did nothing against Leicester and nothing today. With the way we're playing right now, we can't afford passengers.

Who was it that was going on about Rodri being the way forward? Once again Pep brings on Fernandinho to prevent a slaughter. Only the club can answer why we haven't signed a Fernandinho replacement.

I hate to say I told you so, but... This is a top four team at best. We'll not get anywhere near the title. You can blame Pep all you want but the real issue is recruitment. Mahrez is a £60m paperweight. He doesn't suit this team one bit and, I'm afraid to say, the early signs suggest that...

Ederson without a doubt, even with the mistake.

I think we win this game if Bernardo started over Mahrez.

Debatable at best. Would have been a soft penalty.

We're missing David Silva big time! You know that he'd keep the ball, even under pressure. Our biggest issue this game has been giving the ball away.

With the exception of Sterling, that front three is shit.

It was coming. We've been extremely poor bar the first 15 minutes. Get Bernardo on. He can't possibly play any worse than Mahrez or Torres.

Mahrez, Torres and Foden have all given the ball away far too much. A number of Leeds' chances came from those three giving the ball away. Mahrez has been particularly bad. Right now he is helping Leeds more than he is helping us. There is at least one goal in this game for Leeds.