It was a great call by Pep to rotate the squad last night. To go into that game without Stones, Walker, De Bruyne and Haaland is testament to the quality of our squad. Villa had some players missing but we were the dominant force. Rodri sublime, Foden sensational and great performances from Gvardiol, Grealish and Rico too. The passing and movement was excellent, we continuously stayed wide and stretched things which enabled Foden, Alvarez and Bernie to find little pockets and overall it was a much more balanced performance.
Still a bit sloppy on the counter where we seem to chase the man on the ball rather than hold shape and delay to let others come back and cover. But also from a bit of a lack of urgency from some to actually get back. For their goal it was only Grealish who had bothered to try and get back. But that's fairly minor.