Entertaining little game
You can really take what you want from friendlies but I noticed when Haaland went off that the Bayern defence seemed to have a second longer to breathe and compose themselves in the game, which is all good sides need to be more solid. His presence, ability and speed really had them on edge in the first half. Looks a nightmare to play against even if he’s not heavily involved in possession.
Grealish looks really sharp too. Much more direct and trying to make things happen, that’s exactly what he needs to do to utilise his ability. Last season he spend most of the time just cutting inside and playing a short ball to keep possession, any good player can do that all day, but very few can do what Grealish can do when he plays to make things happen. Hope he keeps that up, who cares if you lose the ball now and again?
Watching Kevin behind a proper striker looks like it’s going to be incredible too. Plus Grealish looked to be on the same wavelength.