Yesterday was obviously a major disappointment, and generally speaking I don’t think we’ve been anywhere near as good this season as we were at the backend of last. But there’s some fairly wild calls doing the rounds - seems we should be selling Ederson, Walker, Stones, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Grealish, Nunes (plus Gomes, Cancelo and Phillips, of course). And Kovacic, Alvarez and Dias are all fair game as well.
No doubt we need a refresh, but surely nothing as drastic as this? A top quality creative midfielder is a must, beyond that it really depends on how Pep sees us setting up - if he’s going to persist with playing the fullbacks so high, we need at least 1 who poses a proper attacking threat (Frimpong?). Otherwise, I’d be looking for someone who can step into midfield and, ideally, replace Rodri when needed (Kimmich?). Maybe another wide attacker, depending on who we sign as the creative midfielder (and whether Bernardo stays). So 2-3 signings who can come straight in and be starters. No squad fillers.