The scary thing is that it doesn't matter which players we use. The system and the way we play are so deeply rooted in the players. It's easy to forget that when wanting new faces in the transfer windows. One could argue that the one that has really struggled is Grealish, but it's quite common that players have a "bad" first season under Pep. Rodri is a great example as he has had a steep learning curve and now been our best player this season (together with Bernardo). Probably the real drop in quality that can be seen is when Fernandinho comes on instead of Rodri, and that is only due to age. Who would have thought that 1-2 years ago?!
Walker and Cancelo also belong to our top-performers this season, but they were not missed either. It's so obvious that we don't have a starting eleven, but a squad, and that is wonderful.
Leeds were not good, but at least they try to play their way and quite impressive that they didn't lose it and started playing dirty. Not many teams try to have a go at us any longer for obvious reasons which makes it refreshing to see teams like this once in a while.
Looking good now, isn't it? Fantastic that we have ticked off away games against Chelsea, Liverpool, Leicester, United, Spurs as well. That we are not in the Carabao and that most players are fit should make us handle the Xmas schedule pretty well.