Fairly entertaining game with both teams being equally good and equally poor at varying stages of the half.
Only Gündoğan in the midfield is getting consistently involved in the game. Yeah things haven’t come off for him and he looks about 40 when running back, but he’s done more than Lewis and Kovačić combined. Those two need to get involved in the game. Deep midfield is where Yaya and Rodri have 120+ touches of the ball in games and dictate(d) play. I’d be surprised if Lewis and Kovačić had twenty passes combined that half.
I’d rather take one of those two off because at some point Gündoğan’s constant involvement is going to end in a goal or assist.
Bernardo quiet n’all but he’s not playing centrally.
Grealish, Gvardiol and the back four and keeper have all been good.
Newcastle also been randomly good and bad n’all.