Something went badly wrong in the build up to last nights game I feel. Wrong line up aside, maybe poor motivation, lack of interest etc. We were appalling.
We did probably underestimate them as they are the weakest team in the league. Plus we didn't probably expect that they would play their strongest team, given they have a highly important game 3 days later. They are likely to lose vs Everton now, but we weren't prepared to play such an intense game. They surprised us. Our line-up was a bit weaker, especially given that it was Phillips' first start. Combined with Walker at CB, Foden in midfield and Palmer on the RW, the line up was more experimental than necessary.