It was a good performance against a very well organised side. It could have been more of course, but a mix of good defending and a bit of bad luck meant we only got 2 and it will have annoyed the defence we didn't get a clean sheet especially after defending so well for 93 minutes.
Given the efforts against PSG and a having a somewhat depleted squad we still looked a cut above, our ball retention was superb given the conditions, with once again Gundo and Rodri to the fore. I do have to say what a player Declan Rice is, he is top class and has the ability to make the game look very simple.
I thought Sterling continued his return to form and was always a threat, he also did a lot of defensive work doubling up to help Cancelo with Johnson who looks a great prospect at RB. Its good to see. Laporte did drop off if the ball was aimed at Antonnio, which is very sensible. If you have one centre half attacking the ball and one moping up any flicks then threats are dealt with and Antonnio had a very quiet afternoon. The Moyasiah's teams are functional rather than expressive and we were better than them. With Chelsea dropping a point, it was a decent afternoon for us.
We now have a run of very winnable games, hopefully we repeat what we did last season and go a run of victories and in the New Year we could be in a great position to retain the title.