Haven't read the rest of the thread yet, but a few quick thoughts;
The game was fairly entertaining. Felt there were LOADS of differences and things being developed by Lopetegui, and our passing and interactions between players is much improved. There is so much more organisation, and a proper system in place, albeit one still requiring work.
Utd never looked like scoring 1st half, and even after the break Rashford looked the only player likely to score.
Sa looked inconsistent. Semedo/Jonny I think are done, and we need a new right back.
Kilman and Collins looked much improved, Collins in particular had a good game. Bueno back to playing really well too.
Nunes continued to show a marked improvement under Lopetegui, although he still has catching up to do. The time with Lage has wasted 3 months of his adaptation to PL football. Neves looks far more likely to score nowadays. Moutinho has been criticised recently, but it felt liked we lost the midfield a bit when he went off.
Podence may have earned a stay of execution, but he is no more than a squad player, and the worry I have is he'll now be rank in his next 4 games. Hwang worked very hard, and did some good closing down/pressing, especially in the early stages of the game.
Costa, it's such a shame he's 5 yards slower than the rest of the game. He still has something, but sadly it isn't what we desperately need right now. He can win the ball, hold it up, lay it off to a n other, but he can't then spin round for the return ball and it looks like he hasn't the power in his shooting either. For me, he's only of use to bring on for the last 20-30 mins to hold the ball up if we are defending a lead or looking to counter.
Adama looked better, but it's the age old issue that he showed potential, not outcomes.
Toti, I'm just not sure he's ready tbh. Think the adrenaline of his debut and subsequent 2-3 games made his ability seem higher than it is. He doesn't fill me with confidence. Was surprised he was the central player when we briefly went to a back 3.
