Great first half, deserved more than a 1-0 lead, but a woeful second half once Sunderland went down to 10. Overall a good performance albeit we made it tricky for ourselves late on. Besides simply getting the job done and getting 3 points, I'm the happiest with the fact we kept a clean sheet away. Good stuff.
Markovic was obviously MOTM. The performance he put in today is much closer to what his potential is. He tracked well, good take-ons, good efforts on goal, etc. Great game from Lazar.
I also thought Lucas and Can had very good games as well. Lucas was one of the few good performers in the second, keeping a level head and breaking up play consistently. Can again showed his versatility and overall quality; he's going to be immense in the coming years.
End of the day, we won! And without Sturridge, Sterling and Lallana too. We're starting to finally find our feet a tad bit. Can't wait to see Daniel up top with this team.
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