Agreed, watched from a pub in Cyprus and was the dividing person between pool and city fans and credit where it's due both sets of fans said it was a great game and a fair outcome. A few pointers i picked out on:
Fernandinho - my word what a a player this guy is, his reading of the game is class, his work rate is phenomenal and his vision for a defensive midfield is ridiculous. Outstanding.
Sane - This guy reminds me of a few wingers we have had in the past. He has the arrogance of wandering around the pitch, moaning and not really caring and then suddenly he finds the net and he's alive again.
Both keepers are so so similar. Very erratic with their decision making, not the best at long distance passing, but my word they have some serious shot stopping ability. Two really good saves in the second half, one each from two keepers.
van Dijk - Can't be faulted for either goal and just eases through games, even had the balls to bollock his own keeper in injury time when a long ball didn't come his way. Classy defender, the premier League version of Nelson.
Stones - watching him infuriates me, he clearly has class and is comfortable with the ball at his feet but he takes so bloody long to pass! He got Kompany booked because of a poor simple pass and numerously played the ball straight into touch. His clearance off the line was impressive how.
So, all that from a neutral point of view just shows how engrossed I can get in non Oxford matches. Fair play to both sides, great game of football.
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