[Paul]

It seems to me that, for the first time under Rafa, the defence has been changed on a match by match basis just as much as other areas of the team (more so in fact, over this run of good form with the new system). I said last week that the solidity and positioning of the defensive line is never as great when Carra isn't at centre back. There's a price to be paid for not having your leader and organiser at the heart of things.

So, I think it was inevitable that something which is so dependent on organisation and communication would wobble in that context. We'll be fine once a bit of retuning has been done. Certainly I'd be very surprised if the players weren't aware of it and working hard to resolve it with Rafa in training before Tuesday (and beyond).