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There's something postcoitally satisfying in watching Everton play the Mancs after winning the Derby.

Their both lucky to on the bench ahead of Woodburn.

I just hope everybody suddenly remembers how to play football again.

That opening paragraph had me in stitches, literally. I had a double hernia operation so you can imagine how painful it was when I "burst out" laughing. That Rooney goal was all on Glen Johnson. 93rd minute and he rolled the ball casually out of play instead of hoofing it, made no effort to get into position and then let his man wander past him so that Joe Allen had to no option but to bring him down. Summed up exactly why I hated him being in the team.

I hadn't thought about that. Might be worth it!

That's the team I'd play unless Clyne is fit of course. Why would Cameroon say they won't ask for a ban, what's in it for them? My guess is no one will say anything and we'll get shafted, again.

The Daniel Sturridge note is brilliant - made me laugh out loud. Agree about the feeling of foreboding though. Most of the season we've looked like a really good team full of average players, so it's hard not to think that the magic is going to wear off at some stage.

Me too. I prefer Lallana further back and having Origi's pace would have stopped them pushing up too much. That team looks slow.

It works quite well if you let them get crusty enough.

I've got turkey leftovers and a half finished jigsaw. Let's do this.

I honestly never thought I'd say this but I'd feel more confident with Mignolet starting now. And for all those who say that Mignolet isn't the long term solution, I completely agree. It's just that Karius isn't the short term solution.

Oxidade Chamberlain looks like he has a small rodent living uncomfortably on top of his head.

He started and got a yellow for an "enthusiastic" tackle. Played well though and got subbed midway through the second half I think.

To be fair I reckon that Klopp will use a lot more squad members than people expect, as he did against Spurs. No way that TAA will be part of a front 3 though.

We'll never know.

Are you your own GP?

Brendon's been flashing his gnashers at him, I reckon he'll go there. A lot more sensible than trying to manage MK fucking Dons.

Exactly. But then again Ardja would have dropped Firmino against Palace in the first place.

Ings has got to wondering what he's got to do to get a start in this team.

Judging by Pochettino's quotes this isn't really a competition he wants to be in. We do and We should win. I'd like to see Ings and Alexand Arnold start but I hope we don't put a reserve side out. Never easy against these.

There are plenty of reasons to criticise Karius but choosing his price tag seems pretty odd in a season when we've signed our best defender on a free.

I hope City get a proper Barca bumming now. Slow, quick, quick, slow.

He was shite, like every single other out field player. If he was slightly less shite than the others it was because he was physically on the pitch for fewer minutes. In fact, the whole thing was a calamitous dungfest. Thank god we can wipe away the ten day long smear that is called the international break and move on to proper footy.

Wijnaldum off with a hamstring injury. Bollocks.

I reckon Mignolet has got a little voodoo doll with perfect hair which he jiggles back and forth whenever the ball comes near our goal mouth. Either that or we haven't got an absolutely top class goal keeping coach, I can't decide.