Good game. So much more tempo when we play a 3 man midfield which includes Herrera. That was Schneiderlin's best game for us so far aswell. Even without the goal, he was solid throughout. Showed more adventure in his passing, he has a solid range there.
Every time Herrera plays, he shows why he should start. It's annoying just how many times he has to prove himself, but hopefully this is the last time and he is a concrete starter when fit, especially in big games.
Martial is a pleasure to watch. I love that he doesn't even bother with trickery. He just drops a shoulder and runs. He rinsed Coleman every time. His defensive contirbution was massive as well. Great work rate.
Smalling was colossal, as always. Rojo has possibly shut up alot of his critics as well.
It was all about the tempo. Something which is so erratic when we watch this team. Sometimes we look slow and laboured, and other times we ping the ball around with guile and adventure. Great to see it was the latter today, which we've not see this season. We've got the players who are comfortable moving the ball quickly with one or two touches, especially when Herrera plays. I hope we keep that up going into the derby.
Martial put him clean through and he ran out of gas towards the end.
