33 Ibe (Lallana – 65′ ) – 5/10
Wonderful talent, and someone that excites us hugely. He had a stinker. Let’s leave it at that. We’re not going to plant any blame on a 19-year-old who was playing Championship football for half of this season.
45 Balotelli (Lambert – 65′ ) – 5/10
The Italian was given his second start in as many games, but he’s doing his chances of staying no good whatsoever. Pulled at 65′, and rightly so. Doesn’t contribute. Doesn’t move. Doesn’t help.
31 Sterling – 4/10
£100k-per-week? No. Not on this showing, Raheem. Not good enough. At all. Sterling didn’t take the game by the scruff of the neck when we truly needed him to. Never have we missed the dynamic forward play that he actually does have in the locker more.
