Mane at No9

[Insidious]

Apparently Ali was involved in more passes than the whole of the Utd midfield. 51 v 50

Which makes a lot of sense given that Big Bear would probably be their best midfielder if he jumped ship.

[Nineteenx]

Mane could have had a couple more v Villareal, but his development into the No9 role has been extraordinary

I feel a bit for Jota, as he came in, was the emperors new clothes a new next best thing, playing ahead of Bobby and/or Mane and banging the goals in, then we sign Diaz who gives us that Je se sais quoi and much greater intensity, speed, flair, creativity and relentless pressing at LFWD, Mane reinvents himself brilliantly as No9 and suddenly Diogoals is earning his starting berth in our best front 3 all over again

Competition for places and strength in depth, you can't beat it, I'm now eagerly looking forward to what Jota's going to do to improve his game