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Very low. Despite the recent rainfall, half the country is still in drought mode because the groundwater levels still haven't recovered from the exceptionally dry summer.

That graph shows a big jump of 0.5 for City around 77 mins. What was that then? Would it have been the cross that Haaland couldn't quite connect with but would have been an almost certain goal if he had made any kind of contact?

We've been missing that for so long. Ever since Fonte left we've been lacking any sort of confident leadership on the pitch.

It always is anyway. I liked this one though...

Lyanco seems to love this cup competition. I have a recollection of him putting in a similar 'beast mode' MOTM performance against Chelsea last season as well.

This is brilliant game management in injury time as well. Calmly keeping it in the corner.

The 2 goals were in the first half.

edit: Wrong thread.

Everyone has. Nobody has disgraced themselves out there tonight. A superb team effort.

40/1 on Bet365 for the City win, in case anyone wants to place a late cheeky insurance bet.

Alvarez should have scored there. Actually it was nearly another OG from Salisu.

Cut him some slack for once. I know he isn't great, but even the best keepers in the world occasionally slice the ball out of play when they are under pressure.

Hmmmm.

Looks to be walking OK. Maybe it was always the plan to only play him for 60 mins and keep him fresh for Saturday.

Perraud and Elyounoussi coming on.

Joking aside, I have absolutely no idea why they aren't wearing their first kit anyway.

Is Lavia the real difference here? We were playing OK until he got injured in August and it all went to utter shit after that. Now he's back and fit again, all of a sudden we're making one of the best teams in the world look poor.

Arma trying to take on the entire City defence on his own!

Or Che's first Saints goal, against... Man City!

How is that not a foul FFS!? Right in front of the lino.

Where has this performance come from? Have we just been hustling the rest of the PL and making them think we're shit before unleashing our true selves and tearing it up?

We managed to raise our game enough to take two points off them last season. Feels like a lifetime ago.