Defensively we're becoming more solid with every match. Still not the first-choice defence I'd like (nor the first choice team really) but they worked hard and Bailly looked fantastic for the most part. Shaw also did so well to keep Mahrez largely ineffectual and Blind was there to cover Bailly when he did occasionally let something past. With Smalling coming back into the team at some point in the future, I'll be pretty happy with the defence.

Attacking is still a concern though. Rooney isn't up to match speed yet and his passing was sloppy and decision making slow. Martial still hasn't kicked off the rust either and Ibra dropped so deep at times he was keeping Carrick company.

I'd really like to see a front four of Martial, Mkhi, Lingard and Ibra to see how they work because I don't see Rooney as an automatic starter anymore, although he definitely still has his various uses for the team.

The attacking play itself was, at times, nice with one-touch passing and movement but all too often it was still the same slow and safe transition from defence to attack that defined LVG's reign. It'll take a while I imagine before we see the unnecessary safe passes completely removed from their game.

Really looking forward to the Bournemouth match now and I think the team looks solid if not spectacular yet.