Missing Perreria and Rothwell. Had some horrible luck with injuries.
Positives for me Pearson- outstanding, future first Team player if he develops physically. It was a mistake taking Barmby off for Rudge. Wilson had an off night. Januzaj showed nice touches but slowed many attacks down.
We have several excellent prospects IMO
Pearson, Daehli, Rothwell, Perreira, Donald Love & Barmby.
Januzaj and Wilson have potential too.
Really?
I thought that Barmby was too greedy last night, his major failing at this point, he needs to learn when to release the ball and when to go alone.
We played some nice stuff, showing again the kind of craft in tight spaces that seems to be lacking in the first team. We were the better team by a distance, we actually had a lot of opportunities to score and two bad individual errors cost us two goals. On another day it would have been 6-2 to us.
I thought that Pearson and Januzaj were superb for us. I think that Januzaj has outgrown that level now and needs to start to transfer performances like that to the reserves, on a regular basis.
Deahli had a very poor game by his standards. He only really came alive in the last 10 minutes, made a poor individual error that led to a goal and missed a great chance at the end.
That is cup football for you though. If you don't take your chances then you get punished and there is no opportunity for redress.
Incidentally, the Burnley striker who bagged a hat trick, was I correct in hearing the commentator state that he is a Manchester United fan who spent 10 years in the Manchester City academy? Whatever the case, he is one to look out for.