Like the whole team, the defence is a work in progress. Maguire is a very good defender, and excellent at bringing the ball out, but he sometimes gets caught out. Lindelof I'm still not convinced about, much prefer a fit Baillie (although I think Lindelof will play against Everton, seeing as Baillie had 90 minutes against Bruges, but concerned that Everton's forwards will put him under immense pressure, especially in the air) who can recover quickly, and is decent at passing. Jones is a good defender, but quite often makes the wrong decisions, I don't dispute his commitment, but can see him moving on if Tuanzebe and Mengi get the opportunities in the first team. Shaw has really hit some good form, and Williams is an able deputy whilst AWB has been very good, Dalot is not great defensively, but could improve over the next couple of seasons, but can see Laird really pushing AWB if he gets an injury free run. We have had some poor midfield options this season, with McTominay sometimes the only quality player we had in there, but with Fred's emergence, McTominay back, Fernandes here, and Matic performing better, we look a lot more solid both defensively and offensively.