HOJLUND GETS HIS REWARD
It had been a long old wait for Rasmus, but his first-half opener ended a drought that spanned 22 hours of football and you could tell just how much it meant to him. The Dane timed his run to perfection and had all the guile needed to compose himself before whacking his effort beyond Mads Hermansen in the City net. Let's hope our no.9 can build on that tally after the March international break, after a two-legged Nations League quarter-final tie with Portugal.
A BLOW FOR HEAVEN
It's no surprise Amorim puts so much faith in teenager Ayden Heaven, given his two showings over the past four days. Our winter addition has made quite the impression in the midst of a defensive injury crisis and his calm and composed nature showed through again during the first half, as he thwarted Patson Daka on multiple occasions. But with the second half just minutes old, a clearance to deny Daka ended in the worst possible outcome, as the 18-year-old had to be stretchered off in some discomfort. Here's hoping it's nothing too serious, but Ruben said it was too early to tell when asked about Ayden's status after the game.