Match report – Player ratings – Video As expected Unai Emery's team selection for last night's 2-1 over Blackpool was heavily influenced by the visit of Liverpool this Saturday. Only Matteo Guendouzi and Shkodran Mustafi remained from the side which began the game against Crystal Palace on Sunday, while Carl Jenkinson started his first game in two years at left back and there was a full debut for young Spanish centre-half Julio Pleguezuelo. There now follows an in-depth look at most of the first half: To say it was dull stuff would be doing dull stuff a disservice. The most exciting thing was watching how many times Blackpool could successfully deflect the ball behind without...
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