View From A Blue

Hart – Wins the Golden Glove award for keeping the most clean sheets over the course of the season but he’ll have been disappointed to concede three yesterday. Offered no protection by the defenders in front of him – 6 Zabaleta – Milner’s tendency to offer a more direct threat on the outside, rather than [...]

Hart – Far busier than he was in the FA Cup final! His handling and shot-stopping were very good and he was quick off his line in treacherous conditions, but his distribution was still haphazard – 7 Richards – Moved into a centre-back role early on and it meant we never not got rewarded with [...]

Hart – Despite the ease with which Wigan moved the ball and the constant threat they seemed to pose, Hart was barely called into action. His distribution, as it has been too often this season, was wayward – 6 Zabaleta – One of the few to show some passion but even he had a difficult [...]

Hart – Excellent handling for the most part when shots were fired in but he missed one cross, flapping unsuccessfully, only to be saved by defenders behind him – 6 Richards – He looked woefully unfit when he returned recently but this was a much better, stronger, more complete performance. Sharp to the tackle, powerful [...]

Hart – A very comfortable afternoon for him. Barely tested but when he was, he made sure to be a safe and reliable pair of hands – 6 Zabaleta – Given a few troubles by the movement and dribbling skills of Hernandez but improved as the game wore on and his bursts down the right were [...]