I thought he was quality first half though, best he’s been for weeks. Played some great balls through the lines. Rudi also looked back to his best first half.
Grimes was carrying the ball well. Stoke never seemed to be organised enough to track him surging from defence through their forward line, then he usually found a decent pass.
Fair play to Lampard for sticking with him when he was pony for a few weeks. Worth it to see the levels now. His work rate has been off the scale the past few games and there was some footwork in the second half I want to rewatch.
Lati would be my next best. Some really lovely and calm touches. He still doesn’t seem like a CB to me, I don’t know why but he’s been superb.