Arsenal

Today City played Arsenal, with it being a 12 o'clock kick off it meant me having to get my ill self out of bed and cough on the couch early on a Sunday morning. I wasn't disappointed, the performance that City put in was great. Since Puel has been sacked Rodgers has worked with the team, increased the positive use of possession, the body language of the players,  and obviously with the training has changed. Despite Puel basically having the same players we haven't seen a performance as awful as Crystal Palace since Puel left City. Yes, there's been blips, the Newcastle game were they took away Tielemans and several others played below par. The first half at West Ham wasn't good but today was the best performance I've seen in a long time. Arsenal were not good but too often under previous management we wouldn't have exploited it, but under Rodgers we did. Hamza Choudury started today, instead of the woeful Demari Gray and his impact was massive. Finally Rodger started Choudury, who despite playing so against Man City and Chelsea has been rarely seen in the first team since. He offers that Neil Lennon style of player that I think a midfield needs. He doesn't do anything spectacular but what he does do is the simple things right and thus allow Tielemans to play his natural game. At half time, due to Arsenal having a man sent off, Rodgers made a change, instead of taking the young Choudury off, he took the more established Wilfred Ndidi off and City didn't miss a beat. Choudury from what I've seen is as good at tackling as what Ndidi is but crucially his passing is alot better. Jonny Evans also was superb today, for the few times Arsenal threatened, he was great at the back. 

City need to sign Tielemans, he makes the team tick, everything runs thru him and since Vardy has had Tielemans in the team, he's looked a different player. 

The future is bright.