That was a hell of a performance. And to think our main concern about Martinez is that we'd be shipping three goals a week.
Barry, obviously, was fantastic. Everything he was good at is exactly what Osman is rubbish at. Worked hard, won the ball back, played it quickly, played it positively and most importantly played it accurately. Given how impressed I was with McCarthy too, I'd hope that Osman's time is just about up, as he was dreadful.
Worth commending Mirallas too, who worked harder than I've ever seen him work. And then there's Naismith, who played better than I ever thought he could. I lost count of how many tackles he won on the edge of their area, not to mention being our aerial target and our goal scorer. Huge game.
The game was won, IMO, when Martinez took Jelavic off for McCarthy and moved Kev up. They hardly looked like scoring after that because McCarthy was breaking everything up, and Kev actually have us an outlet and let us keep the ball a bit.
Brilliant game, brilliant performance and a brilliant win. The sky is the limit now.
Oh, and Lukaku next week.