Can you, see what’s wrong with this proposed starting XI against Brentford tonight?

There’s no prize, don’t phone, it’s just for fun. Yup, you guessed it, this is the very same line up that beat Brentford in the Carabao cup, under the auspices of one José Mourinho. You’ll recall what transpired after that win. Daniel Levy – in my opinion – actually lost his mind and sacked Mourinho in order to save money. At least, that’s what Jamie Redknapp told the world.

So what’s my point? My point is, in just a short space of time, ENIC has demonstrably failed to improve the first team. Is Emerson Royal an upgrade on Serge Aurier? If you believe so, that’s hilarious, as Barcelona barely paid £8million for the boy before we swooped upon him.

Sissoko has also gone. So how strengthened has our midfield become, since? The truth is, we’ve Oliver Skipp on the back of a decent loan at Norwich, and Tanguy Ndombele, one can only hope, will be in a position to play a full 90 minutes – at some point soon…

The state of our situation is grim, folks.