Positives! I thought that despite the obvious lack of match fitness and only a 20minute runout, the man just oozed class. He put, in those 20mins, more quality through passes than we've seen the entire season from the others. A few times I was on the edge of my seat expecting a 30yard rocket to fly from his foot and send us 2-1 up after those forward run surges. The sooner this man is back in the team the better, could really kickstart our season. Suarez looked happier with Gerrard playing also, few nice linkups. Maxi/Gerrard/Bellamy behind Suarez could be really dangerous in January.
Looked a yard or two short of pace, which was to be expected. But brilliant otherwise. We tend to pass it about on the edge of the area too much for my liking (Downing and Henderson are the main culprits) but Gerrard can pick that pass through early and unfortunately looks like the only one who can do so at the moment.
Worryingly short of fitness but glimpses of his ability. Nowhere near ready to start against Newcastle
What's been said pretty much sums it up. He got the early defence-splitting passes into the box and made it look so easy. I expected him to take a shot or two from outside the box but he just kept being nice and passing it to Downing
