So Declan Rice has now played in two major cup finals this summer and the first trophy of the season is in our new trophy cabinet from Ikea. My pal Matt was among the 30,000 fans (great crowd for a pre-season friendly) and reports that the club didn't have enough programmes to cope with demand. Benrahma looked full of confidence, hit the bar and had two assists. Perhaps not signing Lingard will give him the incentive to become the main playmaker.
Antonio and Fornals got the goals while a clean sheet is always encouraging. It's difficult to read too much into warm-up games, but beating a team that finished third in the Italian league isn't bad. And a nice touch from Mark Noble letting Jamal Baptiste lift the trophy. Finally we've won a cup — even if it's one we invented ourselves. Several signings still need to be made but pre-season has been encouraging.
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