Interesting comment from Pep yesterday in the MOTD interview, talking about the moment Foden blasted one wide instead of looking for Haaland in the box. He said his players were used to not having someone right there, on the spot - because of the fluid approach they've had in recent seasons - but that now they don't even have to worry about it, because Haaland will be there, every time.
Pure strikers who live in that penalty box, craving goals like scooby snacks, they're the meat of the game. Put pace down the flanks with Neto, RAN and Guedes, thread the odd ball through from Podence, MGW and Moutinho, it means nothing if there's no one in there willing to stomp their own grandmother to stick studs on the ball and put it in the net.
No one's suggesting an established top talent like Haaland, but if we could just find one of those box hounds, we have enough forwards to keep rattling that ball into them.