Amidst all the takeover talks and hospital drips, Rafa Benitez's men are going through a very tough period. The match was done and dusted the very second Jonjoe Shelvy went for goal straight from kickoff with as speculative a strike as you're ever going to see.
The lack of quality is there for all to see and Benitez would be happy that they conceded only one. The Spaniard made 5 changes to his squad and quite clearly, it is the 3 points on offer against Brighton in the weekend that excites Rafa more at this point than the opportunity to cause a genuine upset.
