Manuel Pellegrini has turned the focus back onto the League programme after the disappointment of last night’s Cup match.
The manager – despite declaring he seriously wanted to win the game – showed his priorities soon after commenting on the match.
And with Arnie back we can only hope that Burnely become our whipping boys when we go back into action at the London Stadium following last night’s on and off pitch woes.
Pelle was quick to look ahead after the Carabao Cup post mortem saying: “It was important to continue in this cup, but we couldn’t. But we must always think that the Premier League is more important on Saturday.”