Bit harsh on Murray to be fair, coming on after 70 mins when the lads are tired, there wasn't much given for him to have a chance and likewise with Ince, we had 4 poss 5 shots on goal for the whole game but his placement and positioning looked fine to me, just his pace and fitness need work if he has a chance next season. Just my general opinion, although Jerome works 100% every match, his positioning and some of his passing wasn't "great" today. and likewise with Mariappa.

Agree - we've had an incredible season but already msny are wanting to raise thw bar to high to quickly Wwith frankly unrealistic expectations.
Be happy we still in the PL and hopefully can establish
ourselves as a good mid-table team next season.

I honestly do not think those of you have commented negatively on Ince and/or Murray know too much about football.

Ince was on for what, 15 minutes. His first taste of first team action since another 15 minutes at Sunderland several weeks ago. You could see quite clearly that he is learning what TP is teaching and was tracking back - something he did not do in his starts for us in early February.

Ince is a talent, raw but with huge potential. If we sign him we have got a real steal and clubs will be offering millions for him in, say, two years time.

The anti-Murray gang are also a tad clueless. Nine months out with a terrible injury and then back to a team now playing in a higher division. Needs to find his feet, find his form and see if he can cut it at this level - personally i believe he can. But to have a go after an few cameo appearances and a couple of starts is just plain bonkers.

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. Groucho Marx

They're a massive defensive unit. A Villa fan said that our team were a lot bigger and stronger than theirs the other week, probably why they're really struggling.

I think I've seen every game this year (thank you NBC!) with the exception of the Fulham debacle. That's the best I've seen anyone against us. They were clearly head 'n' shoulders better than us coming forward and they out-Pulised us when defending - harrowing us on the ball high up the pitch.

Conversely, that's the best passing display I remember from Palace, mostly because of City's pressing they were able to pass through them. Some of the intricate passing, especially down the right touchline, was excellent. Hopefully, the Pulisball haters were watching and paying attention; the boys were committed to playing it on the deck as much as possible, and they were never going to get hammered by 4, 5 or 6.

In the end, though, we never really looked like scoring, and were undone by two flashes of world-class brilliance from Toure.

We don't do possession; we do defense and attack. Everything else is just wa**ing with a football.

There great with the ball, but when they havnt got it they havnt got a clue...not a fantastic team proved by their European preformances