Great to watch the confidence build and see the team express themselves. Some rustiness still defensively to start with but what was obvious tonight was how high and wide our fullbacks/wingbacks stayed. A back 3 can work when executed well!

Genuinely exciting to see some of those kids playing so freely. What was also good to watch was how well Shankland, Clark and indeed Pawlett linked up.

Quality of opposition etc. etc. but was a far cry from turgid league cup games in years gone by.