Chance to let wingers loose and be positive in crucial home test WHAT A BONUS IT WILL BE IF ZANKA AND HOGG CAN JOIN MOOY IN TEAM FOR CARDIFF’S VISIT

challenge head-on?

Yes, to get beaten 3-0 by Chelsea and then 6-1 at champions Manchester City is hard to stomach, but it’s nothing less than even the most ardent Town fan expected.

City are a class apart, not just the best team in this country but as good as anyone in Europe at the minute, so it’s important not to let events at the Etihad tarnish the approach going forward.

Pretty much everyone expected Town to be zero points after two matches, but pretty much everyone also expects Town to have a right go at taking three points off Neil Warnock’s side on Saturday.

It’s important Town don’t dwell on what has already happened – as head coach David Wagner was keen to express after Sunday’s loss – and that they approach the next game in positive, attacking mindset, because the time is essential to get the season up and running.

2 Should we see our wingers fly and Laurent Depoitre up front?

Having bought wingmen in the transfer window – there were four of them on the bench at City – it could be strange not to see Town playing with two against Cardiff.

They haven’t fielded an outand-out wingman yet this season in a starting line-up, although full-backs Chris Lowe and Flo Hadergjonaj had their successes getting forward in the Chelsea match.

All things being equal and injuries not taking any further toll, Wagner would seem to have the opportunity to return to his preferred formation with two widemen and a No10 supporting the lone frontman.

Maybe it’s time for Laurent Depoitre to start, too, as his style appears more inclusive than that of Steve Mounie and he may well do better against a physical Cardiff side.

3 Can we have Aaron Mooy, Jonathan Hogg and Zanka back in the starting line-up?

Everyone is delighted for Aaron Mooy that he and wife Nicola are celebrating the birth of their second child, a boy called Max.

It will have cheered everyone in the squad following events at the Etihad, where he was under-