Stoke City’s Mark Chamberlain throwback as Mark Robins admits ‘I’m nit-picking’

Stoke City have enjoyed their most productive scoring start since the Mark Chamberlain era of 1982/83, tallying 24 league goals across 15 matches. Manager Mark Robins admitted he is nit-picking despite the strong form, having won nine of their last 12 games following a tactical reshuffle on transfer deadline day.

The turnaround has been powered by key contributions from summer signings Jack McGlynn and Luca Bombino. McGlynn, who joined from Houston Dynamo for an estimated initial £3m fee, has scored three goals in three games and earned a United States national team call-up.