Yes, but we were 0-0 till the 70th minute. Then Fosu-Mensah got injured and on came Darmian.
Would very much like to see this to be honest.
I'd rather play Blind in place of Darmian. Could do some deep playmaking from this position against Spurs.
6th place with 3 games to go. Pretty much giving up on the league already.
You're hopeless.
Qualification for the Champions League is the goal and we are on the verge of doing just that, while winning two trophies in the process. Horrific stuff!!
They can beat is 10-0 and we still have the chance to have the better season than them.
Don't be daft
Smalling is a liability, especially in high pressure games. Do you not remember him shitting the bed at West Ham in a game for top 4, scoring an own goal to deny De Gea the golden glove and getting torn to shreds and a red card in the FA cup final last season? Ajax's nippy attackers will have a field day with him.
As opposed to Tuanzebe who has started one game for the first team at RB? It's not even a comparison.
That's why i said if he impresses over the next 2 or 3 games. Smalling has had 30 odd chances to and hasn't, including a performance against Arsenal in which he got totally outclassed by Tuanzebe. Spurs will be a great test for him.
Wise words.
Mourinho won't start a player with 3 or 4 senior appearances for the club in a European final unless it's enforced, and rightly so too. You're getting way too excitable about one game (and he wasn't even that impressive).
This isn't me over hyping Tuanzebe. This is me with absolutely no faith in Smallings ability as a defender or Jones's ability to stay fit for 10 days. Mourinho doesn't seem to have any faith in the pair either.
Agreed...
I had that approach for the Arsenal game tbh. Want to see 2/3 youngsters given an opportunity along with some fringe players and a few first reamers. There's a balance between resting players and keeping them match fit for the final.
Against Southampton in the final, half the team had played in the previous Thursday night, and the rest just a week ago, after some serious run of games. It's not comparable, if we only play the starters now a week before the final, having rested them the games before, like we're doing. Anyhow, we don't have to have as many rest as them. Actually, in this phase, a 13 days rest should be counterproductive, and we might see some players out of focus.
Personally I think they will spank us 8:0.
If Liverpool lose, yes. Otherwise, no.
Have you decided already that they aren't going to give it a good go?
Yeah. Winnings a habit that we should try to keep until the final. 3 losses leading up to it would be terrible for morale, even if they're meaningless.
Eric Bailly
David de Gea
Wayne Rooney
Axel Tuanzebe
Juan Mata
Ander Herrera
Phil Jones
Michael Carrick
Jonathan Moss
replaced by Ander Herrera
replaced by Marcus Rashford
replaced by Henrikh Mkhitaryan
