Strike

One of our senior defenders is scrapping with a 20 year old in the other team to receive a yellow card. Chilwell really needs replacing in this XI

At least seem to have settled finally

How does an international footballer like Sterling not shoot first time there ?

Need to have some decent possession

COYB Hopefully a cup win

I am glad that he's finally pushed back on this before a big final. Said nothing after the Liverpool game if I recall.

Seems ready to start the final

Just stay away from young players for a while.

Is it true that we have paid 10m in compensation? Insane figure if true

So much talk of Liverpool injuries but we are similarly depleted. Liverpool main RB is out. Chelsea have had James out for months. Liverpool have had Tsimikas out. Cucurella is similarly out for a while. Allison is injured. So is Sanchez. Liverpool are missing three mids Szoboszlai Thiago Jota. Chelsea are missing three mids Lavia, Carney and Ugo. Liverpool missing Matip. Chelsea are missing Fofana and Badiashile with Silva not fully fit either. Plus Nkunku was out for months.

They have a game on Wednesday + will be prioritising the league. but I’m not counting anything yet. Their TAA replacement from the academy had a blinder against us few weeks ago + they do have a good defence this year. VVD Konate and Robertson are fit.

PSG are after Osimhen and we are not in the same wage bracket conversation as them. We will have to try and get Jonathan David or Ivan Toney

It’s not about fitness at all is what I’m saying. Even if they’re as fit as humanly possible, they would tire out executing a pressing and counter game plan vs one of the best teams in the world

They’ll still have a competitive XI that will turn up, do the basics right

We're winning. Liverpool have injuries and the ref has hair.

Ross Barkley has been having such a good season

2-1 Nice

2-0 They're all going in for Hojlund

To match this City team, the boys were pressing flat out for the first 60 mins. it was clear that changes were needed and although I am not a fan of the Chalobah substitution I don't think it was about training the team to be fit enough. They would be spent in any case trying to keep up with this City team. There is a huge difference between the rosters

The top players will play international football. Can't help it

Liverpool lose a lot of their aura without Klopp. I think its now clear he's signing for Madrid

He didn’t have mids to bring on. People are saying Mudryk and Madueke should have come on but the wingers were doing important doubling up work to stop Doku and Foden and I’m not sure either of them would be able to continue that with discipline.

Let’s wait and see next week

It didn’t but what about the tactics until that point - better execution and it would be 2-3 goals up