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People are living a fantasy world if they expect to see the likes of Ake and RLC or any other youth players in the team. The FA Cup is a big trophy and Mourinho won't be playing any youth players for sure. It is a trophy he wants to win. That has always been the policy here.

I would agree had his loan reports been very impressive. Like Josh, Nathaniel is not a regular starter and I must put this down to form. I know one can argue he would find it easier to settle in playing with us because of the better players around him but if he wants to earn starts and a place here he has to prove it out on loan first imo. If we bring him back from his loan to not play we are wasting him imo. He needs games and even if he has not been that impressive at Forest, he will know he needs to step up his performances a notch. Sounds harsh but I would not be content with settling with a player to come in midfield for us while he can not get in a Championship team on a consistent basis and I highly doubt Jose will be willing to take that risk.

Age, combined with lack of body strength and loss of his general pace which is often why he is a liability. His excellent last ditched tackles and blocks remain though

He has had to sit out many games because of injuries and that is a worry for me. He has more than once this season had to been subbed off during the match because he has picked up knocks/injuries. Look at Sterling for instance. Same age bracket but is rarely injured. He got a minor injury towards the end of last season but there was times that they were playing him like 90 mins every game and he was able to play on. Shaw picks up far too much injuries which is a shame and I don't think you can link that to his age.

Well at least Mourinho got the subs right. Both have been influential and Oscar set up Willian. Nice

Poor is harsh. He was decent imho. The BT sport commentators seemed surprised as well, just like Mata. But the subs have seemed to make an effect so team before player

52 mins is not a standard for a player of his class. Quite a humiliation IMO.

Mata was not happy at all and understandably so. Schurrle looked poor but to take Mata off, can see why he was disappointed. Hopefully the decision works out but never seen Mata express so much disappointment.

Shaw got so much potential but for such a young kid picks up far too injuries which might be a continuous problem when he gets older. Reminds me of Ledley King. Hope it does not affect his career but picks up injuries quite easily.

Nice article. Surprised he has said Thorgan is physically stronger than Eden though. Thorgan is a lot younger and has been playing in a league that is not as physical as the Premier League. Even though Eden Hazard is not the biggest he has one of the best balance in the whole of the PL which is why it is so difficult to knock him off the ball. Thunk that is too early to say he is stronger than Eden but if he recognises that Thorgan is also got good balance that is a good sign as when he gets older, this will help him as he will have the pace and technique combined with the balance to make it in the PL imo.

Definitely starting to show what we all knew he was capable of. Already on 8 PL goals, 1 short of his goal tally in the PL for last season. Tremendous performance today and some of his individual brilliance this season has already proved to be the decisive factor. Sunderland, Swansea, Liverpool. Hope he keeps it up because players like him can be the difference from turning nothing into something.

Just realised. Crazy!

5 PL goals this season already! Scored more than all out strikers and almost more than the amount all three have scored combined

Bullshit! Aguero at 20/21 had 17 league goals and in the following season had 12 league goals. Lukaku has got 8 PL from 13 league starts already and is way on course to get up to the 20 mark. Jesus Christ, he goes 5 games without scoring and all of a sudden he is not our quality. RVP had his dry spells last season and this season too but quality will always eventually show. When you are 20, playing every week because you are much better than the other strikers there it is natural for him to slack of a little. But get your facts right please because if you compare what Aguero done to Lukaku at the age of 19, while Lukaku was at WBA, you cannot compare the two. Lukaku got 17 league goals right last season at a much inferior team. Find me proof to show Aguero done more than Lukaku at around the same age. And also many players in there 20's, like Drogba had not even been on the big stage and you are hear judging Lukaku at 20. Give him a break! He has been nothing short of excellent this season and is a big reason why they are up there with the likes of City, us, Arsenal and Liverpool. Can't even believe you had one person like your post, let alone bloody 3! Sorry your post is absolute rubbish and untrue. He is showing signs every season that he is going to be a world class striker and he is getting better and better!

We beat them in April this year. The last game played between us two...

We beat them 2-0 at home last season and even they improved their squad this season they are not performing as well as last season and Bony is taking a while to adapt to the PL while Michu has not been at his best and when he has been playing, is playing with an injury which might or might not rule him out of this game. I expect a win for this game, 100%.

As soon as I saw your name I thought it would be a criticism of Mourinho. For you to compliment him seems like a once in a lifetime thing Guess it is because I am so used to seeing you rip into him

Kompany has set the precedent as the best CB in the league for a long while. I don't think you would of find much City fans saying Luiz is better at all. While Luiz was quality last season at times, Kompany has been consistent in almost every game and rarely makes mistakes. I agree with the comparisons but I think if you asked most people who is the better defender, even from last season you would get Kompany more often than not. While Luiz is a better player on the ball, Kompany is a very good ball playing CB as well.

Not that much of a miss because he has been rather inconsistent this season and he probably would not have started anyway.

WOW! What a goal. TBH he has been the best RB in the league this season. Been brilliantly offensively and defensively and has 4 goals to his name this season.I don't think he will want to leave Everton anytime soon though and they won't let him go.

Crazy to think that if Everton win and we lose we go fifth and there is me supporting on Lukaku every week But its Arsenal and I hope Mourinho goes for the win because we are more than capable of beating them. We have beaten them countless time at the Emirates.

Judging by the chances he is limited to I doubt he is even going to want to come back if he has the choice. Likelihood is he still can be excellent at another club but we still will have an embarrassment of riches in the attacking midfield.

Expected to be out for 14 days according to many sources. Wenger also said he will be out for a while but looks like he will definitely be out against us. Good news. His partnership with Mertesacker has been excellent and they now have a disruption in a really important game. Hopefully we take advantage.

Not like anyone has been great but you can see that KDB looks like a player who just can't wait till January comes. Looks totally uninterested. Schurrle had the ball and was running down the flanks and KDB was right next to him but instead of offering him support he just walked away to the number 10 position which I never understood. Looks nervous and low on confidence. Shame really! Second half we need to improve. We got a brilliant bench if needed anyway!

You said that a couple months ago then he ended back up in the team and I am sure he will play again soon. In fact I will not be surprised to see him start against Arsenal