No question about it - this is a banana skin of a fixture.
Pretty much a no win situation for us. We're expected to batter them - so never mind drawing or losing, even if we sneak this 1-0 or 2-0 then people will be getting a dig in.
Couldn't give a sh*t about people getting a dig in or not.
If I was told now that we'd scrape an ugly 1-0, I'd take it without a second thought.
Results are what count, not the performance, that's just a bonus.
For me, the West Ham fixture at the weekend is far more important. We should be able to win this game without needing the likes of Gerrard and Torres, as on paper this is the easiest game in our group.
League is deffo priority for me, but I can't see Rafa resting either of Gerrard or Torres.
Hope we'll be in a position to sub them after an hour though.
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