I think Jürgen will field maybe 3 to 4 players tomorrow that will also start on Tuesday night and he has my total backing even if it results in a loss. With the injuries the squad is absolutely threadbare and we can't risk it ahead of the return game with City. It's not just about the risk of injury, the game on Tuesday is quite likely to be like the 2nd half on Wednesday, they will have a lot of the ball (especially if Salah is still absent) and if they score the first goal our lads will have to run all game. It is bad timing that we play the derby but something has to give. I'm surprised a few posters can't see that. Yes we need to qualify for next years' competition BUT we're currently 10 points clear of Chelsea (7 if they win their game in hand) so it's a risk that can be taken without killing our season.
I think Karius, one of the Centre-Halves (I'd go for VVD), Gigi and potentially Mane will start tomorrow. The rest of the team will comprise of fringe players (Ings, Solanke, Moreno) and I suspect we'll see a couple of the youngsters play.
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