Luton Town (A) - Tue 27th Feb, 20:00 | FA Cup | Pre-Match Thread

[TrentGrisham]

Super strong. Disappointed Bobb can't get a start over Bernardo, though. Lewis, as well.

And is Gomez even real?

 

[paulchapo]

Luton have gone strong too, no rotation.

Slightly odd they might regret that given their league position.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Alvarez & Doku for United?…

United couldn't afford to buy them off us

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

Too strong imo. Lewis, Bobb and gomez should all have started. Last chance to rest players before a crucial month of must win games and he's not using the squad. Bernardo is going to be vital, he doesn't need another game in his legs at this stage. Have to get the job done early now so they can at least take players off early.

Bernie has looked knackered lately. Very surprised he starts (same with Stones)

 

[MCFC1993]

Pretty much as I said, stronger than most were predicting, we have 5 days before United, that's a long time for us.

 

[Scottish Cityzen]

Very strong team, glad to see Rodders rested, Phil deserves one too. Have them at full tilt for Sunday.

My feelings for the game have gone from confident to very confident.

Great opportunity for Kovacic and Nunes to prove that they are reliable stand-ins.

Come on you blues!

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Slightly odd they might regret that given their league position.

Winning breeds confidence though. Imagine they got a win against us. They would be buzzing.

We are a bit stronger than I expected and glad Rodri rested. Always vulnerable without him though so expect it will be a tough game.

2-1 win to us.

 

[Deleted member 13905]

cheech didn't even make the bench?

 

[youngbob]

This is normally the point in the competition when teams whose seasons are on a knife-edge spend the 90 minutes thinking long and hard about whether they really want an FA Cup quarter-final slapped in the middle of their run-in - whether it's chasing the top four, fighting to stay up, or vying for promotion - leaving themselves open to being mullered by a top team who are just focusing on trying to get into a good rhythm ahead of the business end.

Which is to say, if we start a proper team then we should waltz this. 3-0, 4-1, something like.

Ortega
Akanji, Dias, Ake
Stones, Rodri
De Bruyne, Foden
Bernardo, Haaland, Grealish

Hmm. Interesting line-up.

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

What a bench that is!