“The first-half wasn’t the best of mine”. The City boss made nine changes to the team that started in Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Southampton. A competition used to blood youth players and perennial reserves, although the EFL Cup is apparently too good for one of Europe’s highest-prized attackers.
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There’s no British team with the potential to dominate Europe right now.
“It’s two more league games until the global break”.
United, on the other hand, went with something very close to their regular starting XI.
Manchester United star Luke Shaw is desperate to prove himself to Jose Mourinho following an injury to Eric Bailly. The contrast in mindsets here couldn’t be clearer.
After the 0-0 stalemate at Anfield, Mourinho asked United’s press officer if he was allowed to pass comment on Taylor before praising his performance, but his positive comments have not saved him from being charged with misconduct.
His former managerial comrade Sir Alex Ferguson also came up with five possible champions this week but included United at the expense of Chelsea.
“They were a very good side and all City sides like to play with the ball, play through the lines”. He could have rested 35-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and given starts to some players who are desperate for minutes, including Memphis Depay and Matteo Darmian. However, the dregs of the squad remain pretty woeful, and especially in how ill-fitting they appear to be with the coach’s playing philosophy. “I happy with the players and we are going to try in the future”, Guardiola was quoted as saying by goal.com.??? The team is more sturdy.
“Because Monchengladbach, even without several starters, put in a convincing performance at Celtic and got a victory they really deserved”. However, according to the Daily Mail, United will not look to sell in January. United fans have surprisingly welcomed Fellaini’s injury in the recent game against Chelsea.
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“We were very strong in our minds these past days after critics and we showed on Wednesday that if we are focused 100%, we can win against such a good team”. Juan Mata’s second-half strike sent the Red Devils into the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup, but more importantly saw them return to winning ways.
