Manchester City will prioritise the Champions League above their FA Cup fifth-round tie at Chelsea on Sunday, according to boss Manuel Pellegrini.
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Exeter City’s road to redemption, after they had dropped out of the League and their very existence was threatened, lost its most treacherous potholes and hairpin bends when they held Manchester United to a draw and settled their debts with their share of receipts from the replay at Old Trafford.
Changes are afoot to both the world’s oldest football competition – and possibly the League Cup as well.
“We always try to play with a strong team in every competition – every competition is important, especially the FA Cup”, said Pellegrini. “But for different reasons we couldn’t play on that day so we’ll see on Sunday which is the best team I can play”.
John Terry will not be fit enough in time to return against Manchester City on Sunday.
Replays form an important potential revenue stream for smaller clubs – but the bigger clubs are desperate to scrap them.
City wanted to play the FA Cup tie at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge ground on Saturday.
I hope next weekend he will be available.
Removing FA Cup replays and the two-legged League Cup semi-final were two ideas that were brought up for discussion.
Only one player that appeared in the that game started for Liverpool in their game at Aston Villa last weekend.
Prediction: Chelsea (21/20)Chelsea look back to their best and are unbeaten in 12 games at the time of writing. Would England have six sides in the Champions League? Big, strong and powerful, he gets himself in the way of the ball so often that it’s nearly taken for granted.
“The team we are going to play against Chelsea will give young players a chance”. That means 36 points to fight for, and we are not far away from the European places.
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Manchester United will look to bounce back from the embarrassment of a 2-1 defeat by Danish side FC Midtjylland in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 tie – a result that added to the pressure on manager Louis van Gaal – when they face third tier Shrewsbury Town on Monday.
