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If the Utd game was 2 or 3 days after and we were fighting for the league title or a top4 finish then yes, I could accept a weakened team. As it is though, our best hope of any success this season is in the FA cup. Whether we win, lose or draw against Utd will make very little difference to our season. And what about the Inter game on Tuesday? Also I don't agree about the United game as winning it will gives us 3 points and deny United 3 points, plus we always want to beat United anyway and beating them will give us an enormous boost...come to think of it CarheeX, how can you a liverpool fan adopt such a line in a match with Man U anyway?
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What Inter game on Tuesday?
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I'm sure we'll see Sahin, Shelvey and Allen start, perhaps Suso as well.
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I tend to think similar in these kind of fixtures too Faz, but if we're playing Inter on Tuesday, I think it has to be a reserve team, given that we have Man U the following weekend, thats two tough games coming in quick succession to this one, so I feel we would be remiss to risk our first team players in a fixture we should be able to win with our back up's. just have too be careful play fringe yeh ok but not too many as mansfield town will be up for it big time. Yeah I'm always wary in these cup ties myself, David and Goliath and all that, but I'd hate to have some of our top players out injured for the Man U game, otherwise I'd support a strong selection, but not on this occasion, full strength against Man U is a must imo.
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If the Utd game was 2 or 3 days after and we were fighting for the league title or a top4 finish then yes, I could accept a weakened team. As it is though, our best hope of any success this season is in the FA cup. Whether we win, lose or draw against Utd will make very little difference to our season. And what about the Inter game on Tuesday? Also I don't agree about the United game as winning it will gives us 3 points and deny United 3 points, plus we always want to beat United anyway and beating them will give us an enormous boost...come to think of it CarheeX, how can you a liverpool fan adopt such a line in a match with Man U anyway? What has the Inter Game got to do with our chances in the FA Cup or our League position?? Beating Utd is great but means sod all at the end of the season, whereas the FA Cup would be most welcome in the current climate. Finally, I don't see how resting players this weekend will improve our chances next weekend against Utd. You've not thought this through have you?
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Reina, Wisdom, Carragher, Coates, Johnson, Lucas, Shelvey, Sahin, Suso, Sturridge, Downing
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I'd play ... nobody. Apparantly the game is going to be called off as their pitch is shocking, a ball wont even bounce on it there manager said
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Sounds like a good place to pick up an injury.
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Yeah but you want our best players dropped don't you? the ones that will come in may or may not be premership quality - hence my caution. I don't think it's worth taking the risk in our position. If our strongest XI are capable of losing to stoke, west brom & villa then it's quite feasible that a weaker side is more than capable of losing to Mansfield. If there's a team of any 11 first team players in our squad that aren't capable of beating a conference team, then they have no place at the club. Think you're being over-cautious on your assessment there.
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