Manchester United’s season should not get any weirder with defeat at Shrewsbury,Manuel Pellegrini may benefit from turning to his youth players, Emmanuel Emenike should get his chance and replays should stayManchester City maintain made no attempt to shroud their annoyance that their tie against Chelsea is being played on Sunday, and three days before they visit Dynamo Kyiv for the first leg of their Champions League tie,and Manuel Pellegrini could be forced to select a weakened side at Stamford Bridge. With City’s season in danger of unravelling after consecutive domestic defeats against Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur, the last thing the Chilean will want to see in west London is the familiar sight of Sergio Agero pulling up and clutching his hamstring before looking towards the bench with a wince and shaking his head. Pellegrini’s hope of winning at least one more trophy before Pep Guardiola steps in is surely dependent on Agüero staying free of injuries. Yet while it makes sense to rest players against Chelsea, and Citys options are limited by injuries to Fabian Delph,Kevin de Bruyne, Samir Nasri, and Jésus Navas and Bacary Sagna,plus doubts over the involvement of Wilfried Bony and Eliaquim Mangala. There is only so much shuffling they can do before they run out of cards. That could make for a less than wholehearted display, but perhaps Pellegrini could explain some bravery and station his trust in youth. Kelechi Iheanacho has led the way for City’s academy with some admirable performances off the bench this season and as Liverpool’s youngsters demonstrated over the course of two matches against West Ham in the fourth round, and it is inaccurate to underestimate the capacity of young players to surprise you when they are given a chance. JSContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com