A wet and windy Wednesday night in Stoke it is. Mourinho has already told us this side will be a mix of his first and second sides, and with any like he might be able to get away with it. Joe Rodon is cup-tied, otherwise I’d have not selected Sanchez. Dele Alli has to start, and he won’t get a better opportunity to show he can still play a bit.
Carlos Vinicius needs to show us he’s worth retaining. Nothing personal, but like Gedson Fernandes, neither lad can even make the bench for Premier League matches, which is a tad depressing. Sonny and Kane may well have failed to score against Leicester City in part. at least because of fatigue. It would be poor form to see them deployed tonight.