Liverpool can´t be lucky all that time to keep Salah and Mane out of the injury list. Don´t wish injuries to anyone but they seriiously lack in depth and Jota is already out too. They had a freak of the run last year and they will be in it this year but it will be much tighter. I think City are more drilled team with more quality.
On the other hand we seem to be closer to find our best 11. With Bailly hopefully back and fit and Shaw getting into form with Bissaka getting more confidence, the back four looks really solid with Maguire obviously rocking at the moment.
Our midfield with Fred and Fernandes is probably best combo in the league in their positions, so we might want to keep Matic motivated and fresh, while Pogba is our extra creative outlet, who in his world class mode can shift the team to a higher gear when we need it.
Now Rashford haven´t hit the form for a while while providing good numbers so I think he´s about to go on a streak. Same goes for Martial. Cavani will be back and fresh in three games and we know what it means for him to be here. Super experienced striker to add balance and depth quality. On top of that Greenwood will be back again.
Then James, Mata and McT can fill in when we need them and hopefully not disappoint but all in all first 14-15 players looks real quality all of a sudden. Oh and forgot about Big Dave who seems on it as of late.
I never doubted this team I am always just a bit sceptical about our style of play under Ole which has some good patterns in attacking play and for instance we seem to know how to play from the back now, after all these years but still lacking in the defensive department in our pressing game which would add another dimension to our game and so needed consistency when things aren´t going well.
Perhaps my next post here might be negative again after we fail to impress but I will enjoy while it lasts in the next few weeks:-)