m-due
Well-Known Member
play the C team and move on. win or lose. no player comes to a top EPL club saying "Gee, I really want to win the FA cup". Thing has zero merit. Maybe for the smaller clubs incl lower divisions but honestly, who cares?
The last few years, even the smaller clubs in the PL have started to rest majority of their first 11 and focus on their next league game. The only club that I have seen that have been consistent with picking a stronger side apart from the goalkeeper is Man City. That’s why they have been successful with the domestic cups in recent times. They will start Bravo and Foden but rest assured their key players will start too. Lool definitely a directive from the owners to amass every trophy out there. Arteta will probably have the same mentality and field a fairly strong squad.