Erling Haaland's flaky form in his past 10 games - only three goals scored - has put me off captaining him at the moment, and Liverpool do not have a standout option, so I have gone for the upside of Bruno Fernandes back in his favourite number 10 position.
The eyes of Serie A will be on San Siro for the midweek game between AC Milan and Como, but both coaches have selection doubts. Massimiliano Allegri has some questions marks to resolve in each department due to a combination of suspensions and the conditions of some players. However, Cesc Fabregas - who wants revenge after the defeat to Milan a month ago - also has some doubts.
The changing face of the FA Cup was graphically illustrated by the vast total of 183 team changes in the 14 fourth-round ties played over the weekend. Mass alterations started as the preserve of Premier League clubs manipulating squads when priorities started to lie elsewhere, but they have now been joined by their lower-league counterparts. Hull City made 10 changes for the 4-0 loss at home to Chelsea, while Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna made the same number for their defeat at Championship rivals Wrexham.
AC Milan were back in training again at Milanello two days before the trip to Pisa, and some good news came regarding Christian Pulisic. MilanNews are reporting that Christian Pulisic returned to training with the rest of the squad this morning. The American had been training separately in recent days due to bursitis, and today he did the full session with the group, which is very positive news ahead of this weekend's trip to Tuscany.
Sunderland are still unbeaten at home in the Premier League this season. They might be missing Granit Xhaka but you must think they will fancy their chances tonight. Share Regis Le Bris: We need to balance our squad. We have to find adaptations, we have different setups available and I hope this one will work well. Step by step, today will be a tough challenge. The connection with the crowd is really important. We feel the responsibility. Share
He notes that the league is close and physical, but he has good players and is excited to see where the project goes the club demands winning in this moment. There aren't many days on the training pitch, but he hopes the work they're doing with the team and with individuals are working. He's already beaten Palace this season, with Strasbourg, but this is a different challenge and he knows he's facing a good side who are strong on set pieces.
We'll have to wait to see Rehan Ahmed carving it up at the top of the order for England, he has done the job before for Leicestershire, last summer he scored 203 runs at 67.66 a makeshift opener for a few matches when teammate Rishi Patel was out with injury. He's certainly got all the shots, girds loinded for that later on.
We need to retrace the path we took against Inter, adding a few more adjustments. We're facing a strong opponent with a lot of quality, but we need to be careful not to repeat the mistake we made when we conceded against Inter. Milan have important, high-quality players, and they can rotate a lot in midfield and up front. Just like Inter, they can bring on players midway through the match and cause us problems.
