Goalkeeper and Defence


GK – Altay Bayindir – after his heroics in the last round against Arsenal, the Turkish international is expected to start this cup tie.

CB – Matthijs de Ligt – the centre-back was surprisingly benched for the defeat to Crystal Palace but he is set for a recall.

CB – Harry Maguire – the 31-year-old will be coming up against his old club and he will be looking to improve on his poor display last time out against the Eagles.


CB – Leny Yoro – Lisandro Martinez’s season-ending injury means that Ruben Amorim may have to play the teenager on the left-hand side of the back three.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for the Football News Network.