3 games in next week, all potentially tough…
I would keep Matip under wraps till Wednesday and play Phillips with Fabinho.
Hendo with Keita and Jones, keep Gini safe for Spurs.
We are really short of alternatives up top at the moment
Shaqiri, Thiago, Jota all out, Minamino dissapointing and Origi annoying.
If Matip and Fabinho are fit they will obviously start at CB but if one isn’t there then I’d expect Phillips to come in as he is probably a decent player to go against Mitrovic.
Question is if it’s Mitrovic or they go with two speedy players up top in their 3 at the back system with Loftus-Cheek centrally as the number 10. I think Mitro didn’t start in 3 games in a row. I see they have nobody missing (other than 2 players who have been out before and they’re coming back soon), so it might be even the same XI that played against City.