You even said yourself in your preview that we won 5 out of our last 6 scoring 14 in the process. With that run of form in mind, what changes should Howe have to the XI that had been winning games?
Surely you can't be that baffled by the team selection? Apart from Trippier it's the exact XI you predicted it to be and had us down as winning 3-1 with.
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