Well to make matters worse we now have to go and play on a plastic pitch in Alkmaar before an important game at Newcastle on Sunday. Hard to predict what sort of squad is going to be getting on the plane. Sounds like Martial is definitely out and would be surprised if we don't see Shaw, Gomes, AWB either.
Looks like it's going to be another opportunity for the likes of Chong and hopefully Fred puts in a good showing as he's bound to get a start.
Travelling squad for AZ: David De Gea, Sergio Romero, Lee Grant; Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Axel Tuanzebe, Marcos Rojo, Brandon Williams; Scott McTominay, Nemanja Matic, Fred, James Garner, Andreas Pereira, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard, Angel Gomes, Daniel James; Tahith Chong, Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood.
As expected, Martial, Shaw and AWB all out and Pogba "requires a period of further rest and conservative treatment" which sounds worrying. Phil Jones also out but Gomes makes it. Looks like Young hasn't travelled either.
Could be (4-2-3-1): Romero; Dalot, Lindelof, Tuanzebe, Rojo; Matic, Fred; Mata, Gomes, Chong, Greenwood
If Fred and Mata team up then we are bound to lose.