When Chelsea meets Liverpool in the FA Cup final on Saturday, Thomas Tuchel will be seeking to win his fourth title as Chelsea manager. Since joining Stamford Bridge he’s won the Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup, but not the FA Cup.
But Jurgen Klopp’s scary Liverpool stands in their way. The Reds are still in contention for a historic quadruple, but each of their meetings this season has been a close call, and this one will be no different.
Before the game, though, Romelu Lukaku’s agent addressed the press regarding his client’s future. Tuchel was cool about the scenario, even discussing if Kai Havertz may join the Belgian in the attack.
“I was only made aware of it five or 10 minutes ago, actually,” he told his pre-match press conference on Friday. “It’s what sometimes happens in football. The attention is so high that sometimes it attracts situations that you don’t want to have before big matches. It’s the way it is. For me, it is not a distraction and hopefully, for everybody that works on the team and the team itself, it is not.”
Tuchel was asked whether Lukaku and Havertz could both start against Liverpool: “Yes, we can also play both, although they lacked a bit of the feeling of being a perfect fit together. It’s very likely that it is one of the two, but we will not give the line-up today. Listen, Romelu has played lately and scored lately. He did everything to stay on the pitch. Will be our final call in the morning.”
With this in mind, let’s look at Tuchel’s full squad for today’s game.
Goalkeepers: Edouard Mendy, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Marcus Bettinelli
Defenders: Trevoh Chalobah, Malang Sarr, Thiago Silva, Marcos Alonso, Reece James, Cesar Azpilicueta, Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen
Midfielders: Saul Niguez, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mason Mount, Mateo Kovacic, Ross Barkley, N’Golo Kante
Forwards: Kenedy, Kai Havertz, Hakim Ziyech, Christian Pulisic, Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner
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