Clearly when we now have about 26
First Team ready players and hardly a dud among them (btw for those who want to disagree I'm not counting Geads or Oumar in that list) then things are heading in the right direction
We have 3 keepers - Pickford, Robles (Stek)
Defenders
8) - Baines, Williams, Jags, Keane, Coleman, RFM, Holgate, Kenny
Mid: (9) Schneids, Barkley, Lennon, McCarthy, Gueye, Barry, Besic, Davies, Klaasen
Forwards: (6) Kev, Bolasie, DCL, Lookman, Ramirez, Rooney
That's without the likes of Dowell, McGeady (going), Browning and Galloway (on loan) and the surplus Oumar..
From those 26 we can only play 18 but, to be fair, Stek (3rd choice), RFM, one of Holgate/Kenny, Coleman (injured), Lennon (not match fit), McCarthy, Besic (prob not fit) and Yannick Bolasie (injured) are most likely not in contention which, whilst Barkley is still a Blue puts this 18 on the teamsheet.. my subs in brackets
Pickford (Robles)
Holgate or Kenny, Baines, Williams, Keane, (Jags)
Schneids, Barkley, Gueye (Barry), (Davies), Klaasen
Rooney, (Mirallas), Ramirez, (DCL), (Lookman)
I'd therefore be starting: Pickford, Kenny, Keane, Williams, Baines, Schneids, Gueye, Klaasen, Barkley (or Davies), Rooney, Ramirez