Chelsea fans want to start Fikayo Tomori in FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United
Chelsea are currently preparing for an FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United on Sunday – and some of the club’s supporters on Twitter have suggested recalling defender Fikayo Tomori.
Blues manager Frank Lampard has taken the team to a cup semi-final during his first season in charge, as well as looking to get them over the line for a top four finish in the Premier League.
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Chelsea certainly have a score to settle with Man United, who have won all three meetings between the sides so far this campaign.
A selection of the club’s fans have been discussing who should be involved in the starting XI at Wembley, with some feeling that centre-back Tomori should take his place in it.
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Tomori is one of several academy players to burst into the first team this season and he developed under Lampard last season on loan at Derby County.
The 22-year-old is a speedster that is incredibly quick for a centre-back, which could come in handy when trying to handle United’s frontline of Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood.
He was back on the bench for the 1-0 win over Norwich in the last game on Tuesday, but is yet to play a single minute since football resumed due to an injury.
It would be a big ask to throw him back into the side for an FA Cup semi-final against an in-form United, but there have been issues at centre-back this season and at times he’s looked the best choice.
Would love to see him start, but he hasn’t played for months and his first minutes can’t be a semi final
— Zouma🥶👊🏿 (@CfcZouma) July 17, 2020
Love to see him over Rudiger.
— LeftistCFC👕⚽ (@Ripamaru) July 17, 2020
do i see Tomori?🤔, hope he start next game but i doubt he actually will
— T (@CFC_TS) July 17, 2020
Start Tomori against United
— Zouma🥶👊🏿 (@CfcZouma) July 17, 2020
tomori needs to start just cause of his strength and pace
— CFCTomz (@CFC_Tomori29x) July 17, 2020
Mount can come back into the team Sunday and hopefully Tomori 💪🏻
— J (@CFCJae_) July 17, 2020
I hope we see Tomori, Callum and Ruben all play against United.
— Alexander (@Loftus12Cheek) July 17, 2020
