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Hello.

Professor, obviously good news that Alex Oxley Chamberlain is going to play for the under 23s this afternoon.

Have you had to hold him back at all?

Do you anticipate having to hold him back just for his own good as he continues his recovery?

No, it was Ox is a very smart boy so it was clear that he needs some sessions to prepare himself for a game and then he wanted these games as well.

So I would say maybe these games, we will see this game for sure and so everything I said

already a couple of times looked very positive but it was a long time that he was

out and so we all need to be sensible and do the right thing in the right moment and

we all think it's now the right moment hopefully it is like that and so Darby good opponent we had on Monday night.

Our Darby against Everton with the U23s.

So yeah, it's when as I watched that game and live in the stadium, so it would have been okay

absolutely but I was not true about the intensity of the game and if it's the right thing then to do it

for the, to choose that game. of the game and if it's the right thing then to do it

for the first time but so now he's ready and now let him go

let him start and yeah all are excited about that of course

Obviously going into this weekend's fixtures. It's the first time since December that you've trailed Manchester City

Having played the same number of games. So what approach do you take with the players

to make sure that that's not something that maybe affects them?

No, good thing.

We don't have to change really because we never thought about it

what the other teams are doing. It's our other plan is clear. We have to win

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