Premier League clubs showed what they thought of the FA Cup this weekend by leaving nearly £800million of talent on the bench, with the top six leaving out £521million
PREMIER LEAGUE clubs delivered an astonishing snub to the FA Cup – by leaving a whopping £773.7 MILLION worth of talent on the bench this weekend.
And the top six’s subs added up to an incredible £521.3 million alone.
Holders Manchester United eased into the next round after they thrashed Reading 4-0Getty ImagesArsenal left it late against Preston with Olivier Giroud’s winnerGetty Images
Worst offenders Manchester United had Paul Pogba (£89 million) and Henrikh Mkhitaryan (£30 million) as part of a £150.5 million line-up of reserves in their 4-0 win over Reading.
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Big rivals Liverpool left out £117 million worth of stars including Roberto Firmino, Adam Lallana and Georginio Wijnaldum as they were held to a shock goalless draw by League Two side Plymouth.
Boss Jurgen Klopp said: “Maybe it is the strongest bench I’ve ever had in my life. I’ve been dreaming of a bench like that.”
Liverpool left a host of stars on the bench in their 0-0 draw with Plymouth ArgyleReuters
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Chelsea had £110 million worth of subs as Eden Hazard, Diego Costa and summer signing N’Golo Kante were left out the starting eleven as they beat Peterborough 4-1.
Manchester City’s £88.8 million bench included Aleksandar Kolarov, Claudio Bravo and Jesus Navas. But North London rivals Arsenal (£19.5 million) and Tottenham (£35.5 million) were not in the same league as the rest of the top six.
Big name players Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace), Dimitri Payet (West Ham) and Nathan Redmond (Southampton) all warmed benches this weekend.
Watford were the only Prem club not to spend a single penny on any of their substitutes.
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