Yes, it's pre-season but as you can tell from the way the Boca game was played, it's still a competitive fixture, and one against a top European side, which means that it will be a hard-fought fixture, and we'll almost certainly start with (or at some point feature) all our best players.
Signs already indicate that the new signings are fitting in, due to the way Valencia and Owen are both fitting without trouble into the flowing, passing style we've been playing this pre-season; especially Valencia, whose first time balls have really impressed me. Not so sure we'll see many youngsters in this one, but it'll obviously be a good experience for them if we do, and with Bayern being at home, it'll probably provide some idea of what European Aways are like (though the context is different, of course).
It'll be interesting to see if we start with the Owen-Rooney pairing this game. Yes, they have more experience of playing together than Owen with other strikers we have, but they've not played together in front of our own midfield, which functions quite differently to that of the National side. I'm excited for this one though, should be a cracking match against another top side.
