Obviously assuming his injury is fine which I'm sure it is as he looked fine in the Carling Cup, just lacked some match practice & Birmingham will be the perfect kind of game to do that.
He did more in the 15 mins he had against Arsenal than Lucas & a some other players have done all season! I mention Lucas only because that is the slot where Aquilani will slot in - he can get forward & Mascher can stay back & break things down. Lucas cannot play the Mascherano role.
Unfortunately as hard as Lucas tries and as much as he's improved he is no where near good enough at the moment & even if Aquilani is not even 100% match fit he could offer a lot more than Lucas imo...
He did more in the 15 mins he had against Arsenal than Lucas & a some other players have done all season! I mention Lucas only because that is the slot where Aquilani will slot in - he can get forward & Mascher can stay back & break things down. Lucas cannot play the Mascherano role.
Unfortunately as hard as Lucas tries and as much as he's improved he is no where near good enough at the moment & even if Aquilani is not even 100% match fit he could offer a lot more than Lucas imo...

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