Liverpool have a hell of alot of fixtures to fulfill with a relatively small squad ,and city while good going forward are wide open at the back ,we may not get anything from those games but I don't think we'll get a coating either .We have to go to both City and Liverpool, over a particularly busy period and we never rotate the squad. We will cop at least one hammering this season.
If our first XI were always fit and never tired, I would actually agree with you. But that's obviously not possible.