Sen: Mohun Bagan have to walk the talk
With an unconvincing 1-0 win over Churchill Brothers and a much better performance in the 2-0 victory against Shillong Lajong, Sanjoy Sen’s side are level on points with Bengaluru FC and Mumbai FC after two rounds and will look to capitalise on the newbies to keep up to their winning momentum.
On the other hand, Surinder Singh leads the visitors from Punjab into a mammoth task of driving themselves to a come-back against the high-flying Mariners who are at their own stomping ground in Kolkata.
PREDICTED LINE-UPS
MOHUN BAGAN Injured: Kinshuk Debnath, Sehnaj Singh
Doubtful: Raynier Fernandes
Suspended: None
Key player: Darryl DuffyMINERVA PUNJAB
Injured: Ravi Kumar
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Key player: Joel SundayTHREE KEY FACTS
Current joint top scorer with two goals, Darryl Duffy, was the joint Golden Boot winner with 14 goals in I-League season 2013/14 when the Scot was with Salgaocar FC. Minerva Punjab’s last official match before their I-League bow was against eventual champions Dempo SC in last season’s I-League second division where the Ludhiana-based outfit lost 3-1. Mohun Bagan also lost their last official tie before this season’s I-League - 1-2 to Tampines Rovers in their AFC Cup knockout fixture.
