I'll wager Rafa and the club physio's are in a better position to judge his fitness. I think he may start on Sunday for the very reason hes been rested, the worst outcome from tonights game could have been that we went out anyway, with Aquilani getting knobbled as a result of a clumsy challenge from a nothing team having been stuck on for the last half-hour in a game we didnt look like drawing despite playing within ourselves.
We were winning a poor game and Rafa was more than likely being kept informed of the events in the other game. No need to risk Aquilani in this sort of game on a below par pitch against that lot. Save him for the derby. We are out of the CL, move on.
Seems he's keen to leave Bayern asap to secure a world cup spot. Big & powerful player with a good record, think he could do a good job for us alongside Torres. From SSN: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5715701,00.html
Look at any rugby league / union or cricket referral and tell me how long it takes. It is well beyond 20 seconds in the vast majority of decisions. It will ruin the game IMO.
The game will turn sterile and boring when every slightly contentious decision is referred to some jobsworth with a tv monitor. Not to mention the fact that it will be yet another cause for stoppages in play which will drag out matches well beyond the 90 min mark. Its bad with enough with players like Drogba etc going down every 30 seconds to receive treatment.