CREWE Alexandra may be playing third-tier football for the first time since 2016, but they are not to be underestimated.

Tomorrow’s visitors were the top scorers in Sky Bet League Two when the 2019/20 season was brought to a premature end by the coronavirus pandemic and they boast plenty of attacking quality under boss David Artell.

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MIKAEL MANDRON

The striker netted his first league goal for Crewe in last Saturday’s 2-0 win at MK Dons, which helped the newly-promoted side to their first three points of the campaign.

Mandron, who signed from Gillingham in August, is an imposing presence at 6ft 3in and will look to cause Oxford United’s centre backs plenty of problems.

CHARLIE KIRK

A product of Crewe’s famed youth academy, the 22-year-old midfielder has already racked up well over 150 games for the club.

Kirk is one of Artell’s key creative players, as shown by his seven goals and 14 assists last season.

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PERRY NG

The right back was another ever-present in the promotion campaign, playing 45 games in all competitions before proceedings were halted.

Like Kirk, Ng is a youth product with bags of experience, having played 170 times at just 24.