Manchester City (H) 3:00pm Saturday 16th Sept (not on TV)

steve

Looking forward to this one

buffybegood

Areola, Coufal, Zouma ©, Aguerd, Emerson, Álvarez, Ward-Prowse, Souček, Paquetá, Bowen, Antonio
Subs: Fabiański (GK), Cresswell, Ogbonna, Mavropanos, Kehrer, Fornals, Kudus, Benrahma, Ings

alderz

IronHerb said:

Aguerd played for Morocco on Tuesday

Yeah but my thinking was like maybe he was ok playing for Morocco because he wanted to represent Morocco in the moment, but it seems that it’s moot anyway as he’s starting today

claretandbluesky

It will be a good match to see where we are, I would like to see us to be able to give them a game, create chances of our own and make them have to work for whatever it is until the end, rather than a 0-2 in the first half and watch them coast home. I see a point as a distinct possibility if we bring our best as they are missing players.

jay_in_cpt

That's possibly our best subs bench we've had in while ??....
Anyhow, COYI ......

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

I wonder how much possession we'll have. I'm guessing less than 20%. Just hope we manage to pose a threat still, as we did against Chelsea and Brighton.

steve

Decanio is there ,love the guy

Brother_Sledge

I'm just hoping Haaland has an off day. Alvarez wearing no.19 for both teams! COYI

thornburyiron

I was really looking forward to this but getting more nervous by the minute

ASLEFshrugged

Ederson
Walker Akanji Dias Gvardiol
Rodri Silva
Foden Alvarez Doku
Haaaaaaland

Ake on the bench, Philips not even in the squad. At what point is he going to realise he's got no future at City?

buffybegood

ASLEFshrugged said:

Ederson
Walker Akanji Dias Gvardiol
Rodri Silva
Foden Alvarez Doku
Haaaaaaland

Ake on the bench, Philips not even in the squad. At what point is he going to realise he's got no future at City?

Phillips is on the bench according to what's on the BBC.

Not sure I'm thrilled by Paqueta going over to Pep and giving him a hug 🤔🤔🤔.

alderz

Paqueta ran over and gave Pep a hug before the game 🧐

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

Why are Man City wearing a Burnley kit.

chicagohammer

Oh my, not sure how we kept that out, no excuse to mark so poorly from a corner

MrsGrey

Yikes.

alderz

I have Areola to make 4+ saves as part of a Yankee bet so I didn’t mind that sequence

chicagohammer

We have to try and press them a little further up the field, there is no way we will be able to keep them out as we are

alderz

I love watching Paqueta

thornburyiron

So does Pep unfortunately

alderz

Very surprising that Haaland didn’t tap in at the back post.

chicagohammer

Really poor miss by Haaland there, you cannot give him that much space,

alderz

Aguerd maybe should have scored, but didn’t get his head to the ball about 5 yards out. Clever corner routine.

chicagohammer

We have rode our luck a bit but I think we are showing a bit more ambition in these past few minutes

buffybegood

alderz said:

I have Areola to make 4+ saves as part of a Yankee bet so I didn’t mind that sequence

I suspect he's made that many already.

buffybegood

Get in.

MrsGrey

Lol

alderz

Remember when people said they weren’t sure if Ward-Prowse would be a good signing?

chicagohammer

Yes yes yes, what a great goal, WARD PROWSE - proper goal that

buffybegood

Great cross by Coufal, and lovely diving header by JWP.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

There's an unstoppable blond goal machine on the pitch and it ain't Erling Haaland.