Manchester City v Liverpool - match thread

[RP]

Reigning Champions v Champions Elect

[PhilM]

...who we were a wrongly disallowed Raheem Sterling goal away from beating to the title.

 

My suggested game plan is that we batter them by maybe three of four goals. Five, if absolutely necessary.

Edited August 19, 2014 by philmatthews

[Ant]

My thought process on this is that if we win, it means nothing, if we lose it means everything.

 

Need to drop Lucas.

[RedHarvest]

My suggested game plan is that we batter them by maybe three of four goals. Five, if absolutely necessary.

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[MarkD]

I'm with Phil but happy to stop at three so we can stay under the radar a bit longer.

[SkippyjonJones]

stick 5 past them in 30 minutes then think about a game plan..

[whitewidow]

Shoot Mig unless he distributes the ball with millimeter precision for the full match.

[CaptainXabi]

I agree with the battering strategy.

 

Raheem loves a game against these. Can't wait to see what he'll do.

[honourablegeorge]

I agree with the battering strategy.

 

Raheem loves a game against these. Can't wait to see what he'll do.

 

 

That goal he scored against them last season, where he feinted and waited and just slotted it with such calmness. Was just beautiful, one of the best moments of the season.

[CaptainXabi]

That goal he scored against them last season, where he feinted and waited and just slotted it with such calmness. Was just beautiful, one of the best moments of the season.

It was indeed beautiful. Up there with Flanagan's goal as best moment of the season.

[Des]

That goal he scored against them last season, where he feinted and waited and just slotted it with such calmness. Was just beautiful, one of the best moments of the season.

 

I was a mess for the whole 90 minutes. It was insane.

 

If you offered me a point now for this one, you'd lose your arm.

[Dan]

That goal he scored against them last season, where he feinted and waited and just slotted it with such calmness. Was just beautiful, one of the best moments of the season.

 

Best moment of the season. Scenes on the kop. Struggled to get my breath back for a good few minutes.

[Swipe]

Will be tough. May as well have a go.

 

Allen or Can in for Lucas I hope.

[PhilM]

I'm with Phil but happy to stop at three so we can stay under the radar a bit longer.

 

Stealthy, I like it. Go twenty points clear at the top of the table as soon as possible without anyone noticing and then suddenly it's the end of the season and people go "Hang on, Liverpool are top. When did they get there?"

[Hightown Phil]

...who we were a wrongly disallowed Raheem Sterling goal away from beating to the title.

 

Last season's biggest myth that one.

 

It was 0-0 at the time and we went 1-0 up anyway.

[fred milne]

I would expect Allen to get the nod ahead of Lucas for this. The only other dilemma is whether to start Moreno ahead of Johnson. It would be a real baptism of fire, though.

[Earl Hafler]

I would expect Allen to get the nod ahead of Lucas for this. The only other dilemma is whether to start Moreno ahead of Johnson. It would be a real baptism of fire, though.

 

I think there will be one change and it won't be in defence.

[CaptainXabi]

Last season's biggest myth that one.

 

It was 0-0 at the time and we went 1-0 up anyway.

I think the idea is we would have been 2-0 up and at least drawn the match. That said, Crystal Palace....

[Hightown Phil]

I think the idea is we would have been 2-0 up and at least drawn the match. That said, Crystal Palace....

 

Well we wouldn't cos the goal goes in and everything that happens is different and it's still 1-0. We could have lost 8-1.

[CaptainXabi]

Well we wouldn't cos the goal goes in and everything that happens is different and it's still 1-0. We could have lost 8-1.

Right, but that's real world logic and not footy logic. Footy logic applies in this situation .

[Eskimo]

just t*** 'em....

[Clay Davis]

We're away at the best team in the league. A draw would be a cracking result. A loss wouldn't be the end of the world.

[johngibo YPC]

Last season's biggest myth that one.

 

It was 0-0 at the time and we went 1-0 up anyway.

 

I missed most of the game cos I was away

The way people talk about that I always assumed the goal came later

Was really surprised when I found out it was at 0-0 for the reasons you describe

[Hassony]

I missed most of the game cos I was away

The way people talk about that I always assumed the goal came later

Was really surprised when I found out it was at 0-0 for the reasons you describe

 

Sterling miss at the end was the one that had a bigger effect on the outcome of the game

[yellow jumper]

the reaction was mostly about it being one of the worst offside decisions you're ever likely to see.