Man City vs The Champions ! Thu July 2nd - SkySports

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Klopp vs Guardiola: Since Klopp joined Liverpool there have been 13 games so far

• Liverpool won 7 (1-4, 3-0. 1-0, 4-3, 3-0, 1-2, 3-1)
• Draws 4 (though 2 of which City won on penalties, Charity Shield and League Cup)
• City won 2 (5-0 Mane sent off and last season's 2-1 game)

Liverpool: Only doubts are over Milner and Matip, not clear on Shaqiri whilst Clyne's contract ends on Tuesday

Man City: Fernandinho serves his ban against Newcastle in the FA Cup. They will then have  a 4 day rest between Sunday and Thursday.

Most Minutes: The players with most minutes for City in the League are, in order; Ederson (2442 out of 2,790), De Bruyne, Sterling, Fernandinho, Rodri, Walker (1,990), Gundogan (1,769), Bernardo SIlva (1,670), Mahrez (1,602), Otamendi (1,520), Jesus (1,496), Aguero (1,460)

Starters: Ederson, Walker, Fernandinho, Laporte, [Left Back], Rodri, De Bruyne, [Left CM], Sterling, Mahrez [Other forward]

• Left Back: Zinchenko or Mendy. Mendy played the Chelsea/Arsenal games and Zinchenko played against Burnly
• Left CM: David Silva played Arsenal/Burnley and De Bruyne vs Chelsea
• Attack: Either Jesus or he plays a front line like against Chelsea with Sterling, Mahrez and Bernardo Silva

Squad considerations: Both City and Liverpool play 3 days after this match, Liverpool vs Villa and City vs Southampton

Here is the line up from the game at Anfield earlier in the season

 

[Hightown Phil]

Fernandinho is suspended. 

[Falconhoof]

Before the Palace game I wasn’t looking forward to City so much, because of how flat we had been at Goodison. It’s all changed though

[Hassony]

Think we'll smash them 4-1

[Rory Fitzgerald]

4 minutes ago, Hightown Phil said:

Fernandinho is suspended. 

I thought so too, but its tomorrow's game in the FA Cup vs Newcastle he misses.

Guardiola can go with Otamendi and Laporte but means Laporte will be playing 3 games in a week. Maybe John Stones is available tomorrow but thats not clear yet I dont think.

[Hightown Phil]

8 minutes ago, Rory Fitzgerald said:

I thought so too, but its tomorrow's game in the FA Cup vs Newcastle he misses.

Guardiola can go with Otamendi and Laporte but means Laporte will be playing 3 games in a week. Maybe John Stones is available tomorrow but thats not clear yet I dont think.

He misses both. He got a two game ban.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

6 minutes ago, Hassony said:

Think we'll smash them 4-1

If we can put out our best team - which we should be able to do - then when you square them up on the pitch, we have to be favourites

Our 1st choice defence against their attack thats missing their best player.

Our 1st choice attack, against, their 1st choice defence of Walker Fernandinho Laporte [Mendy/Zinchenko]

I would be very hopeful that with all the factors in play - champions, 1st game as champions, playing against last seasons champions, the rivalry in recent years, and most of all, going out with a mentality to play like champions against City on their home pitch and put in a really good performance to cap if all off.

As it is, bookies have City as EVS and Liverpool as 11/5.

1 minute ago, Hightown Phil said:

He misses both. He got a two game ban.

Really 

Great, so thats one of Otamendi or Stones then with Laporte !

[growler]

I think it’s great we were given 2 games to get our rhythm back and then a week off to celebrate the title. 
 

aguero is out I think for them. And we’ll be playing with no pressure. 
 

3-1 to us 

[Cam]

Write the game off, let the players play hungover, stoned or off their heads on spice. Let City have a hollow thirty four goal victory while our lads celebrate their motherf***ing title by trying to hump a corner flag or chat sh*t in Sterling's ear as if they're Spud from Trainspotting or fall asleep zombiefied. Would be ace. 

[Gethin]

6 minutes ago, Cam said:

Write the game off, let the players play hungover, stoned or off their heads on spice. Let City have a hollow thirty four goal victory while our lads celebrate their motherf***ing title by trying to hump a corner flag or chat sh*t in Sterling's ear as if they're Spud from Trainspotting or fall asleep zombiefied. Would be ace. 

Virgo would still boss them, even off his t*** on high grade MDMA

Edited June 27, 2020 by Gethin

[psl]

7 minutes ago, Gethin said:

Virgo would still boss them, even off his t*** on high grade MDMA

Sending in John Virgo off his t*** on high grade MDMA would really be taking the piss.

Edited June 27, 2020 by psl

[Gethin]

 

1 minute ago, psl said:

Sending in John Virgo off his t*** on high grade MDMA would really be taking the piss.

Hah hah f***ing b*****d auto correct

[growler]

23 minutes ago, Cam said:

Write the game off, let the players play hungover, stoned or off their heads on spice. Let City have a hollow thirty four goal victory while our lads celebrate their motherf***ing title by trying to hump a corner flag or chat sh*t in Sterling's ear as if they're Spud from Trainspotting or fall asleep zombiefied. Would be ace. 

Ha!!

 

imagine if we played the kids? 

[Cobs]

Important we smack them and let everyone know there’s no doubt they’re inferior to us this year

[mofus77]

Quite excited about this. Nothing to play for on both sides, could be epic if they both go for it.

[Raj]

45 minutes ago, Cobs said:

Important we smack them and let everyone know there’s no doubt they’re inferior to us this year

Yep - anything else is just weird

[BDB]

7 hours ago, Cam said:

Write the game off, let the players play hungover, stoned or off their heads on spice. Let City have a hollow thirty four goal victory while our lads celebrate their motherf***ing title by trying to hump a corner flag or chat sh*t in Sterling's ear as if they're Spud from Trainspotting or fall asleep zombiefied. Would be ace. 

 

[Hightown Phil]

8 hours ago, Cobs said:

Important we smack them and let everyone know there’s no doubt they’re inferior to us this year

It’s the first game of next year’s title race.

[psl]

17 minutes ago, Hightown Phil said:

It’s the first game of next year’s title race.

Community Shield was big for this year's. They won on pens but we smashed them in the 2nd half and ET and they knew it.

[McBain]

They'll want to lay down a marker 

We must destroy them, but nicely 

[Hightown Phil]

5 minutes ago, psl said:

Community Shield was big for this year's. They won on pens but we smashed them in the 2nd half and ET and they knew it.

Yeah definitely. I don't really fancy the narrative created by a 2 or 3-0 defeat or whatever, maybe not even watching the game and feeling like they're the better side. Thankfully I think they're professional enough to want to be playing a proper game of football as if we need three points anyway. 

[Cobs]

Confirmed they’re doing the guard of honour thing for us

[kop205]

There is defo a constituency out there who feel that really, pound for pound and all that, City are the better side and they've just had a bit of a year off or something.

Be nice to burst that bubble.

[Hightown Phil]

Just now, kop205 said:

There is defo a constituency out there who feel that really, pound for pound and all that, City are the better side and they've just had a bit of a year off or something.

Be nice to burst that bubble.

It's difficult to say they haven't had an off year regardless of how good we've been though isn't it? Like, we may have broken them but this is way below their level. If we got 85 points next season I wouldn't expect to be anywhere near them is probably the best way I can put it I suppose. 

[Swipe]

Guardiola struggles to cope with genuine challenges and pressure. Was the same when Mourinho came to Madrid and showed him zero respect and took it to him. 

Even when they won it last year his head fell off so many times. Think collectively they’ve really struggled with us. Every time they f***ed up we won, a few times with dramatic winners. They must hate us. I really don’t think they expected a team to properly challenge them never mind surpass them. He looked pained the other night when he had to congratulate us.