Manchester City vs Liverpool, Sun 8th November 16.30h, Premier League

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

be 'avin em

[Dan]

Matip and Thiago for Williams and Jones and leave the rest unchanged from tonight.

[Cam]

Play some lads, smash 'em 5-0.

[PaulMcC186]

I reckon Klopp will start Firmino. 

[Hightown Phil]

17 minutes ago, PaulMcC186 said:

I reckon Klopp will start Firmino. 

Yeah same. Firmino for Jota and the two changes above and is what I reckon he does.

[Swipe]

Yeah I’d be surprised if Bobby isn’t back in. 

[Tobes Rafa]

Why? 

[growler]

I’d be surprised if Jota doesn’t start. 

[Gethin]

1 minute ago, growler said:

I’d be surprised if Jota doesn’t start. 

Same here. Unless he picked up a knock today

[Hassony]

19 minutes ago, growler said:

I’d be surprised if Jota doesn’t start. 

Yeah, crazy to play an out of form Firmino ahead of an inform Jota 

[Ombudsam]

I reckon he’ll play Jota. I think it’s overthinking it to suggest otherwise and it will feel extremely obvious once the team comes out

[psl]

Klopp is loyal but not so much that he leaves out a player in red hot form for the toughest match of the season.

Edited November 4, 2020 by psl

[McBain]

We're now in a position where Guardiola can't predict our line up 5 days before 

This can only be a good thing 

[Swipe]

He might pick Jota and nobody would be unhappy if he did, but it’s hardly overthinking things to suggest Klopp goes back to a player he’s always trusted for big games. 
 

 

Does have a feeling of Jota getting in and just not being shifted atm though. 

[Hassony]

I'm not greedy, I'd take a 4-0 win now 

[Maharajkumar of Vizianagram]

He'll surely play Jota.  Dropping forwards immediately after they've scored a hattrick is the stuff ghostwritten gripes in autobiographies are made of.

[mick]

9 hours ago, Hassony said:

Yeah, crazy to play an out of form Firmino ahead of an inform Jota 

Yep Jota to start defo. THe fact he took hom off after 55 mins would indicate that also. 

[épieur]

The question is whether Thiago or Keita comes back in. Can't see Jones starting this one. 

A win here would be absolutely massive. Really killing off our main rival's momentum before it ever got going. 

[Benzo-13]

f***ing hate playing these. 

[Flasher]

I think Bobby will start. Wear them down then Jota comes on to destroy them, just as he's done in previous games. 

[PaulMcC186]

No chance we play Jones imo. I reckon he'll play Thiago.

[épieur]

6 minutes ago, Benzo-13 said:

f***ing hate playing these. 

I kinda like our recurring "score 3 goals in the first half and see it out from there" strategy against them. 

I reckon guardiola will go defensive on this one though and look to score on the break. They've been more cautious since they got mullered by Leicester and are looking a lot more solid since. And pep fears our forward line more than any other in football. 

First goal wins this one I reckon. 

[Swipe]

Yeah I’m hoping this has all been ultra caution to make sure Thiago plays this game. 
 
As Kid Klopp said, winning this would feel massive even so early in. 

[McBain]

35 minutes ago, mick said:

Yep Jota to start defo. THe fact he took hom off after 55 mins would indicate that also. 

He was limping though 

[Gethin]

9 minutes ago, McBain said:

He was limping though 

He'd just taken a kick hadn't he. Don't think it was serious but then again Virg walked off unaided