Salford City (H) - Sat 11th Jan, 17:45 | FA Cup | Pre-Match Thread

[Champions Again Ole Ole]

Is that 2 at the back?

 

[Cityfan]

Interesting line-up!

Starting Eleven:

31. Ederson
6. Nathan Aké
10. Jack Grealish
11. Jeremy Doku
19. Ilkay Gündoğan (C)
26. Savio
27. Matheus Nunes
66. Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
67. Divin Mubama
75. Nico O'Reilly
87. James McAtee

Substitutes:

18. Stefan Ortega
8. Mateo Kovačić
9. Erling Haaland
17. Kevin De Bruyne
20. Bernardo Silva
24. Joško Gvardiol
25. Manu Akanji
47. Phil Foden
82. Rico Lewis

Not quite sure what our defense looks like. No Walker anywhere?

 

[northmr8]

Who is the back 4 in that line up?

 

[OntarioBlue]

Interesting line-up!

Starting Eleven:

31. Ederson
6. Nathan Aké
10. Jack Grealish
11. Jeremy Doku
19. Ilkay Gündoğan (C)
26. Savio
27. Matheus Nunes
66. Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
67. Divin Mubama
75. Nico O'Reilly
87. James McAtee

Substitutes:

18. Stefan Ortega
8. Mateo Kovačić
9. Erling Haaland
17. Kevin De Bruyne
20. Bernardo Silva
24. Joško Gvardiol
25. Manu Akanji
47. Phil Foden
82. Rico Lewis

I can see we have a keeper, can identify two centre backs, a load of midfielders and a striker. I have no idea how they’ll set up,

Pep always has you guessing.

 

[hertsblue]

Very hard to see where any goals are going to come from with that starting 11

 

[urban genie]

The bald lunatic

 

[Mr Partridge]

O'Reilly in defence maybe??

 

[Djibrilshairdo]

Decent bench

Reckon the bbc might notice that too….

 

[01cravend]

Mubama hattrick

 

[ThreesKompany]

I don't understand risking Ake for this. But I guess there are no other options.

 

[mike1923]

2 at the back … 17-6

 

[PragueBlue]

Interesting line-up!

Starting Eleven:

31. Ederson
6. Nathan Aké
10. Jack Grealish
11. Jeremy Doku
19. Ilkay Gündoğan (C)
26. Savio
27. Matheus Nunes
66. Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
67. Divin Mubama
75. Nico O'Reilly
87. James McAtee

Substitutes:

18. Stefan Ortega
8. Mateo Kovačić
9. Erling Haaland
17. Kevin De Bruyne
20. Bernardo Silva
24. Joško Gvardiol
25. Manu Akanji
47. Phil Foden
82. Rico Lewis

Not many defenders in that lot! Be interesting to see where everyone plays.

Savinho and Doku presumably wide and Ake and Simpson Pusey in defence. Mubama presumably up top. Leaves Grealish, McAtee, Nunes, O'Reilly and Gundogan who are all CM players. I guess Nunes might be full back.

 

[northmr8]

Blimey glad it's not just me who can't discern that defence!

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Grealish left back, Nunes right back?

I wonder if this is some kind of character test from Pep.

Excited to see Mubama.

 

[TinFoilHat]

'Interesting' side there.

 

[MCFCFanTX]

Nunes at RB and Macca LB? Lmao. Let's see what happens. Pep is something else.

 

[OntarioBlue]

Which one is he back with

The wife apparently. With the big caveat that it was in The Sun so it’s probably bollocks.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Is it

Nunes...JSP...O'Reilly...Ake

Grealish...Gundogan...McAtee

Savio...Mubama...Doku

?

 

[PragueBlue]

I don't understand risking Ake for this. But I guess there are no other options.

Maybe a half for him and a half for Akanji?

 

[dublin-blue]

Honestly hate that we're playing this lot. Anything less than 5 nil and the media will be all over it. Don't be surprised to hear the rags mentioned at least 30 times