Southampton (A) - Sat 10th May, 15:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[MCFC1993]

Kick off time 15:00 BST.

Not far from securing CL football now. They are arguably the worst team in PL history, we have to be getting 3 points.

 

[skybluepower]

Ederson
Nunes
Dias
Akanji
Gvardiol
Kovačić
Bernardo
McAtee
Marmoush
KDB
Haaland

 

[OldhamBlue94]

If we don’t win this we don’t deserve premier league football let alone champions league.

 

[Eaststander1]

I think even their own fans have given up on them now, they have looked dreadful all season .... only 2 league wins for them, and 80 goals conceded says it all really ...

....... it looks to be a banker away win for City.

 

[Goater101]

Ederson; Nunes Dias Akanji Gvardiol; Nico Kovacic; Mcatee KDB Marmoush Haaland.

We need to absolutely blitz these and they’ll wrap up CL football

 

[Franny 1234]

it's not often we get cleansheets in the premier league this season.
another cleansheet would be nice even if we need the woodwork again. CTID

 

[wolves99]

5-0 city

 

[Tevez City]

Just keep O'Reilly & let him recover

 

[Bluekiwi]

Ederson
Nunes
Dias
Akanji
Gvardiol
Kovačić
Bernardo
McAtee
Marmoush
KDB
Haaland

Think we need Doku to provide the cut / thrust/ and assists.

 

[richards30]

Ederson
Nunes
Dias
Gvardiol
O`Reilly
Nico Gonzalez
Kovacic
Marmoush
Savinho
Doku
Haaland

 

[tommybooth]

Let's hope it's better than the one nil effort.

 

[heslops barnet]

I think even their own fans have given up on them now, they have looked dreadful all season .... only 2 league wins for them, and 80 goals conceded says it all really ...

....... it looks to be a banker away win for City.

City banker away win in the same sentence?

 

[117 M34]

I hope he rests quite a few for this.
Bring akanji, kusanov, foden and mcatee back in at least

 

[Gundogan's Moustache]

I hope he rests quite a few for this.
Bring akanji, kusanov, foden and mcatee back in at least

Week before the cup final so highly possible.

Wouldn’t want to lose Gvardiol or Dias

 

[Eaststander1]

City banker away win in the same sentence?

Well, if we can't bank on beating this really poor Southampton side , we probably can't bank on anything!

Think we need Doku to provide the cut / thrust/ and assists.

It's probably a game to start both him and Savinho in, I'd probably even stick Marmoush and Haaland in the box too to keep them occupied .... Southampton have conceded goals and games for fun, and their confidence must be well and truly 'shot' .....a bit of pace will probably frighten what bit of life is left in them.

We can always take our bigger players off should we go a few goals up.

 

[heslops barnet]

Well, if we can't bank on beating this really poor Southampton side , we probably can't bank on anything!

It's probably a game to start both him and Savinho in, I'd probably even stick Marmoush and Haaland in the box too to keep them occupied .... Southampton have conceded goals and games for fun, and their confidence must be well and truly 'shot' .....a bit of pace will probably frighten what bit of life is left in them.

We can always take our bigger players off should go a few goals up.

A big result is what we need for our remaining games and upcoming World Club Cup

 

[Gray]

Let's hope it's better than the one nil effort.

That was the match that told me our all conquering side was on the slide, truly dreadful performance that day.

 

[skybluepower]

Last time

 

[AliBobbyJ]

Should be plain sailing. Won't need a titanic effort.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Should be plain sailing. Won't need a titanic effort.

Always the possibility that we'll ship one or two at the seaside