BBC - Pick your ultimate Manchester City title-winning XI

[Ric]

Ederson
Zabaleta
Kompany
Laporte
Clichy
Fernandinho
Toure
De Bruyne
Silva
Tevez
Aguero

 

[93.20blue]

Ederson
Zaba Kompany(c) Laporte Clichy
Fern
Kev Yaya Silva
tevez
Aguero

 

[twosips]

Ederson
Zabaleta
Kompany
Laporte
Clichy
Fernandinho
Toure
De Bruyne
Silva
Tevez
Aguero

Wonderful side. Would probably put KDB out wide in that, just so Silva can play centrally.

........... Ederson ..........
Zaba Vinnie Laporte Clichy
........... Ferna ............
....... Yaya .. Silva ........
KDB ................... Tevez
........... Aguero ...........

I know Tevez isn't a left-winger, but I'd much rather him there than Aguero, who has a much more natural poachers instinct.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

Hart
Zabba Kompany laporte Clichy
Yaya Fernandinho
KdB Silva
Tevez Aguero

Over to you Pep to sort out the tactics of how we play, I just pick the team.

Exact same team as me.....bar Clichy/Kolarov

 

[lancs blue]

My selection in 4-2-3-1 formation

Ederson

Zabaleta
Kompany
Laporte
Kolarov

Fernandinho
Yaya

Sterling
De Bruyne
D.Silva

Aguero

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

It's interesting, isn't it, that there are so many missing from that 2013-14 title winning team. I agree with people's choices, by the way. @BJL_City's selection in particular is fearsome. A team that I wouldn't pick any other on the planet to stand against, on their day. Nobody would put Negredo, Navas, Nasri in, obviously. Or Edin Dzeko. And yet, collectively, that team played some of the best football I've ever seen from any Manchester City side, from about October through to January. They also came back very strongly in the tail end of the season. Winning away at Everton was huge. We also strongly deserved a point at Anfield. And we were brilliant against them in the home match, when the dippers really had their tails up. We vapourised the rags and released them into the atmosphere. Which is always pleasant.
I'm still very fond of that year and that title. Yet again, people thought we were dead. But we refused to lie down.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Incidentally, you will have noticed that people's selections are very similar to Vinnie's. With the notable exception that he chooses John Stones to play alongside him.

 

[franksinatra]

Mendy (pre injury) for Clichy due to Clichy's refusal to put crosses in.
Agree with Hart, a currently unfashionable shot stopper.

I will put the caveat in it was the Joe Hart circa 2010 -2013. Bit controversial this but we have had some world class players over the past 10 years but not sure that includes keepers.

 

[franksinatra]

Exactly the same team I picked except I went for Eddie over Joe.

In a Pep side, probably the correct choice. It was tough to choose besides I think Hart was a better keeper/shot stopper when he first came into the side.

 

[franksinatra]

Exact same team as me.....bar Clichy/Kolarov

Alright Exeter, hope you are keeping well.

Kolo was a favourite of mine but went for a more stable back four, as I crowbarred two strikers and three offensive midfielders in the side.