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Yup, 100%. I'm glad it worked out for the guy, but Chelsea finished mid-table at the end of his stellar season, whilst City won their 4th PL title on the trot. When tasked with playing in a complex system, Palmer struggled much like Grealish. But when given the freedom to roam where they both...

The loss of Palmer has changed City's attitude toward letting young players go, without the insurance of sell on & buy back clauses. The success of Palmer & Rogers etc has also highlighted the potential of City trained EDS graduates. Hopefully this will continue to warrant a City premium for...

This is why I've always ignored the Foden/Palmer comparisons. Both had their chances at City but only Foden knuckled down, remained patient, took his chances & blossomed into the player we have today. In comparison, Palmer was underwhelming the season prior to his leaving. Like Palmer, Foden...

No. But looking at all the early contenders, I think we may have a punchers chance in the latter part of the season along with Chelsea & Spuds if we're within spitting distance of the Dippers & ArseAnal come March. That's where experience & mentality will come into play. Progression is the...

Another step toward progression... A win was what most people expected, but, considering our implosion last season, those expectations have dimmed somewhat. Firstly, I thought Burnley played very well. Based on what I saw, I think they'll avoid relegation this season & will give a few teams a...

Brilliant news!

Gutted about the way his career has all but collapsed, but it was a great gesture from Pep to include him in the PL squad & give him his first minutes of the season after injury. The only way is up. Stranger things have been known to happen!

Agreed. It was a free hit for Udders who weren't expected to win, so they'd have nothing to lose by going for it. Having said that, I suppose their manager wanted to see how they'd fare against a top PL side if they played the game tactically instead of suicidally. Well he got his answer...

Good run out for second string... Much as expected really. Huddersfield defended deep with their sole ambition being to keep the score to a minimum which they achieved. City were in complete control of an attack vs defence game. MoTM Foden pulled the strings centrally & took his goal very well...

Horses for courses mate. Many times during Pep's tenure, we went for a cricket score instead of locking down shop & it cost us. We were so supreme back then, we could get away with it over the course of a season, but right now we need to box clever. I don't expect much by the way of success...

Near enough everyone, including many City fans expected an ArseAnal win, or at best, City to scrape a draw. As it turned out, the Tarquins threw the kitchen sink at us, & we were relatively comfortable all match & were 3 minutes away from sealing victory. We're rebuilding from the low point of...

Our goal visibly shook them. It took them until halftime to get over the fear that the City of old could be lurking inside today's City. Evidently, Captain Scarlet told them to go for it in the second half, so we just stayed in formation, handled wave after wave of attacks with relative ease...

Real & Liverpool have regularly done the same to us in the past. Mate, we're in a transitional season where we're rebuilding from the back to attack & also trying to rebuild our confidence, & reinstill our team spirit & rediscover that iron will to win. What we're having to do is akin to...

FUCKIN GUTTED!! I really dunno what to make of this more pragmatic City. Would I have taken a draw before the match started? Probably yeah. Did this match tell us more about this evolutionary Manchester City squad in a season of transition? Again, probably yeah! But I'll comment more on that...

Mate, Nunes isn't good enough to play for City in his specialist position. He only got to put his boots on last season because we were desperate for a right back. He improved as the season progressed, & I think those performances earned him a reprieve. HOWEVER, there are far better specialist...

"Guardiola confirmed after the victory that the midfielder asked to be taken off but confirmed that the Spaniard is ‘fine’, which will come as music to the ears of Manchester City fans across the globe ahead of Sunday’s game." I just hope that Pep doesn't start picking his preferred team for...

Control and Dominance! The match turned on the early Napoli sending off, but prior to that, City were in control & dare I say it, we were looking like the seasoned Champions League campaigners we've become accustomed to seeing. The match was all about the return of King Kev, & it was great...

The only issues with Zinchenko were that we had world class elite players in his favoured position. Also, he lacked pace. What I'll always remember about him was his determination to succeed. After his poor loan spell in Holland & City willing to listen to offers for him, he stated he wanted to...