Arsenal Vs City Pre Match Thread

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Daniel Taylor ‏@DTguardian now

Yaya Toure isn't injured. Played for Ivory Coast in Cameroon on Wednesday and needs a rest. #MCFC

he had 4 days of recovery time, unless he played on late wednesday.

4 days recovery? It's Saturday morning, after a long flight back yesterday that isn't much rest mate.

Still should have been on the bench

 

[Mattyc55]

Oh well Lampard is gona bag

 

[jollylescott]

With Yaya out this is our most solid lineup. Good luck Frank!

 

[kupest]

Haha wow, Navas, Milner, Lampard all in the XI. No one would have guessed that. Seems like we are saving legs for the midweek game.

 

[LoveCity]

Arsenal have 3 or 4 players back from injury right on time, FFS.

 

[Love Bites and Everything]

Yaya not even on the bench. Seems odd that.

Still not a bad team and a good opportunity for Milner to show us what can do in the position he wants to play in.

I also think it signals a change from last season and it seems clear now that we'll go with one up top away from home.

 

[Marvin]

I'll take a point now.

Fernandinho probably wouldn't have played either had Fernando, or Yaya been available. He got back yesterday I think

 

[kaz7]

Bloody hell
Flap flap

 

[mike channon´s windmill]

TEAM NEWS: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany (C), Demichelis, Clichy, Fernandinho, Lampard, Navas, Silva, Milner, Aguero

lampard !

feel bad for dzeko

1 upfront

Bloody hell - pragmatism!!! Think we can grind summat out with that - is Yaya on bench? If so could be thrown on last 20/25 to sneak a winner. We need to be very focused from the get-go

 

[StretfordBlueInCork]

3 English players starting
I hope we get praised in papers tomorrow
Ha ha