Aston Villa (A) - Sat 3rd Sept, 17:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[lonestay]

There was no way Haaland wasnt starting !!

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Great line up. Pep going in for the kill

Feel a bit for Alvarez though, he deserved to start

 

[jimharri]

I would have liked to see Jools starting today. But it's hard to find fault with that XI. That team is frightening.

 

[MCFC1993]

I thought that starting XI was fairly easy to predict.

Safe, possession focused and a ridiculous amount of supply for Haaland.

 

[brummie blue]

Alvarez unlucky not to get another start.

Great to see a stronger bench with Ake and Grealish back.

Just Phillips and Laporte injured and missing Akanji who'd probably not trained much. Going to be some squad when all are fit, it turned out to be a decent window for us.

 

[Sergio 1970]

WOW !!! Wot a feckin team!! Gerrard must be cackin himself

 

[lonestay]

Erling V Ming the useless bring it on !!!

 

[yeah whatever !!]

Cracking team that

 

[discopop]

Just get the three points boys, get that scouse **** sacked and it’s off to the Winchester till it all blows over

 

[Harvster]

Great line up. Pep going in for the kill

Feel a bit for Alvarez though, he deserved to start

I am sure there will be a roux back in for him, in due course