Aston Villa (H) - Sun 22nd May, 16:00 (BST) | Pre-Match Thread

[Tangled up in blue.]

Let's not throw our caps in the air just yet
It only needs one silly mistake and we go a goal down

 

[deegee33]

OliVAR the ref.

Won't matter. City 4 Villa 1. CHAMPIONS again.

 

[Bald fraud]

OliVAR the ref.

He’ll do his bit but play at full tilt from the off and it’s over before half time!

 

[Ric]

Difficult line-up to predict for this one. I’d be tempted to start both Walker and Stones, but not sure Guardiola will. Midfield largely picks itself I think, but the front three could be anything. I’d like to see Foden start as he’s given Cash a hard time in the last few games from what I can recall, but Grealish might have played himself into consideration too after his performance at West Ham.

Complete stab in the dark, but I’d go for:

Ederson
Walker
Laporte
Ake
Cancelo
Rodri
Bernardo
De Bruyne
Foden
Sterling
Jesus

Foden on the left, Sterling on the right so that we can stretch the pitch rather than having inverted wingers cutting back inside all the time. Bit more pace up front too.

 

[Cotontoquinn]

There is a bus direct from Burnley to manchester

It’s the very best thing to ever come out of Burnley

 

[BelfastBlue66]

Scottish Cup Final nerves kicking in
Good thing is it stops the City ones for 36 hours or so

Hearts, Hearts, Glorious Hearts. We're basically the Scottish version of City, without the money, signings, quality football and relative success... Still, it's great to be a Jambo. Fingers and toes crossed for tomorrow, but just like City of old (and occasionally new), we know we can totally find a way to lose this one...

 

[Rammy Blue]

Difficult line-up to predict for this one. I’d be tempted to start both Walker and Stones, but not sure Guardiola will. Midfield largely picks itself I think, but the front three could be anything. I’d like to see Foden start as he’s given Cash a hard time in the last few games from what I can recall, but Grealish might have played himself into consideration too after his performance at West Ham.

Complete stab in the dark, but I’d go for:

Ederson
Walker
Laporte
Ake
Cancelo
Rodri
Bernardo
De Bruyne
Foden
Sterling
Jesus

Foden on the left, Sterling on the right so that we can stretch the pitch rather than having inverted wingers cutting back inside all the time. Bit more pace up front too.

I’m tempted to think this’ll be the line up…

Ederson

Walker
Stones
Laporte
Cancelo

Rodri
Bernardo
De Bruyne

Foden
Sterling
Jesus

 

[Gundogan's Moustache]

Work have now cancelled my day off Monday.

if we win they’ll be lucky if I can even spell my own name

 

[Ric]

I’m tempted to think this’ll be the line up…

Ederson

Walker
Stones
Laporte
Cancelo

Rodri
Bernardo
De Bruyne

Foden
Sterling
Jesus

I’d be more than happy with that.

 

[bluemc1]

Feeling he will go Grealish and Marhez as both less likely to loose possession than Sterling and that’s when we will be most vulnerable
High temper from the off, let them know this is what they’re up against for the next 90 mins and see how much they fancy it
Crowd needs to take the roof off from start to finish