Bournemouth (H) - Sat 4th Nov, 15:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Blue Llama]

I think Ake should get minutes. He's really done little to be dropped and Gvad the Impaler didn't have a great one vs. ManUre

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[SamTheGuru]

A week rest and on the back of the derby performance, I cannot see anything other than a win here.

 

[Gabriel]

They’ve only kept one clean sheet I think, Chelsea, and face LiverpooL in the League Cup midweek, whereas we have a whole week to prepare. Might be wrong, but I reckon this will be the first whole week we’ve had to prepare for a weekend fixture since Fulham came.

 

[shemnel]

Personally I would go same XI as United, barring niggles.

However, if we beat YB on the following Tuesday, we qualify (but not top guaranteed) so perhaps there might be a case to bring back Doku/Kovacic/Ake in some combination for this game.

 

[uwe rosler 28]

I'd expect wholesale changes v young boys the Tuesday after so I expect a strong team.

Ederson

Walker
Stones
Dias
Garvdiol

Rodri
Bernardo

Foden
Alvarez
Grealish

Haaland

 

[yeah whatever !!]

COME ON CITY!!

 

[Fordyboy46]

I'd like to think this is the game where we can really boost our goal difference up, Bournemouth are usually very obliging at the Etihad.
Ederson, Walker, Dias, Stones,Gvardiol, Rodri, Bernardo, Grealish, Foden, Alvarez, Haaland

 

[PaleBlue]

Reckon we're due to smash someone, shame it wasn't the rags but reckon it could be soon, especially at home. I'm going for a conservative 6-1

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Be one OT for Derby trouncing very soon.

Thought that was why the 90 minutes of silence yesterday

 

[dadnlad]

A week rest and on the back of the derby performance, I cannot see anything other than a win here.

first full week training this season
i guess they've had today and tomorrow off

 

[denTTony]

same team as United would make sense particularly with a weeks rest however as its at home maybe start Doku and as he is 1 booking from a ban, Id be tempted to rest Rodri so he is available for Chelsea

 

[Ghostofmerlin]

8-0 City. Dueling hat tricks from Phil and Haaland, and Jack finally gets one pointed at the edges of the goal instead of the keeper.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Eddie

Rico
Ake
Akanji
Walker

Stones
Rodri
Phillips

Doku
Alvarez
Foden

Viking/Bernie on the bench to headfuck with Bournemouth. Knowing damn well we can step it up with them and Jackie if needs be.

 

[Zenmanc]

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You do understand the mother tongue right

 

[Bluemoonadam]

Haaland hat trick

 

[falcon117]

I think the team against united was the perfect formula for city might add ake to it

 

[denTTony]

I think the team against united was the perfect formula for city might add ake to it

Im going for a home win then if we are playing with 12 ;-)

 

[Ric]

same team as United would make sense particularly with a weeks rest however as its at home maybe start Doku and as he is 1 booking from a ban, Id be tempted to rest Rodri so he is available for Chelsea

I think Rodri’s on 3 yellows, so is still 2 bookings away from a ban.

 

[denTTony]

I think Rodri’s on 3 yellows, so is still 2 bookings away from a ban.

ahh ok. I heard he was one booking away, I asked in Rodri thread and response was one more

 

[mancboy]

ahh ok. I heard he was one booking away, I asked in Rodri thread and response was one more

according to the fa website hes on 3 at the mo