Brighton & Hove Albion (H) - Sat 22nd Oct, 15:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[SWPISHOME]

They can't score for shit and like to pass it out from the back and build attacks through possession-based football. It will be a blood bath. I think we'll hit 6.

They haven't scored against us at The Etihad since 2018. I'm like you I expect us to completely dominate them and with Haaland up top we should score a few more than we normally do against them. I'll go for 5-0.

 

[andyhinch]

Thank fuck for iptv or I really would be climbing the walls.
5-0 City

 

[LongsightM13]

I'm looking forward to Saturday, I always want the next game to come along after a defeat so that it can be put to bed. Sunday will hang over me disproportionately until then. Gutted we ain't playing Arsenal this midweek given the respective positions the clubs are in at the moment whilst everyone else has a game.

I think Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodri, Bernardo, KDB, Foden, Haaland and Grealish would be my lineup against Brighton.

We have them, Leicester (A), Fulham (H) and Bretnford (H). Maximum points more than achievable and rotate for the the Champions League games in between given we are through already... IMO.

Anything less than 12 points would be a really poor return

 

[Shaffer92]

Ederson
Cancelo Dias Laporte Gomez
Rodri
Bernardo Foden
Mahrez Haaland Grealish

 

[LongsightM13]

Should be a good game for City with lots of options for Pep
I don't think anyone can predict the lineup, but here is my lineup
Ederson
Cancelo Akanji Dias Ake
Gundo
Bernardo KDB
Foden Haaland Grealish

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Gomez has not been convincing at all since he joined. I know its his first season and maybe just needs more time, but I have doubts if he is a City level player
We can play with Ake and Cancelo as full backs, and we might switch things in the 2nd Half if this doesn't work
I also feel that Alvarez would be perfect for this game

Gomez is a young player who has been here for five minutes. Dear me

 

[Zenmanc]

Cant see them scoring!:))

Eddie will try to save one blindfolded and just miss.

 

[kaz7]

Pep Guardiola on
@kylewalker2
's fitness: "I didn't speak with the doctors. Hopefully he can make the World Cup if he's selected. John [Stones] trains last two days, tomorrow on the list. Kalvin [Phillips] is incredible, doing well too..." [via
@_joebray

 

[eastmanc]

Eddie will try to save one blindfolded and just miss.

Depends how bored he gets. Brighton will come and play football, like they did at Klanfield, hopefully this plays into City's hands.

 

[eastmanc]

Pep Guardiola on
@kylewalker2
's fitness: "I didn't speak with the doctors. Hopefully he can make the World Cup if he's selected. John [Stones] trains last two days, tomorrow on the list. Kalvin [Phillips] is incredible, doing well too..." [via
@_joebray

All good then.

 

[kaz7]

We, swoon

Aleksandar Kolarov: “#ManCity has the best chances to win the #PL title again, I’m very confident they’ll do it. We have a great manager, a great team. We’re there to win the title one more time. It’ll be difficult but
@ManCity
has quality in every line of play to win it again…