Liverpool (a) - CL Quarter Final pre-match thread

[hihosilva]

Not too worried about getting through. Over two legs we'll be too good.

 

[richards30]

Kompany, Merlin and gabby back for this is huge! Hopefully pep starts Bernardo instead of Raheem as the klanfield crowd always seem to get to him.

Ederson
Walker
Kompany
Otamendi
Delph or Laporte
Fernandinho
De Bruyne
D Silva
B Silva
Sane
Jesus

 

[bobmcfc]

And no Jesus. Aguero was lost at Anfield.

I think lessons have been learnt after that game, just as pep learnt a valuable lesson from the Everton score last season. He will be aware we had a crazy 10 or so minutes where the players arses went. Hopefully they have more confidence this time and expect Liverpool to attack. Liverpool will be nervous too, it’s a huge game

 

[Stevieatlasblue]

Apart from being the better team we could also play it very shrewdly at klanfield. Draw the fouls in get them booked and make their players start thinking twice about getting too close.

I like this

 

[Paulpowersleftfoot]

Thankfully we had a pleasant pressure free kickabout at fat sams on Saturday so we have a full squad to pick from.
Guardiola won’t change the way he sets up his teams,he doesn’t do pragmatic so we will be coming to Anfield to attack
Decisions he needs to make are whether we go 3 at the back and attack with wingbacks or a more traditional 4
Does he play Stirling who’s been intimidated each return to Anfield or does he trust him more now he’s playing with confidence
Do we go with Jesus & the greater work rate or Aguero who’s more of a goal threat?

I think we will look at getting Sane up against Alexander Arnold as much as possible so I think we will probably play Bernardo Silva more central rather than Raheem on the right wing and use Kyle walker for width on the right


Ederson
Otamendi Kompany Laporte
Walker Fernandinho DeBruyne Sane
B Silva D Silva
JESUS

Would be my guess as a starting 11

Should be 2 great ties

 

[MAG]

 

[deano ou812]

Decent ref isn’t he,has he reffed any of our games or Liverpool’s before ..

 

[Paulpowersleftfoot]

Decent ref isn’t he,has he reffed any of our games or Liverpool’s before ..

We had him in Napoli

 

[deano ou812]

We had him in Napoli

Cheers hopefully a good omen would take the scoreline as well...

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Thankfully we had a pleasant pressure free kickabout at fat sams on Saturday so we have a full squad to pick from.
Guardiola won’t change the way he sets up his teams,he doesn’t do pragmatic so we will be coming to Anfield to attack
Decisions he needs to make are whether we go 3 at the back and attack with wingbacks or a more traditional 4
Does he play Stirling who’s been intimidated each return to Anfield or does he trust him more now he’s playing with confidence
Do we go with Jesus & the greater work rate or Aguero who’s more of a goal threat?

I think we will look at getting Sane up against Alexander Arnold as much as possible so I think we will probably play Bernardo Silva more central rather than Raheem on the right wing and use Kyle walker for width on the right


Ederson
Otamendi Kompany Laporte
Walker Fernandinho DeBruyne Sane
B Silva D Silva
JESUS

Would be my guess as a starting 11

Should be 2 great ties

If Mendy was match fit, I reckon we would’ve played 3-5-2 at Anfield. Sane at left wing back is a big risk in a game this big.