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

[Lancet Fluke]

I'm sure it's been mentioned but Sam Lee saying Pep has been saying in private that he will rest players for the derby to prioritise the Liverpool matches.

I have no issue with that. Frankly if it means we dump the scousers out, he can play 11 kids in the derby as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I have no issue with that. Frankly if it means we dump the scousers out, he can play 11 kids in the derby as far as I'm concerned.

Agree. Would love Pep to come out and say the United game (or even United) are not a priority - an inconvenience - and it is Liverpool who are our biggest rivals right now :D

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Don’t believe it for one solitary second.

Me neither - apart from Jesus/Aguero and Kompany/Laporte

 

[paulchapo]

I read some pundit saying 4-3 flattered us and on the day Liverpool battered us, it might have been Shearer. This is total bollocks. We equalised and were the better team until our mad ten minutes, which all started with Stones dithering and being fouled.

If we keep our concentration this time and mark Salah out of the game we should at least get a draw.

 

[aguero93:20]

Ederson

Otamendi
Kompany
Laporte

Walker
De Bruyne
Fernandinho
Silva
Sané

Jesus
Bernardo

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

Don’t let them have the ball for the first 10 minutes, weather the early storm, and grind them down much like we did last time, but without the mad 10 minutes!
Pep should have a word with the ref about not being influenced by the Anfield horde, as they will surely use every dirty trick in the book to get to the ref.
I’m sure Pep has, and will be, analysing ways to nullify Liverpool, and making sure we don’t have another mad 10 minutes

Agree but i would throw in being cunning as well, draw the fouls and get them booked. That will make them think twice about pressing so hard. Do as Barca, Real and Bayern would in their games

 

[Blue Mooner]

Felix Brych is the referee for this one. German ref. Looks like a ref that heavily favours home teams based on his stats.

He was the ref that gave a soft penalty to Napoli in the group stages to get them back in it at 2.2

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Need to score at theirs, not bothered about the 'result' as long as we put in a good performance, which we will.

And we already won the Premier emphatically, breaking so many records it's a record itself, next seasons improvements to come, utd inevitable meltdown to happen,

It feels like nothing can hurt city now at this stage.

 

[finlay14]

Not bothered who plays as long as we slap the bastards plus Saturday is bigger for me need get on the valium get sleep buzzing like a cat's piss pipe for Saturday omg Manchester city as made my life.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Still too much of a dipper influence