Liverpool (a) pre-match thread

[Bill Walker]

City need to be in top gear right from the start, Sane and Raz need to be flying down the wings, if we can get an early goal it will shut the clan up and they will lose momentum, this game hinges on the psychological as much as the physical, we simply have to destroy this anfield demon. Just go all out attack from the first second. They certainly wont park the bus and we need to exploit their still crap defence.
Somebody said defend for first half, I dont agree with that. We have to be flying.

 

[paulchapo]

This whole coach thing is an absolute disgrace in the modern game! If the vermin can't control themselves from attacking opposing teams players they should be banned from playing games in that shitehole.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

What we need is Txiki nowhere near the game so his defeatist face isn’t seen by them to give them confidence, to stop letting them shoot towards the Kop in the first half, to hope Firmino and Milner are booked early doors for their constant fouling and for us to defend properly for once there...

They aren’t that good, they just always seem to raise their game like its their cup final, apart from when it was a cup final and we won!

 

[Kid A]

The fulls backs were terrible defensively for them tonight - constantly caught out of position. If they repeat that on Sunday Sane and Raz/Mahrez will murder them and we will win. Here's hoping.

 

[HarrytheBlue]

Play Sterling. Uncharacteristic individual errors and pathetic refs have cost us against Liverpool. Their attacking style should suit us - we need to be solid at the back and hit 'em with our pace.......... and hit the target.

 

[MCFC ISRAEL]

Keita wasn't likely to play. They'll go:

Allison; TAA-Gomez-VVD-Robertson; Wijnaldum-Milner-Henderson; Salah-Firmino-Mané.

It's strange because I'm looking at their 11, I think I would only take Salah and maybe maybe VVD. All other players are not as good as our players. So why are we so afraid of them? We're a better team, let's win!

 

[domalino]

What we need is Txiki nowhere near the game so his defeatist face isn’t seen by them to give them confidence

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[balotellishaircut]

Keita wasn't likely to play. They'll go:

Allison; TAA-Gomez-VVD-Robertson; Wijnaldum-Milner-Henderson; Salah-Firmino-Mané.

what makes you say a £52m signing was unlikely to play ?

 

[lionheart]

Napoli played with three central defenders. Enough said.

 

[domalino]

what makes you say a £52m signing was unlikely to play ?

Henderson is the captain, Milner is their best midfielder and Wijnaldum has started every league game this season.

Keita played while Henderson was on post world-cup rest, but Henderson has played more in the last couple of weeks.

Long term (assuming this injury wasn't bad) I'm sure Keita will work himself into the starting XI soon enough.