Liverpool (A) - Pre Match Thread

[Don Karleone]

Mendy out for "tactical reasons"

 

[City Raider]

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Anfield
Large crowds of Liverpool fans greet the Manchester City bus as it pulls off Anfield Road into the stadium - but certainly nothing in the way of great hostility.

Manchester City were concerned about a repeat of the attack on their bus before the Champions League quarter-final here in April 2018 after a poster appeared on social media calling for Liverpool supporters to "greet" its arrival.

There was jeering, gestures and the odd red flare but absolutely nothing untoward and all relatively tame and civilised.

 

[oldius]

I feel sad at the negativity here. We are defending champions and treble winners; what is wrong with people here at times?

 

[kaz7]

Can't bear gundy in a game like this when he will runners going past him

 

[Groke]

Rodri at CB?

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Gundog is against Henderson and firmino and winjaldum.
He will have a field day against them cloggers .

His best games of late are when he has all the time in the world to play dinky dinky’s from deep against buses. He won’t be given an inch today.

 

[bluke]

Target and wind up Lovren. Get him booked early and carry on targeting him.

 

[Mancityus]

Gundo haters out before a ball has even been kicked..... Sigh.

Means he will score today.

 

[blueeeee]

Not confident at all tbh given circumstances... but I hope to be proven wrong.

 

[mike1923]

Kicking off coming out of the pub, Scouse bastards

 

[bluekeith]

Gundo to take the penalties please

 

[foggy1974]

Mendy not even in the squad.

Hopefully on cheerleading duty

 

[Georgian Maestro]

City now favourites again on the exchanges following the team news

 

[journolud]

Looks like Gundogan as an 8 again and he just doesn't perform well there unfortunately.

Here we go, well done you’re the first

 

[SebastianBlue]

Means he will score today.

Hopefully he’ll score a hat trick and everyone, haters and lovers alike, can enjoy a lovely evening.

 

[MeatHunterrr]

I feel sad at the negativity here. We are defending champions and treble winners; what is wrong with people here at times?

Loads of injuries and dire record at Anfield. Can see why some are bit pessimistic

 

[ninjamonkey]

Big bonus that gundogan isn’t in the holding role. Still would rather Fernandinho in midfield though but that was never going to happen so it’s the best we can expect.

Big trust placed in angelino, I’m assuming mendy is injured again but cancelo is on the bench so big vote of confidence for him to get the nod. needs to perform though, I don’t like the prospect of him defending deep crosses to the back post, I expect them to target that if not from the off, definitely the second half if things are tight.

If silva is fit for the bench he should start imo. Rather see him start and gundogan replace him when he’s spent

Going to need numerous performances of the season from the players sent out today to get anything but they’re capable.

 

[Draikin]

Much more confident with Rodri but I'd feel even better with Bernardo in midfield instead of Gundo

 

[Dax777]

I like Gundogan as a 6 but as an 8 he slows us down and tends to go missing. If Silva is fit enough to sit on the bench he should start.

Silva equally slows us down. Even though to less complaint due to his status. If you want aggressive pushing at the 8, start Foden

 

[Ultrafex]

Come on City!!!