Liverpool (N) - FA Cup - Sat 16th April, 15:30 (BST) | Pre-Match Thread

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Bernardo will drop deep alongside Fern to mitigate that problem. But I fear this game now.

That's likely the plan, but Bernie was dead on his feet in midweek, which is no wonder after his 12k last Sunday.

It's more the intensity he has to play at in a midfield with Fern.

Pep obviously thinks he is up to it again, so who are we to argue!

 

[yeseye]

Underestimate City at your peril!

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

I'll be happy if @Inter Me Nan posts his 'God Wills It' gif later. Not too sure he will though.

 

[ScottSinclair]

After some thinking I predict a 3-5-2 similiar to when we won 5-0 in the centurion season.

_________ Steffen
___Stones__Fern____Ake
Cancelo_Bernie_Grealish_Zin
____________Foden
________Jesus___Raz

 

[pudge]

I can’t believe the negativity on here. Christ almighty

Feel free to bookmark this and ridicule me but I think you'll understand it when we get tonked to nil

 

[SWPISHOME]

Dont understand why people think that is a poor team.

Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Rodri, De Bruyne all regulars in the starting 11 not starting people just automatically worry just like myself bit worried looking at the team just with the players who aren't playing, But on the other hand this team we've out we are more than capable of winning today.

 

[BlueMonkey79]

Didn't expect to see Fernadinho in there. Hope this isn't some kind of sentiment by Pep as he's off at the end of the season.

We need to press from the front. Zinchenko against Salah worries me. A lot! He's hardly played in the last month or so.

Hate these twats. Play like we dream boys and smash them up!

 

[jimharri]

I'm surprised Bernardo and Foden are starting but otherwise pretty much as expected.

Same with Stones for me. I'd have thought he'd rest John after the battle of Madrid.

 

[bluesmith]

Chelsea play in Madrid on Tuesday and at Wembley tomorrow.

City play in Madrid on Wednesday and at Wembley today.

Those in charge of the English game should be ashamed.

Why? rather have an extra day's rest before Brighton and clearly Liverpool couldn't play Sunday Tuesday.

 

[fitzy blue]

Love this to be the game where Grealish finally shuts his critics up.