Sheffield United (A) - Sun 27th Aug, 14:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[MadchesterCity]

No chance that Doku will start in this match.

How can you leave out Alvarez?

Alvarez must start

 

[chris85mcfc]

We will win in 1st or 2nd gear

 

[waspish]

Funny if Juanma Lillo goes of script and pick Docu on the left palmer on the right and Mcteer in the middle

 

[r.soleofsalford]

No chance that Doku will start in this match.

How can you leave out Alvarez?

My thoughts exactly. I’m excited to see Doku but not as a starter in place of Alvarez.

Come on you Blues

Alvarez must start

Doku on in the 65 minute

 

[ken tali]

long as we’re committed and focused we’ll win and go back to the top. Blades will be well up for it though

I never think that opponent is not up to it ,so should be City.There is no excuse us not to win it, not even Pep missing.

 

[KS55]

Hopefully have a few new players in the squad for this.

I dont think this will happen but if phillips is in peps plans in any way this season then this would be an ideal game to play him in. Give rodri few extra days rest this week and let him sit this one out just to look after him and give him a reset.

Ederson
Walker
Dias
Gvardiol
Ake
Phillips
Kovacic
Foden
Palmer
Alvarez
Haaland

Want to see gvardiol in the left sided stones role. Much more suited to it than akanji in my eyes just don't think he's had enough time on the training pitch to put him in there yet. The 8 days between games and on paper a weak opposition could be enough for us to test it out. Already reasoned picking phillips even though I think it's almost certainly not going to happen. Palmer has had a better pre-season/start to the season than grealish and if he's to be a genuine part of the squad this season these are the games he should be looking for starts and not just minutes once games are won. Bernardo to get minutes from the bench if he's recovered from his illness.

Like Gvardiol suggested role. He is a natural “shuttle”. I’m hoping Pep tries left and right shuttles. Dynamic.

 

[KS55]

That was about the most "Typical City" moment you could ever find! It's comical now, but wasn't at the moment, was it?

Also illegal. Play should stop for foreign bodies on the pitch. I believe we asked but officials said no.

 

[KS55]

Funny if Juanma Lillo goes of script and pick Docu on the left palmer on the right and Mcteer in the middle

He doesn’t want the sack!

 

[Ric]

Hopefully Foden is OK, plenty of cover at centre half if Akanji isn’t fit.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Hopefully Foden is OK, plenty of cover at centre half if Akanji isn’t fit.

FFS I brought Akanji into my FPL team to replace Stones. Unbelievable.