Southampton (A) - Carabao Cup QF - Wed 11th Jan, 20:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[mccity]

If we get through this and draw United, 10 of our first 14 matches after the world cup will be against the "big 6".

Potentially scary, but if we get through it in a good position, we should be incredibly sharp from that point onwards.

 

[TonyM]

V Southampton I'd try:-
.................Ortega................
Walker Akanji Ake Cancelo
...Gundogan Philips KDB...
Palmer ...Alvarez ..Grealish

V unitd I'd prefer the energy of Bernardo and Foden in the center to the 2 older lads.

................Ederson.............
Lewis Stones Laporte Ake
...Bernardo Rodri Foden...
Mahrez Haaland .Alvarez

The strenght of the subs bench in both games is a massive advantage. Hopefully they are well utilised.

 

[citymad]

Bring em on, we do better against them than strugglers who try and play anti-football/hoof and time waste (looking at you EFC)

True, looks like we’ll struggle against the rags then.

 

[Tevez City]

Bernardo should be rested for the Derby.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

This is a good game to try Grealish in central midfield and let him express himself.

 

[citytill1die84]

V Southampton I'd try:-
.................Ortega................
Walker Akanji Ake Cancelo
...Gundogan Philips KDB...
Palmer ...Alvarez ..Grealish

V unitd I'd prefer the energy of Bernardo and Foden in the center to the 2 older lads.

................Ederson.............
Lewis Stones Laporte Ake
...Bernardo Rodri Foden...
Mahrez Haaland .Alvarez

The strenght of the subs bench in both games is a massive advantage. Hopefully they are well utilised.

No KDB in the derby? Lol

 

[117 M34]

If we do win, when is the draw for the semi?

 

[Return of the Mac]

If we do win, when is the draw for the semi?

Straight after our game I believe !

 

[Groke]

Really don't get the 2 legged semis in this cup - they reduced the number of games for PL / teams in Europe but then you have to play 2 hard games at a difficult time of the season. If city get to the final, 1/3 of the games will have been the semi final!

 

[BringBackSwales]

If we do win, when is the draw for the semi?

It’s already been made. We get Newcastle

 

[shemnel]

If we get through this and draw United, 10 of our first 14 matches after the world cup will be against the "big 6".

it's rigged i tells ya, every team City draw are worse than them!! ;)

 

[waspish]

One thing for certain if we win tonight we won’t get wolves or forest in next round

 

[Indaparkside]

Load of cockney rags at Piccadilly station cunts

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Remember a few years ago when these knocked us out of the FA Cup after nobody gave them a cat in hells chance ? All I'm saying is we've got a match away at a premier league club before we can start thinking about the semi's. C'MON CITY !!!!!

 

[chris85mcfc]

Bernardo should be rested for the Derby.

You might want to put a comma after the word rested!

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

One thing for certain if we win tonight we won’t get wolves or forest in next round

Just been on the Toon forums and they’re saying the same. They want one of those two but know they won’t get them.

They want united. That’s how low the rags are now.

 

[youngbob]

Remember a few years ago when these knocked us out of the FA Cup after nobody gave them a cat in hells chance ? All I'm saying is we've got a match away at a premier league club before we can start thinking about the semi's. C'MON CITY !!!!!

I actually don't remember. Last time we played Southampton in the FA Cup was 2007 and we beat them 3-1. Last time we played them in the FA Cup before that was 1960 and we lost 5-1. Funnily enough, our first ever game against Southampton in 1910 was in the FA Cup.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

I actually don't remember. Last time we played Southampton in the FA Cup was 2007 and we beat them 3-1. Last time we played them in the FA Cup before that was 1960 and we lost 5-1. Funnily enough, our first ever game against Southampton in 1910 was in the FA Cup.

Could be my mind playing tricks on me, but I could of swore they knocked us out in front of the bbc cameras on a Sunday. But it wouldn't be the first time I'm wrong.

 

[Grassland Blue]

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Live on Sky Sports for those in the UK. Kick off time 20:00 (GMT).

No replays or VAR available.

Tough to predict a starting XI for this one. I think Pep did say that Phillips would start though.

We play United at 12:30 on Saturday.

If we play the team that was rested v Chelsea (bar 1 winger):
-------------Ortega
Lewis---Stones--Ake---Cancelo
--------------Phillips
-----De Bruyne---Gundogan
Mahrez-----Haaland----Grealish

We could easily play the same team that played tonight.

It's a tough call with United being on Saturday.

Should be Foden, Haaland and Grealish up top and I have reservations about Cancelo.

 

[mancityscot]

Just been on the Toon forums and they’re saying the same. They want one of those two but know they won’t get them.

They want united. That’s how low the rags are now.

united are in a good run of form just now, i reckon they'd beat newcastle over 2 legs if i'm honest.