Southampton (A) - Sat 8th April, 17:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[citymad]

100% concentration needed. None of the 'oh it's only Southampton' as they will beat us no problem with that attitude. Remember any team in the premier league can beat any other. Win the personal battles and take every chance we get. Goal difference may be very important. How bad would it be to be on the receiving end of the 2012 season...ie...coming 2nd on goal difference.

Watching this turgid and poor quality game vs West Ham, it’s hard to imagine they will give us a decent game. Their only goal threat is a JWP set piece.

 

[applecentral]

Live on Sky Sports for those in the UK. Kick off time 17:30 (BST).


Looking forward to the trip down for this one. We know the assignment, keep winning, keep applying the pressure.

Arsenal don't play Liverpool until the Sunday, so if we win, they'll have nearly 24 hours sitting on the fact that any dropped points at Anfield puts the title in our own hands.

A full weeks rest for this one, probably the last time we'll have a week off this season. We play Bayern on Tuesday 11th, so team selection may have that in mind.

Unsure whether Haaland will be given longer to recover for Bayern. Foden probably won't be available.

Predicted XI:
----------------Ederson
Walker---Stones---Dias---Ake
-----------------Rodri
-------De Bruyne---Gundogan
Mahrez------Alvarez---Grealish

I realise that is only 1 change, not sure we have much room to rotate with the injuries at the moment. Pep might go unchanged.

Laporte has to play or he will regress with fitness. We must rotate where we can to keep every players fitness levels up.

 

[aguero93:20]

Cup final now really for this lot after their result today, we'll need to be bang at it from the first whistle.

 

[PhillyBasedBlue]

These are the games where we can slip up

That’s no game right now.

 

[Pelegrinni]

Problem is that we always struggle at St Mary’s.

 

[The Lone Whalley Ranger]

Just watched them lose to West Ham. They’re a poor team. If we match their effort we’ll win.

 

[Pam]

GTFI

 

[Alexia_Ko]

We have to be on it from minute one. Southampton treat us like their cup final, hopefully the players turn up and smash them. We need to get that GD up

 

[chaddblue]

Cup final now really for this lot after their result today, we'll need to be bang at it from the first whistle.

Cup final for us too though

Not a chance theres a repeat of that carabou cup shambles

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Ederson

Walker
Akanji
Dias
Laporte

Rodri
Kdb
Gudongan

Bernardo
Haaland
Grealish