The Title Race - 2023/24

[blueparrot]

Think today was the first League game in many, many years where we have seen a starting City midfield with neither Rodri, Bernardo, Grealish, de Bruyne, nor Stones, let alone Gundogan or Mahrez. It felt a seminal moment.

Considering 5 of those will be back, hardly seminal just unfortunate.

 

[Gabriel]

Considering 5 of those will be back, hardly seminal just unfortunate.

It was seminal in that their combined absence influenced later developments. I agree that their absence was unfortunate, though given what they have been through perhaps not unexpected.

 

[MadchesterCity]

YaaaaaaaaaAaaaaaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas I fucken hate Liverpool

 

[alexmcity]

Liverpool are running like mad this season. They are on the diet again. Arsenal, if they beat us next weekend, will be there too.

We are the best, but it won't be easy.

 

[MrCheeseGrater]

I think if we get through the Arsenal game with all 3 points we'll be in a good position to come back after the international break against Brighton at home with Rodri, Stones, Bernardo all back. Then we'll really start to play closer to our best football, which we haven't so far this season despite only losing one game in the league.

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

We're not winning the title again this season.
It won't be down to how we perform, it'll be down to officiating.
There's a clear sending off today for 2 yellows - if that was a City player no hesitation for that second yellow.
We didn't perform, but those decisions change games

 

[MadchesterCity]

Liverpool are running like mad this season. They are on the diet again. Arsenal, if they beat us next weekend, will be there too.

We are the best, but it won't be easy.

Controversial and I hate them but Liverpool best competitors in league so far, celebrated when they lost today, we need to get a result versus Arsenal, you would hope that surely under the guise of a Premier League audience that the referee couldn’t perform as bad again but I won’t hold my breath

 

[MadchesterCity]

We're not winning the title again this season.
It won't be down to how we perform, it'll be down to officiating.
There's a clear sending off today for 2 yellows - if that was a City player no hesitation for that second yellow.
We didn't perform, but those decisions change games

It won’t be celebrated by the masses but we can because we are the best!

 

[vmsuhail]

We're not winning the title again this season.
It won't be down to how we perform, it'll be down to officiating.
There's a clear sending off today for 2 yellows - if that was a City player no hesitation for that second yellow.
We didn't perform, but those decisions change games

Did you see the officiating against Liverpool today ? It's too early to say anything conclusive about the title race. Three teams have a chance of winning it.

 

[alexmcity]

Controversial and I hate them but Liverpool best team in league so far, celebrated when they lost today, we need to get a result versus Arsenal, you would hope that surely under the guise of a Premier League audience that the referee couldn’t perform as bad again but I won’t hold my breath

I think we are the best. Compare our performance at West Ham and their performance vs West Ham at Anfield. We had 15 shots on target vs 7 for Liverpool, and we conceded fewer shots too. Our problem now is that we have the entire first choice midfield out due to injuries and suspension. Guess we may lose at Arsenal without Rodri, but nothing will be decided any time soon.