United (A) - Sat 14th Jan, 12:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[5 Hit Gibbon]

A rag I work with was getting giddy today saying he's very confident after their recent run.

I think we will wallop them.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Will be absolutely buzzing if we win this, the giddy fucks all overexcited at the thought of even being in with a chance.

Erling time.

 

[mosssideblue]

Ederson, Walker, Akanji, Ake, Cancelo, Rodri, Bernardo, KDB, Foden, Haaland, Grealish. 2-1 City.

Think Mahrez will get the nod tomorrow with Grealish

 

[citymad]

For those who are going tomorrow, if we're winning and playing well can we please have a rendition of "City, tearing cockneys apart again". Love that song!

 

[Bluesince1979]

They have to have the ball to hurt us, we will dominate and they will be overrun again, we just have to defend well in their little pockets of possession. If we are on it we win.

And thats the worry.

 

[OccupiedPalestineBlues]

Yes but form is temporary...class is permanent.

I hear that old adage so often, but can never work out what’s supposed to be meant by it.

IMO You need both both class and form to be of any use in a top level football team - if either goes walkabout then you’re a burden and a liability. If a class player is out of form then his class means nothing . . regardless of whether it’s permanent or not . .

 

[Withnail]

If there's no reaction tomorrow after the Southampton defeat, then there's something wrong

This is the big match we required after the horror show on Wednesday and hopefully the players will out to prove a point.

 

[Ric]

Think Mahrez will get the nod tomorrow with Grealish

He’ll surely start. He’s the most in form of all our forwards at the moment.

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

No one can deny we’ve been very inconsistent. Even within games.
And our awayform isn’t as good as it has been the last few years.
Finally rags have beaten Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool at their place.

3 points it is than …

17/24; 5 wins, 2 draws, 1 defeat, Newcastle now looks a belting draw so Villa aside, a cracking return and more than acceptable

The 5 pts dropped at home to Brentford and Everton makes the tally look below our usual standard, as a win tomorrow (which I think we’ll gain) makes the mean average approaching the half way mark, no different to the previous 4/5 seasons; too much emphasis on isolated performances; which reality says hasn’t impacted the way it’s been reported… we are nicely placed, which granted could be distorted with the upcoming games; however, when have we seen us fail to react accordingly? We are so spoilt at our own high standards that a mere 5 pts is causing panic;

3-1 tomorrow and I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see a masterclass, reinforced by a Haaland hammer show!

 

[Bluesince1979]

Its our defence that worries me. A back 4 that includes akanji and cancello isnt good enough