Man City (A) - 12:30pm, Sat 9th Sep 2017 - Citizen's caned.

[Trumo]

Coming so soon after the international break, and an early kick off to boot, I'm not expecting a lot of intensity in this fixture from either side. No matter who we pick, we've got the tools to unlock them in much the same way we did to Arsenal, so that's what we've got to try and do.

[lifetime fan]

High scoring draw.

[Jairzinho]

Think we'll win 5-6.

[The Guest]

They will be up the wall with how to approach the game. We don't really have that problem in these games. They've also been playing 3 at the back which is new for a lot of their players and the club generally. Guardiola will be half thinking "I've got better players here this season, I will just go at them and overpower them at their own game" with the nagging doubt that if they open up again they will get the life bummed out of them. I don't think he's got the personal to pull a Mourinho but I think there has to be a limit on the amount of times we tear apart the big attacking teams before they change tact.

[Thoth]

To Phil or not to Phil that is the question... 3-2 Redmen.

[jimmycase]

Was watching The Big Match Re Visited this morning, LFC v city from 1977, 2-1. I'll take a draw seeing at this one is away but hope we win.

[LFC 6 Times]

Same team, with Mig in for Karius, Phil and Chamberlain off the bench.

[joe_fishfish]

Would be a massive result this early in the season if we beat them. Doubt we will. 3-1 City imo.

[russ1979]

Hope we fucking Tank them. Can't stand Guardoila the arrogant prick

[Lario]

It'll be just like the Arsenal game last week, except they have more talent than them.

 

They'll push onto us, and our lads will rip them apart on the break.

 

Can't see us keeping a clean sheet though.

 

2-4.

[Arl arse]

It'll be attack v defence, just hope it's our attack v their defence.

[Grinch]

It'll be attack v defence, just hope it's our attack v their defence.

Attack v attack

[Rorschach08]

0-0 bore draw, both teams setting up 6-4-0 and happy with a point.

[Hades]

Man City haven't impressed me yet. Think we'll absolutely smash them without capitalising on chances as usual.

[Strontium]

We conceded three at Watford, for goodness sake. A decent forward line could annihilate us.

[an tha]

Where our lack of squad depth bites us I reckon....tired players coming off two games in quick succession and loads of travel with us either having to use them and them being fucked or us playing the much less effective back up options and them being erm well not much cop.

 

It's a joke that international shite should have such an effect on teams anyway but it does and it isn't changing is it - one of the reasons we needed a bit more in the window.

 

Prove me wrong, redmen.

[an tha]

Same team, with Mig in for Karius, Phil and Chamberlain off the bench.

Do you honestly think the little shithouse will play?

[Paulie Dangerously]

Hoping we can hit them as they are adjusting to new personnel and a new system like we did to Chelsea last season

[suzy]

We've done well against these recently - plenty of goals I reckon with us just on top!

[Creator Supreme]

16-0 to City

[G Richards]

We looked very good against Arsenal. Then international football intervened. We have form for that interrupting our flow. I doubt we will be back to that level again for a couple of weeks.

 

Even at the best of times any result is possible in this. No one would be shocked with 3-1 for them, 3-1 for us, or 3-3, or indeed a 0-0 and a bit of a damp squib of a game, with both sides playing is cagey and not wanting to lose after the international break.

 

Since both attacks are so good I'm going for goals.

 

3-2 for us. Possibly. And Coutinho can come off the bench and hit the winner and we'll speak no more of his hiatus.

[Bjornebye]

We looked very good against Arsenal. Then international football intervened. We have form for that interrupting our flow. I doubt we will be back to that level again for a couple of weeks.

 

Even at the best of times any result is possible in this. No one would be shocked with 3-1 for them, 3-1 for us, or 3-3, or indeed a 0-0 and a bit of a damp squib of a game, with both sides playing is cagey and not wanting to lose after the international break.

 

Since both attacks are so good I'm going for goals.

 

3-2 for us. Possibly. And Coutinho can come off the bench and hit the winner and we'll speak no more of his hiatus.

 

 

Agree with this 100%. Hope we win, can't see it. Id take a draw. 

[liverpoolsno9]

We leave ourselves too open in Midfield and they have the players to do us.The skill and movement with the likes of De Bruyne, the 2 Silvas, Aguero, Jesus. Moreno and Lovren won't know which way to turn. 6-5 to us

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

I'd take a point but also believe that we are capable of a win there.

 

Klopp went with a diamond a few times last season in games like this. Wouldn't surprise me if we saw it again.

[Razoray]

I'd take a point but also believe that we are capable of a win there.

 

Klopp went with a diamond a few times last season in games like this. Wouldn't surprise me if we saw it again.

We only went to the diamond last season when we had no pace so it got our best players on the pitch. Also the best way to defend a diamond is 3 at the back so would doubt if we do that. Kopp will trust his system of 433 but after the internationals he may pull a surprise in personnel.