Topic: Man City vs Liverpool. Sunday 19th March kick off 4.30pm

[deFacto please, you bastards]

We have to be clinical, we'll get chances and we'll have to take them, as I expect them to score at least one.

[88_RED]

Fernandinho at Right Back?? Could be the game where Coutinho rediscovers his old self..

Coutinho vs Fernandinho or Sterling vs Milner.. both match ups favour us I would say.?

[The Final Third]

Surely thats gonna be a back 3 with Fernandino next to Toure?

Otherwise no midfield for city.

So basically 5-0 to either team! 

Yep it'll be a 3-2-4-1 or a 2-4-3-1 in possession.

[Klippity Klopp]

Delighted Yaya is playing.

He'll hate Lallana buzzing round him with his energy, pressing ability and movement. 

[Alonso_The_Assassin]

Shame Lovren couldn't make the first 11 but great to see Bobby make it !

Origi on the bench too if needed.

COME ON YOU MIGHTY REDS !! 

Glad Kalavan got the nod. Been good for us of late.

[88_RED]

Yep it'll be a 3-3-3-1 or a 2-4-3-1 in possession.

Either way it's ballsy from pep..

[Lush is the best medicine...]

Fernandinho at Right Back?? Could be the game where Coutinho rediscovers his old self..

Coutinho vs Fernandinho or Sterling vs Milner.. both match ups favour us I would say.?

reckon clichy-otamendi-beckenbaeur as a three with Fernandinho and toure as dm- a very narrow 3-2-4-1?

[didi shamone]

Peps only gone full Ardiles  on us. Anything could happen.  But we should control midfield if we're at it.

[ScouserAtHeart]

Prediction: 0-0

[Studgotelli]

Pep is something else. We can do these

[007.lankyguy]

Fernandinho at Right Back?? Could be the game where Coutinho rediscovers his old self..

Coutinho vs Fernandinho or Sterling vs Milner.. both match ups favour us I would say.?

Sterling/Milner favours them. What may favour us is how often they can actually get Sterling 1v1 with Milner and whether they can set him up with the right pass from the right angle.

Sane vs Clyne is more of an issue given the way Mane 'cheats' and the way Lallana breaks the line to go and press. It wouldn't surprise if Sterling causes more danger at the back post than in direct 1v1s.

[thisyearisouryear]

Either way it's ballsy from pep..

Yeah, quite an attacking line up. Hope it works in our favor.

[wemmick]

Whoa! Pep is going all in on the first hand. Got to be careful not to over-extend our full backs, but we should find some nice spaces to attack.

[Gnurglan]

Can't imagine they will play Fernandinho at RB and Toure as their defensive midfielder. No way.

[peachybum]

If City are on their game and can play out and get around or through our press then we'll be in trouble with all those attacking players. If they're little off their game and play into our press then we should be able to create lots of opportunities. Either way there should be goals.

[mattD]

Quietly encouraged that TAA and Woodburn are consistently making the bench these days.

Good signs that hopefully our academy is finally up and running again.

[TepidT2O]

Not going to be a 0-0 this one is it?!

[peachybum]

Can't imagine they will play Fernandinho at RB and Toure as their defensive midfielder. No way.

I don't follow City closely but isn't that how they've been setting up for quite a while now?

[007.lankyguy]

reckon clichy-otamendi-beckenbaeur as a three with Fernandinho and toure as dm- a very narrow 3-2-4-1?

May well be a mix. Back four when they defend, with Fernandinho moving inside when they have possession.

[The Final Third]

Sterling/Milner favours them. What may favour us is how often they can actually get Sterling 1v1 with Milner and whether they can set him up with the right pass from the right angle.

Sane vs Clyne is more of an issue given the way Mane 'cheats' and the way Lallana breaks the line to go and press. It wouldn't surprise if Sterling causes more danger at the back post than in direct 1v1s.

I'd be more worried if he could finish.

[EstonianRed]

Not going to be easy this. Come on reds!!!

[killer-heels]

City have pretty much outplayed all the big teams at home but their shite defence means that they only won 1 of those 3 games. Should be an exciting match but i think it will be more of a typical away where its difficult for us rather than out usual ones where we dominate.

[Red_Irishman]

Very nervous about this one. A win would go a long way towards making top 4. Must not lose.

[Gnurglan]

I don't follow City closely but isn't that how they've been setting up for quite a while now?

Can't say how they have lined up. I just find it so strange.

[Upinsmoke]

We should create chances anyway

[deFacto please, you bastards]

It's not the first time they've lined up like that, in fact, it's been a constant line up for the last several months.

[007.lankyguy]

Can't imagine they will play Fernandinho at RB and Toure as their defensive midfielder. No way.

Toure's been playing as the pivot recently and Fernandinho has had games at RB this season.

I think it's most likely that Fernandinho plays a hybrid RB/DM role, although a straightforward '3-2' with him and Toure as the double pivot would be interesting.

[peachybum]

Can't say how they have lined up. I just find it so strange.

It's not so different from his Barca days. Yaya Toure used to play that role for Barca before Busquets came in. And then they've got Silva and De Bruyne instead of Xaxi and Iniesta.

From what Pep was saying after the Monaco game where they play the same system is that he thinks if they believe in their attack and get the momentum then they won't have to defend very much at all.

[Mighty_Red]

Shame that Lovren cannot start thoughKlavan was excellent against Arsenal so maybe he likes playing against more attacking sides! Glad that Firmino is back, the Brazilian combination has worked against them in previous games.

It will be a huge win if we can pull it off, we can score, its just a matter of keeping them quiet at our end.

COMON U REDMEN!!!

[007.lankyguy]

I'd be more worried if he could finish.

He has scored nine goals this season.

[Upinsmoke]

He has scored nine goals this season.

How many clear cut chances has he missed?

[gamble]

our team picks itself given the lack of depth we have. hope we can get at them on the counter, de bruyne and silva in the middle isn't much of a wall to get through

[mc_red22]

That's some front 5 that they've got.

[SamAteTheRedAcid]

Prediction: 0-0

Not going to be a 0-0 this one is it?!

Who knows?

I think there's goals in it. Hopefully more for us than for them eh. Mane and Lallana need to be right on their game.

[The Final Third]

He has scored nine goals this season.

6 in the League.and he hasn't scored against us in what 4 or 5 games

I'll concede that he has improved his goals to shots ratio this season.

[LightOnSport]

it's a good stream and quality and no buffering
http://www.lightonsport.com/2017/03/manchester-city-vs-liverpool.html

[007.lankyguy]

How many clear cut chances has he missed?

No idea. Why?

[Father Ted]

Could go either way, given the weird nature of our team I'm less worried about going to the Etihad than I would be going to Hull or Palace.

[Barneylfc∗]

it's a good stream and quality and no buffering
http://www.lightonsport.com/2017/03/manchester-city-vs-liverpool.html

Looks good that mate

[Fitzy.]

The odd goal in 9, this.