Topic: City vs Liverpool HT 1-1

[TepidT2O]

Wasn’t pretty that

[Coolie High]

Nunez could have had a hat trick.

[Ciara (with a capital "C")]

Some thoughts…

1. Great to still be in the tie
2. Dreadfully sloppy at times with that ball out of the back and into midfield
3. Midfield 3 can’t get near City’s midfield - not big enough, not strong enough, not quick enough, not been good enough with the ball
4. We have no pace anymore. We have some fast lads who could run 100m quite quickly but we don’t play with pace anymore and in games like this it shows
5. We desperately need another forward
6. Definitely need midfielders with presence, strong, quick, big - that midfield 3 tonight is almost too technical… they can’t play against this type of midfield and I appreciate it’s a cup game with few bodies available but I’d quite like to go through. I’d like to see Henderson on for Bajctevic
7. Phillips v Haaland should be interesting 2nd half
8. Gomez… he is so far from him peak. Only concerning for this game as it feels he is 4th choice now.

[Suareznumber7]

That was not good at all was it?

[Black Bull Nova]

Given we've been poor and they have been better, I'll take that so far

[rocco]

Nunez has to be taken those chances

[DelTrotter]

Been pretty decent overall. Had our chances and can hopefully take a couple more second half. Horrifying defensively from Gomez and Milner mind! (nice assist though) The sub might make us a bit better with a bit of luck.

[Chakan]

Bit all over the place really. How City didn't score 3 is beyond me.

We're not clinical enough up front either though.

The less said about the midfield and defense the better,

[Samie]

We've been shit apart from the goal.

Darwin should score that last chance. 

[McSquared]

A bit off the pace here, particularly gomez, but still in it, and should have been ahead at the end

[killer-heels]

Really enjoyed that. Midfield struggling but they have close to their first choice out there. Glad Gomez has moved to right back.

[Dree]

Take 1-1 given the massive disparity in midfield quality. Gomez is a better RB then CB these days…

[Red Ol]

What is it with these manc lads, Palmer looks like Foden’s dealer.
Good player mind

[jonkrux]

Nunez has to take one of those chances..
Reckon he scores in the second half.
It looked like we were gonna get battered initially but grew into it.
I really like Carvalho, kids gonna be mustard.

[Ghost Town]

Quite grim just how much they are able to create. Darwin could have got a couple. Haaland must have been worried facing up to Big Nat

Coote is a twat

[Black Bull Nova]

Some thoughts…


7. Phillips v Haaland should be interesting 2nd half

It's 1-0 at the moment but this is the biggest test of Nat's career so far

[Barneylfc∗]

Is Coote on the Man City payroll, or just the worst ref in the history of the league?
Our club needs to grow a fucking backbone eventually. Absolute pussies just bending over backwards week in week out and accepting this shit.

[Jean Girard]

Sky can fuck off with patronising Nat Phillips - lad is limited but is a good footballer. "He's now done a Cruyff turn at the San Siro and tackled Haaland" - He's a professional footballer not some lad pulled out of a hat in a competition.  Pissed me off Carra with that stuff.

Also midfield is a bit of a gaping hole, playing 2 kids and Thiago. Think Bajectic is doing okay though. Just they are so good in there.

[Wullie160975]

Nice to see normal service resumed where Rodri can kick and shove someone and get nothing done about it.

[Fromola]

Both teams are terrible at the back but the attacks have been rusty as well, to be expected first game back.

City always going to have the advantage in midfield which allows them to create more.

[StL-Dono]

Comical City calling for offside on that last free kick.  There were at least 4 blue shirts behind our deepest man.  *rolls eyes*

Darwin should have done better twice.  Carvalho looked out of his depth until he scored, then he seemed our most positive attacker.  Gomez speed going to be more useful outside and Big Nat will eat Haaland up inside. 

Feels like fair result so far.

[Father Ted]

They were the better team, although we had chances and have looked threatening on the break at times. Good to see we’re straight back on it in terms of picking up injuries.

Great pass from Matip in the build up to the equaliser. Where have they dumped our fans, top tier?

[naYoRHa2b]

Clearly second best and made it difficult for ourselves misplacing passes inside out own half. Just so much slower and weaker than them.

Carvalho took his goal well but has been outmuscled almost every time he's been on the ball.

Nunez had a couple of half chances, you never know if he will hit the target or not.

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

Can't build from the back with this back 6, but it is what it is. Not point criticising given the players we have available and what they're up against.

We look just as likely to score, regardless.

[mobydick]

From the beeb 😂

Shouting match
Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool

Simon Stone
BBC Sport at the Etihad Stadium
There has just been a real row in front of me after a Liverpool fan in the corporate seats celebrated his side's equaliser.

A couple of City fans side to his left were calling on stewards, fairly bluntly, to get rid of him.

The calls went unheeded, much to the annoyance of the City fan. Now the Liverpool supporters are winding that fan up.

Very loud and aggressive.

["Bobber" Thanks :)]

What is it with these manc lads, Palmer looks like Foden’s dealer.
Good player mind

Thought it was Plug from The Bash Street Kids

[Mister Flip Flop]

That midfield would struggle against a mid table championship side. Needs serious addressing this January.

[Paisley79]

I can not believe how much space Gomez was allowing Haaland before he was moved out to right back. So many times, Haaland just stood still or took one step & Gomez just trotted away, leaving him free.

[jonnypb]

Lucky to stay in the game in the first 15 mins. Eventually got into the game more, but at times the defence is like a hedgehog looking at the car headlights and some of the passing has been awful and therefore the front 3 aren’t in this.

Need Nunez to put one of his chances away, if he puts one away he’ll grab a couple.

[Clint Eastwood]

Fun game to watch but pretty brutal at times. Defensively very vulnerable with every long ball looking dangerous, and weak defending crosses without Konate or Virgil. Elliott's looked well off the pace and, while Bajcetic looks neat and tidy on the ball, he's struggling in that position.

Nunez having a bit of a frustrating game.

Robbo and Kelleher have been great.

[Ycuzz]

Some thoughts…

1. Great to still be in the tie
2. Dreadfully sloppy at times with that ball out of the back and into midfield
3. Midfield 3 can’t get near City’s midfield - not big enough, not strong enough, not quick enough, not been good enough with the ball
4. We have no pace anymore. We have some fast lads who could run 100m quite quickly but we don’t play with pace anymore and in games like this it shows
5. We desperately need another forward
6. Definitely need midfielders with presence, strong, quick, big - that midfield 3 tonight is almost too technical… they can’t play against this type of midfield and I appreciate it’s a cup game with few bodies available but I’d quite like to go through. I’d like to see Henderson on for Bajctevic
7. Phillips v Haaland should be interesting 2nd half
8. Gomez… he is so far from him peak. Only concerning for this game as it feels he is 4th choice now.

That pretty much sums it up.

[lgvkarlos]

Gomez having a shocker in two positions, Bajcetic really looks a talent .

[Nick110581]

Terrible ref and our midfield is light weight.

[thaddeus]

Chasing shadows for much of the game but we still created three good chances for Darwin (albeit one was offside through some bizarre movement by him).  They create that out ball to the left wing so well and we're fortunate it's Palmer and not one of their more productive players out there.

Bajcetic has struggled but it's pretty much City's first choice midfield.  Not much dynamism in there for us with Thiago and Harvey but some nice football when we do get hold of it for a few seconds.

Milly getting injured is annoying.

[amir87]

Lucky to still be in it and yet bizarrely could have scored 3 ourselves.

[KevLFC]

The passing out from the back is scary. Gomez seem to be having one of those games again. I am not sure if it is lack of confidence but not the same player he was a few years ago.

[Barneylfc∗]

Sky can fuck off with patronising Nat Phillips - lad is limited but is a good footballer. "He's now done a Cruyff turn at the San Siro and tackled Haaland" - He's a professional footballer not some lad pulled out of a hat in a competition.  Pissed me off Carra with that stuff.

That's not Sky, that's Jamie Carragher. Manc loving c*nt.

[Knight]

Robertson is really poor when he’s pressed. Has given the ball away so many times. They’ve made it very difficult but the defenders have got to have faith in the midfield 3 and give them the ball when it’s tight.

Definitely shows why we need new midfielders, there’s just no athleticism in there.

[tubby]

From the beeb 😂

Shouting match
Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool

Simon Stone
BBC Sport at the Etihad Stadium
There has just been a real row in front of me after a Liverpool fan in the corporate seats celebrated his side's equaliser.

A couple of City fans side to his left were calling on stewards, fairly bluntly, to get rid of him.

The calls went unheeded, much to the annoyance of the City fan. Now the Liverpool supporters are winding that fan up.

Very loud and aggressive.

He was definitely one of the City fans.

[RobbieRedman]

It's as if simon stone is getting paid to post his shite