Extra days rest for City and the amount we ran vs Spurs (much harder fixture) is a concern. If it'd been on Sunday we would have had a bit more rest (obviously so would they but it would aid in the recovery after Spurs)
Yes indeed. As for Saturday, two less than water tight defences it will come as no surprise if its a score draw 2-2 or 3-3 but with a weaker bench and with no Pogba and Martial it's hard to see United winning.
Not sure we have any suitable player for that discipline role
433 we looked terrible the other day in a back 3
What?! We have 1 away win in the PL in 9 months. I understand if people are optimistic about are chances but even if their entire first team is out, I would still consider them favorites.
Not even Liverpool will be favorites against City at their home.
This team played against spurs with the exception of Young for Shaw.
Kneejerks. If you're unaware of the outcome in the previous game all you need to do is look at the predictions for the current game.How does this match have a higher rate of win predictions than the Tottenham one at home
My post was inaccurate though, the win predictions are more or less the same; the difference is in the loss/draw department.
‘City’ is just a name. ‘City’ without Aguero and any defenders is not City.
They have
That team isn’t better for me. I mean is has better players all around, but only in between both boxes (which reduces massively if Pogba returns anyway). They lack cutting edge and defensive security without Aguero and Laporte. They have better in between, and can/will control the game with their triangles etc - but we will have our time too, and we will hurt them when we do no doubt. No Fernandinho in their midfield is a big loss for them there. Stones, Fernandinho and Cancelo will struggle with Rashford, Martial and James, and if Pogba is behind them - the chances of us getting that three going forward on their defence is higher.
All I can say is you are underestimating City's team and overrating ours.
You’re doing it the other way I think, and playing a game on paper. Even with their best XI, City were never going to thrash us, as is predicted before just about every meeting with them but never actually happens. They usually win by the odd goal or two. They concede goals to far worse attacks than ours every week, and will struggle not to concede them to us (again, especially if Pogba plays). I think we have good defensive organisation and can limit their goals. If Aguero were playing it would be a different story.
We are a team that won 1 away game this season and even if you extend our form to last season, we have won 1 away game since March or April. If this game was at OT, I would have agreed with you, this is at City, even Liverpool are not favorites against City even with Aguero and Laporte missing.
Liverpool are absolutely favourites to beat City without Aguero and Laporte for me. And I’m well aware of our form. I think we will win tomorrow, more than I think City will, so to me, that makes us favourites personally. To the bookies, obviously not.
You're right. Lets smash em
McTominay could do it but it would leave us exposed to their other weapons. With Chelsea you knew they needed Hazards spark to do anything worthwhile but with city they got a few who can do something magical when given time and space.
Just had a look at our fixtures and starting Feb we go on a run on 13 Saturdays. A couple might be moved of course but that’s a big change from the early part of the season.
Yeah that is our great chance, not Sheffield and Villa...
There is literally no chance of that
Fred
Marcus Rashford
Daniel James
Scott McTominay
Victor Lindelof
David de Gea
Anthony Taylor
replaced by Ashley Young
replaced by Axel Tuanzebe
replaced by Andreas Pereira
