Pre Match Thread: Manchester City Vs. Liverpool 3-Jan-12, 8pm kick off

Might aswell get this up early with the game coming in 4days.

Great result tonight City got a tough game V Sunderland plus we will have Suarez back..optimism flowing in.

Reina
Glen
Skrtel
Agger
Enrique
Spearing
Hendo
Gerrard
Suarez
Downing
Carroll

Maxi and Bellamy to come later on.
Predictions: Man City 0-2 Liverpool
 

Fu*cking hell!!

Is there any chance we can enjoy a good win tonight without looking at the next game already?

There isn't a competition for first to start the match thread.

er... Tuesday night.

If you're going to rush in to start a thread at least put some effort into it.

er... Tuesday night.

If you're going to rush in to start a thread at least put some effort into it.

Should have kept that picture and started your own thread mate.

Fu*cking hell!!

Is there any chance we can enjoy a good win tonight without looking at the next game already?

There isn't a competition for first to start the match thread.

er... Tuesday night.

If you're going to rush in to start a thread at least put some effort into it.

True lads..lets enjoy tonights win and celebrate the return of stevie.

Far too F***ing early.

Imagine what a win would do for our ambitions and confidence. Funny our away form means despite who they are we will definitely give them a game. Question how many former clubs of Craig Bellamy do w ehave to play?

er... Tuesday night.

If you're going to rush in to start a thread at least put some effort into it.

Just to prove a point please make this the original post. Laziness, TUT.

Just to prove a point please make this the original post. Laziness, TUT.

I'm sure one of the mods will help us out exiled

The Newcastle win was a good set up for this and with City playing today hopefully that will also help our cause.

Be interesting to see if Stevie starts this after his excellent sub appearance on Friday. Would maybe start with Kuyt on right midfield to help out Johnson and same with Bellers on the left as Man City are such a threat down the wings.

As good as they are going forward, City can be gotten at, so CMON REDMEN!!!!!

                    Pepe

Johnson Skrtel  Agger Enrique

 Kuyt   Spearing Adam   Bellamy

            Gerrard
                     Suarez

             

Aguero, Silva and Richards all rested for this.
Manc City? Really?
Edit: Thanks

Without silva, city is an ordinary team.

Without silva, city is an ordinary team.

We made them look an ordinary team with Silva when they played here few months back

No reason we can't do it again

We made them look an ordinary team with Silva when they played here few months back

Lucas !!!!

Gerrard and Spearing!!!
This is fun.

Lucas !!!!

                 reina
Glen  Skrtel   Agger  Enrq
           
             Spearing

Downing   Gerrard  Adam Maxi
                     Suarez

Bellamy as a sub

Aguero, Silva and Richards all rested for this.
Manc City? Really?
Edit: Thanks

How are they rested for this game?

Bad result for City today.  They'll be looking to bounce back in a big way.

Last year there was horrible, we hardly had a kick of the ball.  Be a good result if we took a point of them - probably either our hardest or second hardest game of the season.

They just now lost an amazing game against Sunderland.Cracks are starting to develop and with them having absolutely no time to recover,we have more than a decent chance of winning this.I would like to go with

Downing  Spearo  Gerrard  Maxi
            Bellamy  Suarez

I think this is our best lineup at the moment in terms of in-form players and can cause City's shaky defense a lot of problems.

Don't think the two day extra rest will really be a factor in this one. They have a good enough squad to cope. Aguero, Silva, Balotelli and Richards all didn't start today.

City are looking a bit dodgy of late, lost a five point lead and then failed to get a three point lead back with a defeat at Sunderland. Think we can add to their recent troubles.

Reina; Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Enrique; Spearing, Henderson, Gerrard; Maxi, Suarez, Bellamy.

Hope Bellamy is fit enough to start, we could give him the cup weekend off if he can play on Tuesday. If he's struggling then get Kuyt in. If Gerrard isn't ready then I'd play Shelvey.

Confident of at least a point, think we'll win it if the front three cause trouble like they did at Chelsea.

Still think it's too early to start with Gerrard.  We've got 9 games in January. 

City away is great for the TV audience but we need Gerrard to help us pick up the points against the Stoke's, Bolton's and Wolves this month - not to mention a cup semi final.

Need to pick our battles wisely.