Liverpool vs Manchester City 26th August - KO 16:00 pre-match thread

Where is Agger? Does he have a slight knock? If that team is correct anyway.

Where is Agger? Does he have a slight knock? If that team is correct anyway.

Suspended

Still no Enrique?

Suspended

Ahh yes, forgot about that after him playing in the hearts game. I'd rather not think back to last weekend.

My brother is a supporter of gillingham fc,  they recently changed managers. And the new managers thinks fitness levels are the silver bullet for success. Anyrate the have won 3 in a row.I  just wonder when i see training clips what is the fitness levels of some of our players? I know sterling his is an energizer bunny, but what about other players.

Todays team is:  Reina Johnson Kelly Coates Skrtel Lucas Allen Gerrard Borini Suarez and Sterling !!!!

Reliable source, he hasn't got it wrong before.

If they idea is to have 11 players comfortable with the ball that team ticks all the boxes doesn't it.
Glad Coates is playing, pleased but really surprised Sterling is in the team to start.
I hoped they watched the Swansea game because if they can play the way they did surely our lads must be able to play that way too only with better players..

Sterling and Coates?

Sexy time.
Bold if true.

Sterling and Coates?

Sexy time.
Bold if true.

We've got to be bold if we want to beat Man City. I would absolutely start Sterling and Coates.

Just started lashing in down in Manchester, how is it in Liverpool?

Sunny as hell here on my bit of the Wirral.

Good attacking line up,my blood pressure is starting to go up a bit now,lets smash these cu*ts.

Todays team is:  Reina Johnson Kelly Coates Skrtel Lucas Allen Gerrard Borini Suarez and Sterling !!!!

Reliable source, he hasn't got it wrong before.

If Sterling plays it's a good choice but we have to get the ball to him more. Against Hearts in the 2nd half he didn't touch it for 35 mins!

Twitter & RAWK full of rumours Sterling is starting.

Twitter & RAWK full of rumours Sterling is starting.

He is

With the announced line-up it shows the manager isnt afraid to take risks which is one of the things that have been missing in recent times.

Wishing all the lads best of luck

Cant fault that sort of line-up.

Raheem show them how it should go.

Com'on lads.

Twitter & RAWK full of rumours Sterling is starting.

Id find certain people here far more reliable then either of those

I'm tempering my enthusiasm & say I'd be happy with a draw. We're still trying to get organized into a new system and we're up against a very strong club, plus Agger's out. It will also be nice to see Coates and Sterling start, if true.  1-1 is my guess.

Go LFC! 

Lets not expect too much from Raheem. Hes still very young and very inxperienced going in against the champions.

Anyone else got those nasty butterflies yet?

Think i'll have to get them drunk so they stop buggering about in my belly!


Still, my betting slip says 2-1 to the redmen

The butterflies say somthing different......but I dont speak butterfly, so I dont know

Can't wait for this game, I think we will get a good idea today of whether we will sink or swim in the league this season. Exciting selection (if true) that Sterling is getting a start. Not quite as sure that Coates is the answer at the back, but should help prevent problems at corners with Kompany and Lescott.

Thought Carroll might have got a game against these as he has done well against them in the past.

Still fancy us to win but perhaps only 2-1 now

Made up Sterling starts (if he does, that is) He can terrorize any defence, lets hope he gets another like he did against Lever.......Cant spell the rest

Alot of 2-1 predictions going about, all in our favour

#MCFC TEAM: Hart, Kolo, Kompany (C), Zabaleta, Milner, Kolarov, De Jong, Yaya, Nasri, Balotelli, Tevez

We can win this team!

No Silva in shitty's team according to twitter.

Manchester City FC ‏@MCFC
#MCFC TEAM: Hart, Kolo, Kompany (C), Zabaleta, Milner, Kolarov, De Jong, Yaya, Nasri, Balotelli, Tevez
Retweeted by Luke Morley

Can't wait for the match to start.  Good luck to Raheem Coates if they start!