***Champions v Leeds Official Match Thread***

[PeterParker]

i think we should give gundo the contract he wants, we should keep Walker and Bernie . Kalvin simply thought coming to us was enough , it isn't. so let wet spam take him - cut losses.

Get Caicedo from brighton , the hid , like rodri has is a machine. Possibly even Mac from Brighton.

I don't think with Gundo is about the money.
The missus wants something else and I think he also. I can understand that.

I would let him go.
Same with Bernie, even if they are incredible players.

They will not leave a "what if behind them"

[KinkyKinkladze]

The boy is mustard. Maybe not as a right back, I don't think we've actually seen enough of him in that position to judge that but so far so good when he has. But his willingness to take the ball, his positioning, all lends to a tremendous prospect. With the limited game time he's had lately I think Pep is managing him perfectly. He got game time early on to see what he's about and during the chase he's not played but been part of the squad to take it all in. Yesterday was an interesting selection, giving him a taste of the final run in. Very much like the Foden development.

Sign him up long term please cheeky burgerstain.

[salford city]

It is all about opinions but I remember everyone saying a certain David Silva was way too slight to make it in the Premier League when he first came.
This kid captained City and England under 18s last season, he's been with the 1st team all this season starting a number of league games when he' was only 18 in November. Foden never started a league game at 18- no kid here has been trusted like that at such a young age by Pep.
He's always available, dead comfortable on the ball and could have had 2 assists for Haaland yesterday, one in each half.
I think he's brilliant

You can see this in the way he finds space to receive a pass and then passes it on. He is ahead of Stones going forward but Stones all-round game is obviously better. Much more to come from Rico

he is being asked to keep things simple imo so don’t think we’re actually seeing what he is really capable of.

[ruralblue]

Nervy last few mins, gundog should have told Erling to take it, hat trick or not. However it should have been retaken as two players had encroached into the box, one by two feet.

Still three more points on the board. Come on the Toon! A loss for Arse today and we just need to beat Everton and Chelsea to do it with two away games to spare.

Of course we are City and we won't do it that way will we?

[Nick]

"Haaland is a tranny " sprayed in massive red letters on my building. Bitter red twats.

Hopefully the players see it as at least dias, laporte, alvarez live across the road. Maybe even haaland too.

[carl_feedthegoat]

It is all about opinions but I remember everyone saying a certain David Silva was way too slight to make it in the Premier League when he first came.
This kid captained City and England under 18s last season, he's been with the 1st team all this season starting a number of league games when he' was only 18 in November. Foden never started a league game at 18- no kid here has been trusted like that at such a young age by Pep.
He's always available, dead comfortable on the ball and could have had 2 assists for Haaland yesterday, one in each half.
I think he's brilliant

he is being asked to keep things simple imo so don’t think we’re actually seeing what he is really capable of.

100% this .

[Outcast]

Quality informed comment from BBC reporters Mallow & Dawkes

they are hurting so badly....

I made a pretty garbled (and on reflection antagonistic-seeming) comment in the live yesterday, asking if City fans get the same joy from such a one-sided victory as they might by beating a more closely-matched opponent - say, Real Madrid on Tuesday?

I can't stop some seeing my genuine interest in the psychology of being a fan (and the unique complexities of that in the modern game) as something more sinister. I'm sorry I framed it poorly. But please don't see it as any evidence of bias towards one club or another from the staff here (many of whom had to do their job while a protest against the BBC took place on the other side of the window to their office yesterday).

We don't always get it right, but I can promise you everyone on this site works really hard to try and provide the best, most honest, insightful and balanced coverage they can. They're good people, who are simply trying to provide you with the best service possible. Anyway, back to today...

Looks like someone bricked their window, I meant complained