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

[Nigels Tackle]

We won and are three points nearer the title. It was mostly good but there were a few things I didn't like, but at this stage of the season it is all about results.

A pity about the Ake injury really. I hope it is just precautionary.

should have been 10
haaland should had have 5
alvarez was a real disappointment today

[aaron bond]

Pep did not look happy at the end.

I think he will be making it 100% clear to everyone that Haaland takes penalties no matter what. No Mahrez, no Gundogan. No being nice.

For most of the match we did everything well. Rested lots of players, comfortably winning, restricting Leeds to nothing. Then we almost ruined it with complacency near the end.

But the main thing is we got the 3 points and now have a 4 point gap over Arsenal. If Newcastle can get at least a draw tomorrow, it means we’d only need 6 points from our last 4 games.

[stevefromdonny]

how arrogant are we, get 2 goals up and then fuck about for the 2nd half, no wonder people fuck off after 75 mins because we dont fucking go for it, we have had 5 goals in the last 15 mins all season

Oh come on ! there were plenty of chances in the second half . Controlled yes, arrogant no.

if we just keep passing it and not doing nowt with the ball to score, it could of cost us 2 points pep was going fucking mental with the pen

[blues2win]

Ake is the only concern. Rodri got a rest, so did Stones and Dias. We had chances in the second half. I was gobsmacked when Gundogan stepped up for the penalty. Pep could care less about hat tricks. If we had been four or five up he still wouldn’t have liked it. Orders are orders. Pep blanked Gundogan afterwards. Pity because he had a really good game. He won’t have been pleased with Akanji. Did ok then that ridiculous attempt to head the ball which led to the goal.

[Original Dub]

KDB is on fire and ready for Tuesday, as is foden.

Grealish rested, Dias rested.

All that mattered in the end was the three points.

And we got a nice reminder of how 85 mins of great work can turn to shit in an instant. Right before we play against the team that showed us that in the worst way possible last year.

Bring it on

[Sparklehorse]

ffs

I lost my live stream and was listening to the commentary on the app and they were saying that they heard VAR officials saying encroachment after the penalty, I’ve just seen the replay and the player who cleared the ball after it hit the post was at least 1m inside the box when the penalty was struck. Baffling !!!!

[Original Dub]

ffs

I lost my live stream and was listening to the commentary on the app and they were saying that they heard VAR officials saying encroachment after the penalty, I’ve just seen the replay and the player who cleared the ball after it hit the post was at least 1m inside the box when the penalty was struck. Baffling !!!!

Well isn't that interesting?

[Vantage]

Gundo and Erling getting sent to bed with no dinner tonight…

[johnny crossan]

Quality informed comment from BBC reporters Mallow & Dawkes

they are hurting so badly....

[Sparklehorse]

ffs

I lost my live stream and was listening to the commentary on the app and they were saying that they heard VAR officials saying encroachment after the penalty, I’ve just seen the replay and the player who cleared the ball after it hit the post was at least 1m inside the box when the penalty was struck. Baffling !!!!

Well isn't that interesting?

Why did they say it and not act on it, should have been retaken…..cheating bastards

[Original Dub]

Quality informed comment from BBC reporters Mallow & Dawkes

they are hurting so badly....

Yes it feels like we're Usain volt sometimes.

And we know how bad he felt when he won races against inferior sprinters.

Gobshite

[johnny crossan]

[KinkyKinkladze]

Mad how it's forgotten that for the best part of twenty fucking years teams went to old Trafford with the sole intention of getting a point.

[Tokyo Blue]

So it is our fault that other teams spend huge sums on shit and are total fucking cowards. Okaaaaay.

[john@staustell]

Gundo and Erling getting sent to bed with no dinner tonight…

Erling was poor by his standards. For the benefit of the juvenile uneducated on here, that does not mean he isn't a quality player, just that he had a relatively poor game.

Much like Alvarez the other night in fact- who ran around with amazing energy but lobbed 3 innocuous shots at the keeper and had a fairly poor game in that respect

[Mase]

The fuckin top of the league kolarov blues

[blues2win]

https://twitter.com/cityreport_/status/ ... 9Awxy5lqVQ

Pep makes things clear about the penalty. He could care less about hat tricks.

[blues2win]

Actually reminds me a bit of when Sergio had a penalty to win the title and played a ridiculous Panenka into the arms of the goalkeeper.

[PeterParker]

I don’t mind Gundi taking the pen, that is normal and always happened in the history of this game.
What I didn’t like was the few minutes of chaos after that.

Tuesday is going to be a good day, I can feel it.

[salford city]

We are street's ahead of anyone in England- even without Rodders!
Big 3 points again 9 in 6 days top work blues