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[nottsblue]

I always expect the worst in this game.
Not overly confident at the moment. Hoping for a big performance fro us though.

Same here IWT. Am never confident against this utter shower of shit. A bonus Sterling can't play IMO as he usually is poor in this fixture for some reason, the complete opposite of the rule that returning players have a good game against their old club.

Am very fearful of the pace and fluidity and pressure their front three will put on us from the off. This has got the potential to be as disastrous as the game a couple of years ago when we were spanked before we got out of first gear.

Just hope we get through the week with no further knocks and niggles.

[Chinners]

Regardless of the officials, this is usually a game the majority of our players fail to turn up for and which they significantly underperform in.

We need to set a marker down early in the title race and win this.

Obviously Pep's tactics will be anyone's guess.

Agreed, the officials won't matter if our players don't turn up as per norm at Anfield. Sterling's ban has probably done him and the team a favour as he seems to have is worst games against his old club.

I am usually crap at predictions but fear a 3-1 defeat ...

[Mikhail Chigorin]

I always expect the worst in this game.
Not overly confident at the moment. Hoping for a big performance fro us though.

Same here IWT. Am never confident against this utter shower of shit. A bonus Sterling can't play IMO as he usually is poor in this fixture for some reason, the complete opposite of the rule that returning players have a good game against their old club.

Am very fearful of the pace and fluidity and pressure their front three will put on us from the off. This has got the potential to be as disastrous as the game a couple of years ago when we were spanked before we got out of first gear.

Just hope we get through the week with no further knocks and niggles.

I'll echo all that NB.

At the moment, I'd take a goalless draw against this lot.

[South Stand Balti]

Regardless of the officials, this is usually a game the majority of our players fail to turn up for and which they significantly underperform in.

We need to set a marker down early in the title race and win this.

Obviously Pep's tactics will be anyone's guess.

Agreed, the officials won't matter if our players don't turn up as per norm at Anfield. Sterling's ban has probably done him and the team a favour as he seems to have is worst games against his old club.

I am usually crap at predictions but fear a 3-1 defeat ...

I don't think we have a cat in hell's chance of winning on Saturday. Pep has been with us for over 12 months now and has spent £300m along the way. Yet, I don't feel anymore confident against the better sides than I did this time last year. Square pegs in round holes and a need to be tactically "clever" leaves me bewildered at times. Central defence is still an issue as is central mid against the better teams. I'd take a draw right now but I expect they will cut us to bits even though they are nothing special.

[Nigels Tackle]

Regardless of the officials, this is usually a game the majority of our players fail to turn up for and which they significantly underperform in.

We need to set a marker down early in the title race and win this.

Obviously Pep's tactics will be anyone's guess.

Agreed, the officials won't matter if our players don't turn up as per norm at Anfield. Sterling's ban has probably done him and the team a favour as he seems to have is worst games against his old club.

I am usually crap at predictions but fear a 3-1 defeat ...

I don't think we have a cat in hell's chance of winning on Saturday. Pep has been with us for over 12 months now and has spent £300m along the way. Yet, I don't feel anymore confident against the better sides than I did this time last year. Square pegs in round holes and a need to be tactically "clever" leaves me bewildered at times. Central defence is still an issue as is central mid against the better teams. I'd take a draw right now but I expect they will cut us to bits even though they are nothing special.

sounds very negative to me

[zuricity]

Regardless of the officials, this is usually a game the majority of our players fail to turn up for and which they significantly underperform in.

We need to set a marker down early in the title race and win this.

Obviously Pep's tactics will be anyone's guess.

Agreed, the officials won't matter if our players don't turn up as per norm at Anfield. Sterling's ban has probably done him and the team a favour as he seems to have is worst games against his old club.

I am usually crap at predictions but fear a 3-1 defeat ...

I don't think we have a cat in hell's chance of winning on Saturday. Pep has been with us for over 12 months now and has spent £300m along the way. Yet, I don't feel anymore confident against the better sides than I did this time last year. Square pegs in round holes and a need to be tactically "clever" leaves me bewildered at times. Central defence is still an issue as is central mid against the better teams. I'd take a draw right now but I expect they will cut us to bits even though they are nothing special.

This game has 4-4-2 all over the selection and i would start both Silvas around Yaya and kdb on the right . Kun and jesus up front and walker, stones , vince and the beast on the left , let Yaya pick em off.

[Hazy2]

Sterling missing is a blessing, he has a mare v the Scousers. Sergio to get a couple.

[Peter Doherty (AGAIG)]

Sterling missing is a blessing, he has a mare v the Scousers. Sergio to get a couple.

Of what, yellow cards?

[CrownPointBlue]

We need to start fast,play with pace & intensity,and press them when they have the ball.

Their defence is weaker than ours & their midfield can't hold a candle to ours.

We will make chances.......we simply have to take them.

[Hutch's Shoulder]

We need to start fast,play with pace & intensity,and press them when they have the ball.

Their defence is weaker than ours & their midfield can't hold a candle to ours.

We will make chances.......we simply have to take them.

I think they will be pretty good at holding candles, tbh

[CrownPointBlue]

Regardless of the officials, this is usually a game the majority of our players fail to turn up for and which they significantly underperform in.

We need to set a marker down early in the title race and win this.

Obviously Pep's tactics will be anyone's guess.

Agreed, the officials won't matter if our players don't turn up as per norm at Anfield. Sterling's ban has probably done him and the team a favour as he seems to have is worst games against his old club.

I am usually crap at predictions but fear a 3-1 defeat ...

I don't think we have a cat in hell's chance of winning on Saturday. Pep has been with us for over 12 months now and has spent £300m along the way. Yet, I don't feel anymore confident against the better sides than I did this time last year. Square pegs in round holes and a need to be tactically "clever" leaves me bewildered at times. Central defence is still an issue as is central mid against the better teams. I'd take a draw right now but I expect they will cut us to bits even though they are nothing special.

I hope you're not going to stink the place out on Saturday with your miserable negativity.

Better to stay away with your attitude

[freshie]

We need to start fast,play with pace & intensity,and press them when they have the ball.

Their defence is weaker than ours & their midfield can't hold a candle to ours.

We will make chances.......we simply have to take them.

I think they will be pretty good at holding candles, tbh

Haha very good

[RodneyRodney]

Regardless of the officials, this is usually a game the majority of our players fail to turn up for and which they significantly underperform in.

We need to set a marker down early in the title race and win this.

Obviously Pep's tactics will be anyone's guess.

Agreed, the officials won't matter if our players don't turn up as per norm at Anfield. Sterling's ban has probably done him and the team a favour as he seems to have is worst games against his old club.

I am usually crap at predictions but fear a 3-1 defeat ...

We'll get well belted if we turn up at Anfield ; the game's at Etihad.

[Hazy2]

Sterling missing is a blessing, he has a mare v the Scousers. Sergio to get a couple.

Of what, yellow cards?

Tap-ins missed v the dippers.

[Moonchesteri]

We need to start fast,play with pace & intensity,and press them when they have the ball.

Their defence is weaker than ours & their midfield can't hold a candle to ours.

We will make chances.......we simply have to take them.

Agreed. They will probably come 100mph at us anyway so we need to be ready.
ideally our Silva's etc to take control of the game right from the start

...the final bolded part will probably decide the outcome on Saturday.

[Moonchesteri]

btw I feel I should have more faith in us but I just don't have it

[Wonderwall]

Candlepool have the media salivating because they can run really really fast. Not much good when you haven't got the ball. Come City show them our class.

[Chinners]

Regardless of the officials, this is usually a game the majority of our players fail to turn up for and which they significantly underperform in.

We need to set a marker down early in the title race and win this.

Obviously Pep's tactics will be anyone's guess.

Agreed, the officials won't matter if our players don't turn up as per norm at Anfield. Sterling's ban has probably done him and the team a favour as he seems to have is worst games against his old club.

I am usually crap at predictions but fear a 3-1 defeat ...

We'll get well belted if we turn up at Anfield ; the game's at Etihad.

Well done, DM to claim your prize!

Meanwhile Moss is the ref >>>

The players of Liverpool and Manchester City, who meet at the Etihad for a 12.30pm BST kick-off on Saturday, September 9, will be joined on the pitch by referee Jonathan Moss.
Eddie Smart and Andy Halliday are his designated assistants, while Craig Pawson will be patrolling the technical areas in the role of fourth official.
In his three previous games this season Moss has produced a combined ten yellow cards and zero red.
Liverpool encountered the 46-year-old on three occasions during 2016/17, winning on each occasion.
In addition to league victories at West Bromwich Albion (four yellow cards shown, one to Liverpool) and Middlesbrough (one yellow card shown, none to Liverpool), Moss presided over the 2-1 EFL Cup triumph over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield in October (five yellow cards shown, three to Liverpool).
City also enjoyed a 100% record of two wins from two in their 2016/17 encounters with the former head teacher; beating Hull City and Watford.
Overall, in his 37 matches refereed last term, the Sunderland native handed out a total of 141 yellow cards and three red.
His yellow card average finished at 3.81-per-game, with a red card shown every 12.33 matches.
Moss is associated with the West Riding County Football Association and he has been part of the Select Group of Premier League referees since 2011.

[mr_nool]

On the train from Manchester airport now. Proper buzzin for Saturday. It'll be like 5-4 or some silly score like that (or a surprise 0-0 snoozefest).

[CrownPointBlue]

We need to start fast,play with pace & intensity,and press them when they have the ball.

Their defence is weaker than ours & their midfield can't hold a candle to ours.

We will make chances.......we simply have to take them.

I think they will be pretty good at holding candles, tbh

BOOM........see what I did there.

Slip some bait in,stand back and see who bites.