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Watford's excellent start to the season continued last week with their win at Southampton.

The Hornets will feel that, if they can get at Manchester City, they can cause them problems too, because City's defence is still not the same when Vincent Kompany is not fit. We saw that last weekend when Liverpool had 11 men.

I still think City will be confident that their attack is good enough to get them the three points here again, though. Again, we saw how good they are against Liverpool.

Whoever Pep Guardiola picks, it does not look like scoring goals is going to be an issue for them this season and I don't see it being a problem on Saturday.

Lawro's prediction: 0-3

Non's prediction: 0-3

I can't see anything other than a Manchester City win. They blew Feyenoord away in midweek. Watford have had some good results but they are not free-scoring and I don't know how they are going to live with City's pace and movement for 90 minutes.

City didn't come out of first gear on Wednesday. It was a training session. It's only an hour flight home and I don't see a problem for them playing on Wednesday and then Saturday. There can't be any excuses.

PAUL PREDICTS: 0-3 (8/1 with Sky Bet)

Chinners wrote:The last few times I've seen Merson he's made me laugh, I quite like him at the moment, he is bonkers! He also seems to say more nice things about us .... I think he could be becoming a fan of City!

Wonderwall wrote:

Chinners wrote:The last few times I've seen Merson he's made me laugh, I quite like him at the moment, he is bonkers! He also seems to say more nice things about us .... I think he could be becoming a fan of City!

Thing is he probably does not remember what he said an hour ago, he always contradicts himself week after week

nottsblue wrote:So according to Lawro, when the dippers had 11 men on the field they caused us all manner of problems. Surely a side that has the bestest attack in the PL would score at least once? They got what they deserved...fuck all

Tokyo Blue wrote:

nottsblue wrote:So according to Lawro, when the dippers had 11 men on the field they caused us all manner of problems. Surely a side that has the bestest attack in the PL would score at least once? They got what they deserved...fuck all

All those shots peppering our goal and those wonderful saves our keeper had to make. Snigger.

Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:

Tokyo Blue wrote:

nottsblue wrote:So according to Lawro, when the dippers had 11 men on the field they caused us all manner of problems. Surely a side that has the bestest attack in the PL would score at least once? They got what they deserved...fuck all

All those shots peppering our goal and those wonderful saves our keeper had to make. Snigger.

There seems to be a new rule that we can't allow the opposition into our half. Bizarre.

Dimples wrote:

Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:

Tokyo Blue wrote:

nottsblue wrote:So according to Lawro, when the dippers had 11 men on the field they caused us all manner of problems. Surely a side that has the bestest attack in the PL would score at least once? They got what they deserved...fuck all

All those shots peppering our goal and those wonderful saves our keeper had to make. Snigger.

There seems to be a new rule that we can't allow the opposition into our half. Bizarre.

I think that is fair comment from Lauro.
Otter was exposed and isolated, they could easily have scored a couple before we did.
The other top teams will if we do not get it sorted.