Pre Season Games

[CTID Hants]

Line up against Bayern, at work so won't be able to watch properly as on a webinar!

#ManCity Starting XI vs Bayern Munich: Ederson, Walker (C), Stones, Dias, Ake, Lewis, Kovacic, Bernardo, McAtee, Grealish, Alvarez.

Substitutes: Ortega Moreno, Carson, Phillips, Cancelo, Haaland, Laporte, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gomez, Akanji, Perrone, Foden, Bobb, Palmer.

[blues2win]

Pep defiant. Walker starts as Captain.

[johnny crossan]

Line up against Bayern, at work so won't be able to watch properly as on a webinar!

#ManCity Starting XI vs Bayern Munich: Ederson, Walker (C), Stones, Dias, Ake, Lewis, Kovacic, Bernardo, McAtee, Grealish, Alvarez.

Substitutes: Ortega Moreno, Carson, Phillips, Cancelo, Haaland, Laporte, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gomez, Akanji, Perrone, Foden, Bobb, Palmer.

Grealish—————Alvarez—————Bernardo

—————Kovacic—————McAtee——————

——————Lewis—————Stones———————

————Ake—————Dias————Walker————

——————————Ederson——————————


No Phillips in starting line up resting Rodri - interesting - doesn't say much for Kalvin's prospects - he was pretty unimpressive in the earlier friendly tbh. City+ warm up pics exclusively following Kimmich - clue??

[blues2win]

Spot on about Phillips. He seems to want Kovacic playing further forward although I imagine he could play defensive mid.

[johnny crossan]

Dias cuddling Pavard in the tunnel....cameras keep focussing on Walker and Kimmich

[mr_nool]

Ake left back, Stones alternating between central defender and midfield. Rico and McAtee above Kovacic in a midfield triangle?

[blues2win]

Only Pep knows and he’s not saying. Clearly desperate to hang on to Walker. Didn’t start him in the two Cup Finals though. Will Kovacic deputise for Rodri or will Lewis? Lewis at number 8 is a bit of a stretch I would have thought.

[stupot]

Only Pep knows and he’s not saying. Clearly desperate to hang on to Walker. Didn’t start him in the two Cup Finals though. Will Kovacic deputise for Rodri or will Lewis? Lewis at number 8 is a bit of a stretch I would have thought.

Didn't start him in 1 cup final, he played against united.

[mr_nool]

Get in City! Great work from Lewis.

[blues2win]

Fair enough Stupot. I think not starting in Istanbul hurt. More important City one up!

[johnny crossan]

McAtee will get some confidence from that, he's struggling a bit.

[Mase]

Where’s Lewis playing?

[blues2win]

Tap in for McAtee but you’ve got to be there. Lewis so good there.

[Mase]

Ake injured??! Get this fuckin RB guy in. Stop fuckin about

[blues2win]

Kovacic looks fine as defensive mid. Where does that place Phillips?

[Nick]

Sounds like Lewis is motm so far playing attacking mid !

Ps fuck the MRI/ ENT department absolute jokers.

[Nigels Tackle]

Sounds like Lewis is motm so far playing attacking mid !

Ps fuck the MRI/ ENT department absolute jokers.

attacking midfielder needed to be added to the positions rico can play?! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rico_Lewis

[Mase]

Lewis has less than a year left on his contract…

[Mase]

Mail saying Bobb is playing well again. Anyone confirm?

[johnny crossan]

Mail saying Bobb is playing well again. Anyone confirm?

I think 'well' is just about right - bernie just gave him a little clap for blasting over, no KDB again & Palmer has disappeared - off on loan methinks. Bernie off now, win is not guaranteed.