*** Official Match Thread Leicester (A) Caraboa Cup ***

[johnny crossan]

"Pep Guardiola has said it breaks his heart to leave players out of his starting line-up, ahead of Manchester City's Carabao Cup quarter-final against Leicester on Tuesday, live on Sky Sports Football.

So far this season, Manchester City boss Guardiola has used the Carabao Cup to give his fringe players first-team opportunities with Claudio Bravo and Yaya Toure among others featuring prominently in the competition.

"I trust the guys a lot. I don't want to offend the players. For me it breaks my heart when Danilo cannot play, Bernardo (Silva) cannot play, Yaya cannot play, when other players cannot play," he said.

"It breaks my heart because they deserve (to play) but we have no other choice."

http://www.skysports.com/football/leice ... iew/385635

it'll break my heart if Yaya gets another stroll on the park tonight

[Wonderwall]

"Pep Guardiola has said it breaks his heart to leave players out of his starting line-up, ahead of Manchester City's Carabao Cup quarter-final against Leicester on Tuesday, live on Sky Sports Football.

So far this season, Manchester City boss Guardiola has used the Carabao Cup to give his fringe players first-team opportunities with Claudio Bravo and Yaya Toure among others featuring prominently in the competition.

"I trust the guys a lot. I don't want to offend the players. For me it breaks my heart when Danilo cannot play, Bernardo (Silva) cannot play, Yaya cannot play, when other players cannot play," he said.

"It breaks my heart because they deserve (to play) but we have no other choice."

http://www.skysports.com/football/leice ... iew/385635

it'll break my heart if Yaya gets another stroll on the park tonight

I am the same, after Yaya's last outing in the CL in Kiev, I hope he is on the bench TBH. The Santa stroll pace will not be allowed against a Leicester team who will be up for it.

I am setting off at 4pm, looking forward to seeing Foden and Diaz get a run out.

[johnny crossan]

"Pep Guardiola has said it breaks his heart to leave players out of his starting line-up, ahead of Manchester City's Carabao Cup quarter-final against Leicester on Tuesday, live on Sky Sports Football.

So far this season, Manchester City boss Guardiola has used the Carabao Cup to give his fringe players first-team opportunities with Claudio Bravo and Yaya Toure among others featuring prominently in the competition.

"I trust the guys a lot. I don't want to offend the players. For me it breaks my heart when Danilo cannot play, Bernardo (Silva) cannot play, Yaya cannot play, when other players cannot play," he said.

"It breaks my heart because they deserve (to play) but we have no other choice."

http://www.skysports.com/football/leice ... iew/385635

it'll break my heart if Yaya gets another stroll on the park tonight

I am the same, after Yaya's last outing in the CL in Kiev, I hope he is on the bench TBH. The Santa stroll pace will not be allowed against a Leicester team who will be up for it.

I am setting off at 4pm, looking forward to seeing Foden and Diaz get a run out.

No Aguero in the squad for tonight according to Sam Lee, so that should improve the chances for both those lads getting on the pitch

[sheblue]

They are going to have a right good go at us.

[stevefromdonny]

as leaving in 10 mins

COME ON CITY

[zabbadabbado]

Will be a terrible mistake to play Toure in midfield tonight simply for the sake of squad rotation.I sound like a cunt saying it,but his legs have gone,the 74 year old father in law is quicker than he is these days.

It will be a typical Leicester charge of the light Brigade opening 30 minutes.Hoping to over run us in the middle and score a couple of goals.

[CTID Hants]

Will be a terrible mistake to play Toure in midfield tonight simply for the sake of squad rotation.I sound like a cunt saying it,but his legs have gone,the 74 year old father in law is quicker than he is these days.

It will be a typical Leicester charge of the light Brigade opening 30 minutes.Hoping to over run us in the middle and score a couple of goals.

To be honest, i think the vast majority of us beleive the same Zabba, he has been a fantastic player for us and we owe him a great deal BUT watching the Shaktar game was just so frustrating and catapulted us back to last season with sideways and backward passing to the point where the game almost ground to a halt!

If we were 4 goals to the good late well in to the second half then i could find a case for him coming on but there is no way he can start.

[Saul Goodman]

Id like to see Gundogan and Bernardo in CM with De Bruyne on the bench. Id also like to see Foden get some good time

[Nigels Tackle]

Will be a terrible mistake to play Toure in midfield tonight simply for the sake of squad rotation.I sound like a cunt saying it,but his legs have gone,the 74 year old father in law is quicker than he is these days.

It will be a typical Leicester charge of the light Brigade opening 30 minutes.Hoping to over run us in the middle and score a couple of goals.

To be honest, i think the vast majority of us beleive the same Zabba, he has been a fantastic player for us and we owe him a great deal BUT watching the Shaktar game was just so frustrating and catapulted us back to last season with sideways and backward passing to the point where the game almost ground to a halt!

If we were 4 goals to the good late well in to the second half then i could find a case for him coming on but there is no way he can start.

he's been spent for 3 years
wtf is he still doing with us?

[Mase]

Aguero has put “good luck City” on his Instagram so I’m assuming he’s not even in the squad tonight.

Will do him good having the week off playing seen as though he’s been carrying that injury for the last 5 years..

[City64]

No Sterling tonight he has just posted on insta he is off out to watch the game .

[Saul Goodman]

No Sterling tonight he has just posted on insta he is off out to watch the game .

Good. No KDB or Otamendi either

Guessing:
Ederson
Walker Tosin Mangala Danilo
Fernandinho
Foden Bernardo Gundogan Sane
Jesus

[john@staustell]

No Sterling tonight he has just posted on insta he is off out to watch the game .

Good. No KDB or Otamendi either

Guessing:
Ederson
Walker Tosin Mangala Danilo
Fernandinho
Foden Bernardo Gundogan Sane
Jesus

Bravo surely?

[Burt]

No Sterling tonight he has just posted on insta he is off out to watch the game .

Good. No KDB or Otamendi either

Guessing:
Ederson
Walker Tosin Mangala Danilo
Fernandinho
Foden Bernardo Gundogan Sane
Jesus

Bravo surely?

I think he earned his corn against Wolves so yes!

[City64]

No Sterling tonight he has just posted on insta he is off out to watch the game .

Good. No KDB or Otamendi either

Guessing:
Ederson
Walker Tosin Mangala Danilo
Fernandinho
Foden Bernardo Gundogan Sane
Jesus

Bravo surely?

Ederson pictured with the travelling squad on the train .

[johnny crossan]

[ENIAM NAM]

CITY IX | Bravo, Danilo, Gündogan, Mangala, Bernardo, Adarabioyo, Jesus, Zinchenko, Touré (C), Foden, Diaz

SUBS | Ederson, Walker, Delph, Sané, Nmecha, Duhaney, Dele-Bashiru #foxesvcity

Blimey...

[john@staustell]

No Sterling tonight he has just posted on insta he is off out to watch the game .

Good. No KDB or Otamendi either

Guessing:
Ederson
Walker Tosin Mangala Danilo
Fernandinho
Foden Bernardo Gundogan Sane
Jesus

Bravo surely?

Ederson pictured with the travelling squad on the train .

That's cos he's on the bench!

[Nigels Tackle]

loads of changes in the leicester xi
we should spank this lot

[Sideshow Bob]

interesting lineup. and bench. who is Dele-Bashiru?