Manchester City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[DeeBoy1]

I'm a glutton for punishment....so if anyone knows what has happened to Villastreams or knows of another reliable stream then please PM me.

Ta

[Mortimer's Bear]

I think we'll win 2-1 with goals from Gabby and Bannan, so there.

[stubbsyandy]

My youngest son is going to this with his best friend! I just hope the lads at least put on a performance!

Well make sure you have a word and insist they do

[eastie]

                        Given
Lichaj.       Baker.        Vlaar.       Bennett

             Herd.    El ahmedi.   Delphi
 
                      Holman.        Nzogbia

                                   Gabby

[eastie]

I think someone mentioned before showing them videos of 94 and 96. Big Ron out-manoeuvred fergie in 94 against the odds. They should definitely have this match on the bus on the trip up to gorton.

The difference is that team contained truly great players like Saunders, Atkinson, Staunton, Townsend and McGrath, who were on a par with their Man United counterparts.

McGrath was truly great, in fact better, Atkinson when he could be arsed was a good player but Staunton? Truly great, are you sure?

Only truly great player from those 5 was McGrath.

[DerHammer]

We don't stand a chance, they'll easily beat us by at least 3 goals

[Hoppo]

Dee hammer.. What a shit attitude. Shall we not bother going up and blame the weather. 50 lads in Scruffy Murphys think let's go up and attack..

[pedro25]

I'd go

Guzan
Lowton Vlaar Clark Bennett
Holman KEA Delph Bannan
Bent Benteke

Subs Gabby Nzogbia Herd Baker Weimann Given Lichaj

I'll say one nil Villa Delph.

[Chris Jameson]

50 lads in Scruffy Murphys think let's go up and attack..

We might have got away with paulie's formation but they'll spot an extra 50 on the pitch unless they run around a lot.

[Steve kirk]

Even with a completely different XI to the team that played Arsenal I think City will have too much but I expect us to give it a right good go, 2-1 City.

[stubbsyandy]

I really hope we shake off whatever it was that caused us to give up on Saturday. We looked really fragile.
Pull yourselves together lads, give 100% for the full ninety ( as you should every game this season) and whatever the result we will back you.
If its 2-0 do your best to keep playing so it doesn't get worse.
I fear even so..City by three.
Prove me wrong.

[john e]

yes saturdays result and moreso the performance put a massive dent in my confidence, i probably thought we were a bit further on than that result showed, obviously not, so i can only expect a loss tonight,

but as others have said, we do need a better performance, hopefully getting back to the passing game that was getting us somewhere i thought, and 100% effort from all the team

it will be difficult to know what sort of team PL picks, whether he makes changes to give squad players a go or if they are in because of last sats performance

[john e]

also i wouldnt be supprised to see Given in tonight,
 Guzan is rightly the no 1 at the moment and traditionaly these league cup games are the ones you give a game to the no 2, Given is a good keeper so i would have no problem with that if he does pick him

[Risso]

I think someone mentioned before showing them videos of 94 and 96. Big Ron out-manoeuvred fergie in 94 against the odds. They should definitely have this match on the bus on the trip up to gorton.

The difference is that team contained truly great players like Saunders, Atkinson, Staunton, Townsend and McGrath, who were on a par with their Man United counterparts.

McGrath was truly great, in fact better, Atkinson when he could be arsed was a good player but Staunton? Truly great, are you sure?

It's maybe a question of semantics, but McGrath was in a class of his own in terms of modern Villa players.  I'd call him legendary, or world class.  And yes, I thought Staunton was a great player for us, we certainly haven't had a better left back since.

[Dr Butler]

Citeh win after spirited Villa go down to Tevez and Balotelli...

or 4 nil to the Villa.

UTV
The Doc