Manchester City vs Aston Villa Match Thread

[The Edge]

Targett has been immense so far

Yes and Matty Cash is a machine.

[TonyD]

Citeh are brilliant
But paradoxically they are beatable.

[CT]

Heroic by the fullbacks especially so far.

[PaulWinch again]

That was a cracking effort in the circumstances. Yes we’re rusty, but even when rusty we possess more threat than any Villa team in the last decade. We might we’ll lose, because we’ll tire even more. But fine effort so far. Targett - bloody brill.

[Mister E]

Bloody hell: sterling defensive performance, first half.

[PhilVill]

Not bad at all, some outstanding defending. Only change I would consider is Ramsey for Traore as Cash needs the help.

To all the top folk with their best wishes last week, me now over the Covid, was some very hairy days but back on the up. Cheers to all and UTV 🍻😊

[TonyD]

Great game tbh.

[ktvillan]

Barkley looking rusty, understandably so, and making some poor decisions.  Traore not at the races. Defending well, but needing to. 

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Superb from the back 5, cracking defending. Just need to keep it up for another 45mins!!

[andyh]

Heroic by the fullbacks especially so far.

Back 4 and Emi have all been absolutely superb.

[Astnor]

Good defending. Havent clicked going forward. Again we do stand as an exiting and  good team. I m halfway to being a nervwreck. Pause.

[thick_mike]

Glad you’re on the up PV

[Risso]

Barkley looking rusty, understandably so, and making some poor decisions.  Traore not at the races. Defending well, but needing to. 

I really wish Barkley had put Jack in to the left of him a few mins before half time.  He's getting into dangerous spots but you can tell he's not match fit.

[paul_e]

Targett and Mings have been the 2 best players on the pitch so far, completely taken Stirling out of the game in that half.

[Smithy]

A really good half, City are always going to have the vast majority of the ball, that's a given, but we're doing well restricting the number of clear cut chances they're getting (which isn't many - I think 2 shots on target?). We also look dangerous on the break.  I just hope we can keep up this effort for 90 minutes given the last fortnight we've had of restricted training - it must have has 'some' effect on fitness, surely?