Man City - Build Up Thread

[Bender]

[Muddled]

Any bib-theory line-ups going around?

[Bender]

Any bib-theory line-ups going around?

Sure is

[danperkins]

Really looking forward to seeing us have a fully fit squad. Be very interesting to see what Rodgers thinks is our best 11.

[Liverpool]

Any bib-theory line-ups going around?

Rodgers has had to scrap it

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYU-SeVofHs"]Mario Balotelli can't dress himself - YouTube[/ame]

[Muddled]

Sure is

You rock my world, Bender.

[danperkins]

Rodgers has had to scrap it

Mario Balotelli can't dress himself - YouTube

some things are just to complex for the human mind.

[Bender]

You rock my world, Bender.

[danperkins]

[memzey]

Every time I see a picture of Can he looks an absolute beast. He's also got that cold, mean look in his eye. This guy is going to leave his mark on more than one opposition midfield this season IMHO.

[Boogs]

On twitter earlier saying that Can is still not fit for Citeh

[Daffy Duck]

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvSBK8yPNqc"]Liverpool squad in pre Manchester City training session - YouTube[/ame]

A training video, if anyone's interested. Also the music stops after about a minute, so the rest of it is just mute

[SB]

After our pre season match against them' we have no reason to fear them IMO. Last week wasn't a great performance from us but I think we will up our game for City. At least I hope we will.

[Muddled]

Some match facts from the BBC.

Head-to-head

• Manchester City are unbeaten in their last five league meetings with Liverpool at home (W3, D2).
• Last season the home side won when these teams met. The last time the away side left with a victory in the league was Liverpool's 3-2 victory at Eastlands in October 2008.
• Both City and Liverpool won only two of their six games against fellow members of the top four in 2013-14 - including a win apiece against each other.

Manchester City

• Last season City won more league matches at home than any other Premier League side with 17 victories (W17, D1, L1) and they are unbeaten in seven games at the Etihad.
• They have scored in each of their last 14 Premier League games.
• City scored 63 goals in their 19 home matches in the league last year. That was more than 15 of the 20 Premier League clubs managed in total.
• Edin Dzeko has scored five goals and assisted one in his last five league appearances.

Liverpool

• Liverpool have now scored in 28 of their last 29 Premier League games and they only failed to find the net in one of their away matches last season.
• Brendan Rodgers' side are unbeaten in all nine Premier League away matches in 2014 (W7, D2).
• They haven't kept a clean sheet in their last seven league matches.
• The Reds have scored at least twice in their last seven away matches in the league, one short of their club record set between November 1962 and April 1963. The last club to score two or more goals in eight consecutive away matches was Manchester United in 2001-2002.
• Daniel Sturridge is the leading Premier League goalscorer in the calendar year of 2014 with 14 goals. Edin Dzeko, Wilfried Bony and Luis Suarez are next with 12.

[The_weatherman]

My line-up, I'll email it through to Rodgers too...

THE MIG
Manquillo - Skrtel - Lovren - Moreno
Gerrard
Allen - Henderson
Sterling - Coutinho
Sturridge

I suspect this will be our formation for City, hopefully Markovic and Can on the bench.