Manchester City Thread

[Dillinger]

Lemme know if that guy's tickets fall throug

Lu's cannon.

Is that you?

[hallelujah]

^ cheers mucker. Cant work out how to send a private message still.
Will try it when sober tomorrow

I've sent you a PM on here too when you open the other eye.

[Chittychangchang]

Hard fought match last night with KDB relentlessly outstanding.
City top their group and go through to the knock out stages.
Brilliant atsmosphere and another full house at the Etihad...


A quick zoom in on this banner for our noisy neighbours in Trafford

[harrybarracuda]

Where's the banner that says "We've found another way to try and get around FFP"?

[Dillinger]

Hard fought match last night with KDB relentlessly outstanding.

What has happenes to Citeh this year? I know Laporte is missing but fuck me what a crock of shit. Beaten by Norwich and Wolves, can't beat Shaktar Donetsk.Struggled past Chelsea.
Now you've got no Aguero for 3 weeks, time to hoof out Sterling from my FPL team and replace him with the Egyptian European King

[harrybarracuda]

What has happenes to Citeh this year? I know Laporte is missing but fuck me what a crock of shit. Beaten by Norwich and Wolves, can't beat Shaktar Donetsk.Struggled past Chelsea.
Now you've got no Aguero for 3 weeks, time to hoof out Sterling from my FPL team and replace him with the Egyptian European King

It's OK, they fiddled an "investment" so they can go and spend another gazillion quid on Kane in January.

[Chittychangchang]

Breaking news!!!

Man City have just become the biggest club in the world!!

[harrybarracuda]

Breaking news!!!

Man City have just become the biggest club in the world!!

Translation: Sheikh Yabadabadoo has just invested heaps in a private equity firm on condition that they overpay for a stake in his toy football club, so that he can spend more silly money on players and claim that it's all legit.

[hallelujah]

Translation: Sheikh Yabadabadoo has just invested heaps in a private equity firm on condition that they overpay for a stake in his seven football clubs, so that he can spend more silly money on players and claim that it's all legit.

Correction again there, Harry. The dodgy dealers have received investment in their parent company. The owners of the seven clubs under their putrid umbrella not just their toy football club at the Emptyhad.

[harrybarracuda]

Correction again there, Harry. The dodgy dealers have received investment in their parent company. The owners of the seven clubs under their putrid umbrella not just their toy football club at the Emptyhad.

Still all fake innit. The problem is he can hide it all in a nice network of dodgy shell companies.

[hallelujah]

Still all fake innit. The problem is he can hide it all in a nice network of dodgy shell companies.

Yep. Very true.

[Chittychangchang]

Now you've got no Aguero for 3 weeks,

Sergio Aguero's absence may not be felt as badly as some Man City fans fear, according to the data.
Aguero is City’s all-time top goalscorer and arguably their greatest ever player.
His two week absence with a thigh injury will come as a hammer-blow to City’s hopes of catching up to Liverpool in the title race - or so you’d think.
The strange thing is though that City’s results are just as good without Aguero in the side as they are with him in it.
City have won the equivalent of 2.3 points per game in all competitions when Aguero has started under Pep Guardiola.
That’s compared to 2.3 points per game when he hasn’t.


In fact, City actually have a better win ratio when Aguero hasn’t started than when he has - 74 per cent versus 71 per cent.

[Dillinger]

^ your biggest loss this season is Vincent Kompany

[Chittychangchang]

Definitely.

[cyrille]

Apparently a blockbuster bid for Phil Jones is being prepared.

[Chittychangchang]

Everything you need to know ahead of the Manchester Derby...
WHERE AND WHEN

The match kicks off at 17:30 BST on Saturday 7 December at the Etihad Stadium.
The game will be broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports, and you can also be across all the action as it unfolds thanks to our Matchday Centre on mancity.com or via Twitter: @ManCity.
TEAM NEWS

Man City
City will be without long-tern absentees Leroy Sane and Aymeric Laporte.
Sergio Aguero is doubtful though Oleksandr Zinchenko has returned to training and Ilkay Gundogan is available after serving a one game suspension.
Man Utd
Forward Anthony Martial is back in contention to feature after recovering from an injury picked up last weekend against Aston Villa.
However, his France teammate Paul Pogba remains a doubt ahead of the derby.
PEP GUARDIOLA'S PREVIEW

"It's Man United. All the respect for what they have done in English, European and world football. They are a good team.

"Their history is huge and the quality of players they have has always been there.
"They are incredibly fast up front with Martial, (Daniel) James and (Marcus) Rashford. And set pieces with (Harry) Maguire, (they have) physicality, they are aggressive. I had a good impression when I saw them."
OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER'S PREVIEW

"We’re going away against arguably the best team in England, so of course it’s going to be a difficult game.
"Manchester derbies are always special games. We’re up for it, the fans are up for it."
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Anthony Taylor
Assistants: Gary Beswick, Adam Nunn.
Fourth official: Mike Dean.
VAR: Michael Oliver. Assistant VAR: Marc Perry.
LAST TIME OUT





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LAST MEETING

A quickfire second half double from Bernardo Silva and Leroy Sane earned City a crucial and well deserved 2-0 win at Old Trafford back in April.

Silva's low effort struck in at the near post ten minutes after the break before Sane put some daylight between the sides with a powerful drive past David De Gea.
And if picking up local bragging rights was not enough, the three points also put us within nine points of retaining the Premier League title.




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[Chittychangchang]

The above comes from the Man City website, then you get this from the BBC...

Manchester derby: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Man Utd remain 'bigger club'




Pep Guardiola's Manchester City came out on top in the two league meetings with Manchester United last seasonOle Gunnar Solskjaer still believes Manchester United are a bigger club than Manchester City.
City are well placed to finish above their rivals for a seventh successive season, which has not happened since the 1930s.
The Blues have won three Premier League titles since the last of United's 20 successes in 2013.
Asked before Saturday's Manchester derby whether he still regarded United as being bigger, Solskjaer said: "Yes."
The United manager added: "It's inarguable we are too far behind but what are we going to do? Give up? Not challenge them?"

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In trophy terms it will take City a long time to catch United but, off the pitch, City are closing in on United's financial superiority.
However, City manager Pep Guardiola feels there is more to being a big club than purely silverware.
And he knows City fans who revelled in their side's underdog status two decades ago, when they spent four successive campaigns outside the top flight, have always thought of themselves as being equals.
"For United's fans, they'll always be the biggest club. For the City fans, they'll always be the biggest club. It doesn't matter if you have had a lot of success in the past, it's part of what you feel," Guardiola said.
"I learnt about Manchester City's history and in the bad, bad moments, the support was almost higher or louder than, for example, now.
"If you are looking at the trophy cabinet, [United] are better, no doubts about that. Numbers are numbers and in that situation they've lifted more titles than us. But we're trying to be there for as long as possible and for City fans, Manchester City will always be better."
Since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013, City have won seven derbies compared to United's three, while City have amassed a total of 91 points more than United over the past six seasons.
City are already 11 points in front of United this season, but Solskjaer said: "Our aim is to bridge the gap and eventually go past the teams above us. We have the resources and the people to do it.
"Since I came in, seven players, with loads of experience, have gone. We need to rebuild and change the culture.
"We need to strengthen the squad in depth and quality. When we get those players in, I am sure the gap is going to close. But do I look like I am going to spend hundreds of millions of pounds on players I am not sure of?"
For now, that means relying on fast, attacking players.
Former United manager Jose Mourinho said so after his Tottenham side lost at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Guardiola, too, has delivered a similar message.
"It's clear they are a counter-attacking team," he said. "When I remember the goals against Chelsea at the beginning of the season, most of them were on the counter attack, when Chelsea attacked a little more. Against Liverpool, the goal was a counter attack."




C'mon City!

Prediction 6-1 Get onit like a car bonnet!!!!!

[Dillinger]

I fancy Man U today. Rashford's on fire. Citeh will find it hard to break down the low block and The only team to come from Greater Manchester will annihilate that wank defence on the counter.

Abu Dhabi 1- United 3

[Chittychangchang]

You Red Rag slags are avingggg it today!!!!!

[Dillinger]

the only team to play with players from manchester!!!!!

HE's ONE OF YOUR OWN, HE's ONE OF YOUR OWN!!! MARCUS RASHFORD HE's ONE OF YOUR OWN

[Dillinger]

UNITED!!!!!

[Dillinger]

RAMPANT!!!!!

[Dillinger]

YOUR SHIT AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE. YOUR SHIT AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE!!!!

PEP OUT!!!

[cyrille]

Will this be their second away win of the season after Norwich?

[Luigi]

Will this be their second away win of the season after Norwich?

Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves.


Gonna be a damn interesting 2nd half.

If still have a 2 goal lead with 20 mins to go, great opportunity to get Greenwood on for Martial and get the experience. Not that he'll actually get the ball if it's anything like the last 10 minutes.