The Premier League 2018/2019 Thread

[cyrille]

So will there be a reaction in the local derby?

I'm guessing 'no', and that Ole will get the boot before November.

City to retain the title, sadly.

[harrybarracuda]

So will there be a reaction in the local derby?

I'm guessing 'no', and that Ole will get the boot before November.

I've been trying to get that bet on since they signed him.

[Neverna]

Man U were stupid to sign him so early given that they had him until the end of the season anyway.

[Chittychangchang]

It's that fat nose alckie Fergie and Cantonas fault for endorsing him with that cringe worthy thumbs up selfie.

Where are those interfering hasbeens now?

The Man utd ship is sinking with no captain at the helm, idling and vulnerable waiting till Wednesday when the only team to come from Manchester fire 7 torpedoes into it broadside and sink the fvcker.


RIP Man Utd

[Chittychangchang]

Man City boss Pep Guardiola shows class after Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's comment


Ahead of the derby, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has followed Jose Mourinho's preparations by saying that Pep Guardiola's side "snap at your ankles and heels and kick you" when they lose the ball.
It may well be that City kick ankles but don't like their own ankles being kicked, but if it is true it applies to every team and it is strange behaviour from the United boss to come up with such an antagonistic comment.
You certainly wouldn't hear the City manager talking disparagingly about his opponents before a game, and he had actually defended Solskjaer minutes earlier when asked about speculation over his future.


City upset United at the end of that feisty Old Trafford derby last season.
After fans had been singing about Mourinho parking the bus, the players engaged in some exquisite timewasting to run the clock down and then their celebrations in the dressing room sparked a furious United reaction.


City know what to do

For the second season in a row, City head to Old Trafford knowing that victory will put them within touching distance of the Premier League title.
Last year United were the league's last hope of a one-horse title race but Jose Mourinho's ultra-defensive side didn't even get out of the gate in an utterly dominant first half for the Blues, and a gap at the top of the table that could have seen just five points was instead 11; by the end of December it was 14 and the league was as good as won.
City knew the significance of that derby and turned in a collective performance that guaranteed the result they needed.
Sixteen months on and United are, to the horror of both clubs, the last hope Liverpool have of Guardiola's juggernaut being stopped. City's manager will rebuke anyone that writes off Burnley, Leicester and Brighton as given wins but after defeating Tottenham the derby has been circled on Merseyside as the game that could trip the team up.



Phil Foden celebrating his winner against Tottenham (Image: OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)Those calls have quietened considerably during a run of six defeats in eight games for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men, but United should be wounded by a brutal 4-0 defeat at Everton on Sunday. A group of players that gave the new man a striking bounce when he came into the club are still capable of rising to the occasion, even if it is a sign of their decline that the derby is not the biggest in their week.
Once you look beyond the history of the fixture and the 'United DNA' that Solskjaer brought up ahead of the game, Guardiola and his squad should be encouraged by what they see as they prepare.
City are better in possession, better out of possession, and know that a win will take them within three matches of their goal.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-derby-guardiola-solskjaer-16168394

[harrybarracuda]

Ahead of the derby, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has followed Jose Mourinho's preparations by saying that Pep Guardiola's side "snap at your ankles and heels and kick you" when they lose the ball.

That's quite amusing coming from the team that exemplified rotational fouling under Fergie.

[Chittychangchang]

Getting the excuses in already

[cyrille]

Well, a United win or a draw would square things up nicely.

But haven't City won about six of the last eight?

[Chittychangchang]

City playing for the league, Utd playing for a chance of European football.

Massive game, probably the Premier league game of the season.

Reckon there will be a few bookings tonight,all for Utd.

Where the red Rag slags on here, cleaning their armchairs down?

Ole's book of excuses in bookshops tomorrow

[Chittychangchang]

Hal,Dill and Lulu need to get their life vests on coz that sinking ship with Ole at the helm is getting sunk tonight.





Oh Man City the only team to ever come from Manchester

[Neverna]

Whatever happens today, the double is still on for Man City isn't it, Chitty?

[Chittychangchang]

Whatever happens today, the double is still on for Man City isn't it, Chitty?

The quadruple is still on, just not the one I bet on.
Charity Shield
Carabao Cup
F A Cup
Premier league Cup

Would have been the Quintuple if Spurs hadn't robbed us.

[harrybarracuda]

The quadruple is still on, just not the one I bet on.
Charity Shield
Carabao Cup
F A Cup
Premier league Cup

Would have been the Quintuple if Spurs hadn't robbed us.

They didn't rob you, they BEAT you, you sore loser.

[Chittychangchang]

They robbed us big style!!!
A hand ball goal and a disallowed Sterling hatric, fookers couldn't believe their luck.

[Dillinger]

They robbed us big style!!!

You really are a delusional bellend Northerner like Hal.

VAR would have put you out of the FA Cup too if it was in play in your game against a Championship side.

You wont see that though because you're a daft Norvern twat

[NamPikToot]

I am already a daft twat but worry that my move to the lake district environs will make me Northern, and that means i might have to support teams from monkey towns.

[harrybarracuda]

They robbed us big style!!!
A hand ball goal and a disallowed Sterling hatric, fookers couldn't believe their luck.

See that? That's you that is.

[Chittychangchang]

I am already a daft twat but worry that my move to the lake district environs will make me Northern, and that means i might have to support teams from monkey towns.

Dill is testament to the fact that you don't have to support a local team

[Luigi]

Looks a tad wet.


Just as well Utd have such a strong, stable defense. Unlikely to commit any comedy slip-ups.

[Chittychangchang]

See that? That's you that is.

The quadruple is still on

[Chittychangchang]

Looks a tad wet.


Just as well Utd have such a strong, stable defense. Unlikely to commit any comedy slip-ups.

Thunderstorms an hour ago, nice break from the heatwave we've been having.

[NamPikToot]

I am also probably too old to gain the local accent but just in case I have made arrangements to join the local shandy drinkers club to ensure i don't end up unintelligible when i make sojourns back south or have to speak to people on the phone. Its a big move.

[NamPikToot]

Actually...jesus papapapappppppapapp pasta ppapp Papastathopoulos, Mikkkn Hikthahaah Mkhitaryan Fuk

FFS get Gooo Gueeuuuu get Guendouzi on before it gets to 6-0


Still me fartasy team is doing OK

[Chittychangchang]

The Arse game sounds more entertaining.
Who's gonna get sent off first in the Manchester derby?
69% possession for City.

[NamPikToot]

Who's gonna get sent off first in the Manchester derby?.

Dunno but i will bet you can pronounce his name FFS