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diji04:
martial should be back by then hopefully no be knock e get and we need to get back to Winning ways.

Well, I am team Martial but I'm all for Greenwood in front again. At least City CBs are not as tough as those of Spurs. He dropped deep and his mobility was a silent weapon for us yesterday.

eph12:
City is aware of our performance against the big guns, so they will be extra careful

I hope they come at us...

larride:
At Etihad, even Liverpool will take a draw.

You no like wahala.

codedguy1:
Anything we see we take.

Nothing we can do from here, just hope Rashford's dick rises to the occasion to do damage as TalabiAudu said.

The midfield will be key.

Its even annoying we perform relatively well against big teams and then become disgraceful against mid table teams.

I'll gladly take a draw. City will come all out so we'll have chances on the break. Will you start Greenwood again?

DeadPresidents:
I think a draw is a decent result. We're away after all and Apari knows a City loss and he can as well schedule his sabbatical a month early. We'll need every bit of quality we can muster.

I have a weird feeling the left back position will be the death of us for that tie.

Well, trust Pep to overload that position with Walker, De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva. Shaw to start and James on the LW to give Walker and Pep something to think about.

I'll accept a draw.

Hello guys, seeing how we perform especially against the big guns, what's your honest expectation vs City?

Leyqute:
If Matic, McTom and Herrera cannot “unlock” Pogba,
Fred cannot either.

Go back and check my posts. I was solidly against selling him at the beginning of this season because we cannot just afford to lose him at that time despite his public flirtings with Madrid. Many fans here were against me.

But now our midfield has improved compared to last season and we can afford to let him leave. We can’t manage without him before, now we can.

We still need more midfield signings though.

We can't afford to let Pogba leave. Forget the rich vein of FORM Fred and McTominay are enjoying, they're nowhere near Pogba. An ideal midfield ATM will see Pogba playing ahead of them. Pogba in place of Lingard will be a huge step up.

In January, we should go for Haaland (I hope Salzburg don't qualify for the 2nd round of the UCL) and let Martial compete with Rashford for the LWF position. In the summer, Ziyech should be bought to compete with James. We need competition for every position.

chrisley024:
So who coached the guys before today's game

These players na our no.1 problem

Are you saying they decide when to turn up and when not to? If so, as the manager, isn't Ole suppose to react?

The fact is that we played as a unit today maybe is the Mou factor Ala pride but this is not what we have come to expect from the team.

Liverpool are serious about winning the league o!

Mou is a coward sha! See how Spurs played like us vs big teams when Mou was here...

Best performance of the season.

Fred was great today alongside McTominay.

afrodoc2:
What is almost unforgivable is how long the ball stayed in our box before they scored, and nobody could take leadership and clear the ball.

Seems to be a reoccurring issue. That's how they backed off in that game against Villa.

GloryIsaac:
Bournemouth..

Yeah.

That goal we conceded is reminiscent to the one we conceded earlier in the season involving Wan-Bissaka and Lindelof. I can't remember the game.

afrodoc2:
When we warned them they said it was because he was playing in a defensive Crystal Palace team. Someone who runs as if he is on a canoe.

Hehehe abeg stop, I dey outside.

olabode89:
naah.... he is not average, he is very poor. He looks clueless, unstable, and lumbering.

Lol before you dropped it here, I have been on his case.

olabode89:
Wan Bissaka is useless going forward! I thought he was a winger up until 3 years ago??

He is average going forward.

SkimpleD:
Beautiful goal

How far Aston Martin Villa?

We are playing Spurs a game you'd expect us to be a bit cautious but we are pressing them like it's Watford we're up against. If we come up against Watford, we will be reserved allowing them come at us.

We just conceded.

We are playing very well but we need to score at least one more.

weedtaker:
And Shaw should be sold in January. Pointless player.

Is he injured again? He just came back so I really did not expect him to start.

Leyqute:
I don’t know man. OLE can be dumb sometimes. Maybe he thinks Williams is inexperienced for a game of this stature but then there’s Greenwood starting....

Only Ole...

eph12:
Moura is not that tricky abeg lol

That guy sometimes plays like he is possessed. If him brain touch, he can embark on very dangerous mazy runs.

Leyqute:
The starting XI is very surprising. Never expected Young or Greenwood to start.

Young starting to go against Moura is not a good thought. Unless they never get into a 1 vs 1 situation with lots of space behind. It could be Radhford and Yoing vs Moura or something like that.

Lineup is unexpected. Very.

I really don't mind Greenwood but Young is inexcusable, Ole should've stuck with Brandon Williams or Shaw. It sends a wrong signal to the young lad.

larride:
weedtaker, Greenwood is our striker today.

Why is Ole starting Young ffs?

Leyqute, Young in the starting 11 against Moura, your take?

Mourinho has picked a very attacking lineup.

I hope we can get joy over on the right with James against Vertoghen.

elampiro:
If you play Martial and remove Rashford, it same effect as when you play Rashford without Martial.

I think Rashford has a slightly hugher advantage.

Rashford has a higher work rate but he isn't as skillful as Martial. A combination of the two is what we need.

weedtaker:
Na just nonsense you the type since.

Bros, let's keep it civil abeg. Las las all of us want the best for the team.

Leyqute:
I could argue that we need more than that sef.

You think Haaland and/or Sancho could come in by January? That would be an upgrade. But we need a midfielder more.

Haaland, yes but I have started having doubts about Sancho. I am more in support of a move for Ziyech for that RW.

weedtaker:
What's the need for splashing the cash when we don't even have a good manager? shey na person wey see our team finish and carry 130mil splash for defence you wan give another money to buy for January?

He won't be the one in charge. By January, if things don't improve then we will be battling Southampton and Watford.

weedtaker:
Yea I also see us winning if we can stop Tottenham from getting the first goal, they seem to finish off their opponents before the hour mark.

The problem is Jose, he'll love nothing than a win today. I don't trust Ole to be honest and with Martial out, the pressure will be too much for Rashford to handle.