This is a really tough call on Keita or Thiago but it's the front 3 that's the toughest call, the only name in that front 3 that is immediately on the list to start for me is Diaz, his movement, his link up with Robbo, that he's exactly the type of forward who gives Walker and City's RCB real problems because he has that trickery, turn of pace, ability to go either way and cycles through outside and inside positions
Then what? Bobby for his marauding back getting a foot in to poke it to one of ours to look to release either other forward or full back and additional ability and threat at set pieces at both ends, or Jota who provides less of that but is more fox in the box? As I think stopping City's triangle of Rodri and their 2 Cb's being their platform and making De Bruyne and their other mid have to drop looking to provide an option is really important I'd go Bobby
Mo, tough one, we play better, our patterns are better and his runs make space for Trent and Hendo to put balls in or play switches for other players on our left or inside left and although he's had a tough time of late, he remains incredibly important and always has goals in him, I'm going for Mo
Midfield, I'm going Thiago, but under strict LCM controller, letting Robbo burst past you for counters as Robbo going past the LCM controller to be found by switches from Trent has been a strong feature of our successes against City, no fucking fancy Dan or over cocky sloppy nonsense, play it quickly, work it into different areas, use your range and passing brilliance more directly, to release players in behind or find them in space on the flanks
Alisson
Trent Matip Van Dijk Robertson
Henderson Fabinho Thiago
Salah Firmino Diaz
I expect our lads to administer a thorough, hard, deep penetrating bumming, get the win and another absolutely vital 3 points
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