v Feyenoord

[gavin]

CITY XI: Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol, Gundogan, Bernardo (C), Nunes, Foden, Grealish, Haaland

Subs: Ortega Moreno, Carson, Walker, Dias, De Bruyne, Savinho, Wright, Simpson-Pusey, O'Reilly, McAtee, Wilson-Esbrand

Jack is back

[KunDB]

Nunes will add physicality to this lightweight midfield. Happy to see him play, hopefully in midfield not on the wing.

[KunDB]

Thanks for the penalty, we needed that we boost. Hopefully, we will kick on from here, but a better performance all round tonight even if only average.

C'mon City

[gavin]

Too slow in the build up for the most part but ahead now. I had a bad feeling with the pen but he was decisive. We're going to need a second because I have no trust in the clean sheet.

[KunDB]

Gvardiol has lost confidence and is a liability in defence now.

What a howler and a gift for Feyenoord.

[Hesperus]

We're a joke. Sunday league teams would fancy putting on one past our defence.

[KunDB]

As for Ederson coming out!

Pathetic attempt which he was never going to win.

Could we buy a new defence in January? This one is a shambles.

Ah well, it's football. Let's hope the pain drives us in to victory at Anfield (I doubt it mind).

[gavin]

Shocking even by City standards. Gvardiol was absolutely abysmal.

[Vickki]

That was capitulation, surrendering a 3 goal lead. I cannot see us getting any type of result other than a defeat on Sunday.

[Hesperus]

Shocking even by City standards. Gvardiol was absolutely abysmal.

He's been abysmal for a long time now. Something is not right with him. Literally he has to be dropped.

My god. I haven't dreaded a game for over a decade but I'm dreading Sunday!

[gavin]

Do we actually have a left back?

[gavin]

If we can get Dias in at centre half for Sunday and play Ake at left back then maybe we can tighten up a bit.

I feel sorry for Simpson Pusey. He came on and did fuck all wrong and yet we lost a three goal lead after he came on. Even if it isn't his fault, he must feel like shit.

[Stephen Paul]

My 3-0 prediction was looking good for a while 

[KunDB]

I think Gvardiol overall had been playing decent but that is hidden by these absolutely self inflicted mistakes/howlers.

He needs time out and maybe, imo necessary, moved back to his natural position at centre back (after a rest).