v Chelsea at Wembley

[gavin]

XI | Steffen, Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Mendy, Rodrigo, Fernandinho (C), De Bruyne, Torres, Sterling, Jesus

SUBS | Ederson, Walker, Stones, Ake, Gundogan, Zinchenko, Bernardo, Mahrez, Foden

A lot of changes! Still a very strong side. When you see KDB, Rodrigo and Dias it is serious.

[KunDB]

With our three days an important game schedule ahead we have little choice but to significantly rotate. I fear today it could cost us due to affecting rhythm and tempo.

C’mon City.

[lee]

Strong enough team...Hope Sterling sorts himself out for this!

[Stephen Paul]

All games are massive now , so all players must deliver

A decent line up

[KunDB]

Mendy is basically useless.

[gavin]

Poor half from City. Can hopefully only be better second half. Pep must be thinking of changes at half time, tactically there must be but personnel wise it must be tempting too.

[lee]

Sterling is bobbins

[gavin]

I don't think it is fair to pick out individuals. That was simply an abysmal performance. We weren't good enough to deserve to only lose 1-0.

I'm bemused that we lost 1-0 and throughout we maintained Fernandinho and Rodri in midfield. Surely one of them had to be subbed with twenty minutes left!

[Hesperus]

Baffling. 2 Pep brain farts in 3 games.

[KunDB]

Too many important games in too short a time has found us out. As it does most teams.

Talk of a quad by fans was just shooting ourselves in the foot. 6/1 offered by the bookies was just mugging soft punters.

Onwards and upwards PL and CL are out main goals this season, the Carabao cup just a bonus.

Team has done brilliant this year and to criticise Pep for one loss is just rubbish talk.

[Hesperus]

Anyone can lose a one off game, but that was a shite performance, predicated by a shite team selection.


If we get out played by Chelsea (which we did) then it doesn’t bode well for the remaining games.

Very disappointed. A unique chance this season, surrendered.

[Paddy]

A week and crappy line up. When Pep gets it wrong, he gets it major wrong. Sterling, Mendy, Jesus and Fernindhino, all substandard, he also had KDB run into the ground. Stones, walker and Zinchenko, rested why. They are all players in their prime, training, on the best diet and with a strong medical team and support, not to mention the sky high re numeration they demand
Yesterdays performance was a shambles from start to finish and in between. Going for the quad, we will be luck to even win the league. Thanks Pep!!!.....But no thanks.....