Liverpool vs Man City, 4:30pm, Sky Sports Main Event

Mr.Nice Guy

Match Odds:

Liverpool 9/5
Draw 5/2
Man City 7/5

Worth a match thread surely. Biggest Premier League game of the season and will be a defining moment in the title race whatever happens.

Team news:

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Salah, Firmino, Mane.

Man City XI: Bravo; Walker, Stones, Fernandinho, Angelino; De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan, Bernardo, Aguero, Sterling.

What way do you see it going? I reckon Liverpool will win the midfield battle. Fancy a strong performance from Fabinho. I don't trust City with that backline and Bravo in goal.

3-1 Liverpool.

niallo27

City are still city though, they completely dominated this game last year. I never predict a liverpool loss but I can see a 1-2 today.

Sharp MZ700

Souness to Roy in punditry, "Have you ever come from behind?" Awkward..

Shanotheslayer

2-2.

Liverpool to play deep if they get ahead and get walked through

GLaDOS

If (and it's not an insignificant if) Liverpool can get at that City defence I'd expect them get a lot of joy. From that point of view the midfield battle will be key.

Expect this to get cagey until the first goal, things will open up then.

Mr.Nice Guy

Liked Kompany's honesty there: 'I gave some of my best speeches of my career in the dressing room here to no effect whatsoever."

GLaDOS

Nervy start from Liverpool, City coming at them straight away.

ctrl-alt-delete

Cracker!!

Mr.Nice Guy

Fabinho belter!

GLaDOS

OMFG!

Fabinho!

Looked like a possible handball down the other end though

callaway92

VAR contradicting its rules earlier this season twice in the last couple of weeks now

Rayne Wooney

How was that not a peno?

VAR is a farce

Shanotheslayer

City get Varred again

ctrl-alt-delete

That is another controversial VAR decision, the arm was outstretched.

Great start anyways.

GLaDOS

City can feel pretty aggrieved tbh.

The inconsistency of VAR is infuriating.

Bridge93

That’s 100% a penalty. Farce

Doff

Never a peno, great finish by Fabinho.

Mushy

Did it hit Silvas arm too?

callaway92

Carragher saying TAA’s arm was not outstretched is odd

Mr.Nice Guy

Sterling with a big chance there.

RasTa

Var is some ****e for everybody.

JPA

Absolutely a pen. WTF.

Bridge93

It hits Silva’s arm from about half a yard away off a ricochet. TAA’s arm is out and if travels to hit it

citytillidie

Bridge93 wrote: »

That’s 100% a penalty. Farce

Why sure it hit the Man City hand 1st

Wasn't it touted earlier in the season that ANY TIME ball that touches an arm thats leads to a goal for that team is disallowed?

darced

JPA wrote: »

Absolutely a pen. WTF.

Silva handed it first, its not a Pen.

Drumpot

Oh, I’ve seen penos given for that....

City much the better team, this must be killing them but if Liverpool don’t settle into the game City will win if this continues.

GLaDOS

Mushy wrote: »

Did it hit Silvas arm too?

Only thing I can think, they decided they wouldn't have given a penalty because of that anyway.

(Or VAR is just a mess)

ctrl-alt-delete

callaway92 wrote: »

Carragher saying TAA’s arm was not outstretched is odd

Thought I heard him say it was by his side which was very strange.

Another free kick whipped in that City should have scored from.

citytillidie

Bridge93 wrote: »

It hits Silva’s arm from about half a yard away off a ricochet. TAA’s arm is out and if travels to hit it

If handball by attacker leads to a goal it will not stand as Mane found out at Old Trafford

Bridge93

citytillidie wrote: »

Why sure it hit the Man City hand 1st

There is no hope for you if you can’t see the difference. I wouldn’t expect you to acknowledge why one is different from the other

ctrl-alt-delete

Salah!!!!

Cantona's Collars

RasTa wrote: »

Var is some ****e for everybody.

Farcical decision yet again.
Even so,City could have had 2 goals since.

Bridge93

What a goal

Mr.Nice Guy

Salah for 2-0!

Thanx 4 The Fish

Overrule that one!!!!!

Left arm offside.

LuckyLloyd

WHAT A ****ING GOAL!!!!!

pjohnson

Oh christ VAR again

Guy:Incognito

Var incoming .........

citytillidie

Salahhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unearthly

Game over 2 nil unless it gets Var'd

BoJack Horseman

City are playing well.....


..... But what a counter attack.

Shame its offside

GLaDOS

Jesus thought that was off

Guy:Incognito

Unearthly wrote: »

Game over 2 nil unless it gets Var'd

Its 13 mins in. Hardly.

Mushy

GLaDOS wrote: »

Only thing I can think, they decided they wouldn't have given a penalty because of that anyway.

(Or VAR is just a mess)

Call it back for the free out. Cany say advantage, cos thatd be over as soon as TAA handled.

Game over now, this could be a cricket score with that city defence

klose

Jesus this is mad

Doff

Whats your excuse now?

Thanx 4 The Fish

Far from over!

Rayne Wooney

A VAR official has just handed Liverpool the league title

Absolutely insane scenes here

Pep team defending. :rolleyes:

Shanotheslayer

Genuinely thought his knee was off.