Sunday 6th August Man City Vs by special invitation Arsenal 17.30 on a Sunday , I don't bother with these Friendlies but **** me what a piss take for my fellow City fans
The FA are starting early with their ‘don’t give a **** about the fans’ approach. Seriously, who would bother travelling all the way to London on a Sunday evening to watch a meaningless kick about?
Don’t blame them. Daft to be so late on a Sunday - even for locals it's not a great time really. Game in on ITV too - what do they have on that weekend which means it cannot be played till 5.30?
Load of JCLs can have my seat and other mates if mine, be awful in our end, I'm sorted for Burnley that's main thing. Non season ticket holders
Going off the form and fitness shown in pre-season, I'd play the following: Ramsdale White Saliba Gabriel Timber Partey Odegaard Havertz Saka Trossard Martinelli It's not the team I'd pick to face Man City in high stakes league match but recent form should be rewarded.
Get some minutes in the legs before big one next Friday Ederson Akanji Laporte Dias (Stones possible niggle) Ake Rodri Silva KDB Foden Grealish Haaland
Looking like it’s the following from us: Ramsdale White Saliba Gabriel Timber Partey Odegaard Rice Saka Havertz Martinelli Slap in the face for Trossard, I thought he was in excellent form this pre season. Havertz up top as well having not played a single minute there in pre season. Don’t get this line up to be honest but I do get it if it’s further experimenting from Arteta.
My only take is it’s a tactical decision to allow us to have an option to go over the press. You’d rather it was Havertz dealing with the aerial stuff than Trossard.
