Both Matip and Coutinho out of the City game:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38459210
It seems that Coutinho is doubtful for the Sunderland game, that'll be 7 league games without him. Bad news. Especially as he appears to like playing City!
Bad news
posted on 29/12/16
comment by Redinthehead - FreeGaza - فلسطين (U1860)
posted 1 minute ago
Origi runs the channels brilliantly for us.
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Yeah....but Stones is wor......
posted on 29/12/16
Origi will start. He was excellent against Stoke, played some lovely quick passes to release runners which will be vital against City with their high line.
Cout would have been nice to have on the bench but no point rushing him back if he's not ready. We are scoring for run without him.
Matip is potentially more important for Sunderland, as we know Moyes will just be limping it in the box.
City may well play more direct than usual to counter our press, but they don't really have anyone to win a high ball, it's runners from midfield we will have to watch and that's difficult for centre halves to deal with whoever they are.
posted on 29/12/16
Let's see how good stones passing is when origi firmino and lallana converge on him at once
posted on 29/12/16
Stones may well not play, he has a knock.
Could be Otamendi and Kolarov.
posted on 29/12/16
First foul on Sterling by...
I'm going for Clyne
posted on 29/12/16
comment by selbstgerechtein (U7048)
posted 2 minutes ago
Stones may well not play, he has a knock.
Could be Otamendi and Kolarov.
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If not exactly a CB pairing to fear is it. Otamendi is ok but Kolarov looks like a fish out of water at CB.
If Kolarov plays I might even put a couple of quid on him being sent off. Think we'll be all over him.
posted on 29/12/16
comment by Redinthehead - FreeGaza - فلسطين (U1860)
posted 5 minutes ago
First foul on Sterling by...
I'm going for Clyne
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Henderson I reckon.
posted on 29/12/16
Sterling will be battered and clattered by us and the crowd will love, love it I tell ya!
posted on 29/12/16
Sterling has looked better the last few games after being dross for a while.
Hopefully goes back to dross on Saturday.
posted on 29/12/16
If Kolarov plays I might even put a couple of quid on him being sent off. Think we'll be all over him.
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Not a bad shout that.
Hasn't he been sent off before at Anfield as well?