With the greatest respect to Wolves, who fully deserved that, and to the other teams still in the cup (and to Liverpool etc), I think City have a domestic treble pretty much in the bag. I'd probably make them favourites for the CL right now, given their form and the draw.
I just can't imagine them blowing the league from this point. They were already favourites for the cup but there was just the off-chance that a blood-and-thunder derby at Wembley, semi or final, could see us come out on top. I hope Wolves win it from here but really think it's City's.
From our point of view, the performance is more depressing than the result tonight. Some big players were back and they didn't produce. Pogba, Martial, Lingard, Rashford - all very disappointing. But getting to the semis, and potentially the final, would have meant more fixtures for a tired squad already facing a double-header against Barcelona, and as lovely as the FA Cup is, it doesn't get you CL football. If Solskjaer gets us fourth and nothing else, he's done a remarkable job.
After two bad results, we really need to get back to winning ways as we did following the PSG defeat, otherwise that great run will quickly start to feel like a long time ago.
City
posted on 16/3/19
comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
VAR would have knocked Man City out today. Plenty of teams still have a chance to beat them.
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VAR would have knocked them of at least 7 points this season
posted on 16/3/19
comment by LAMCAM♠ (U18537)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
VAR would have knocked Man City out today. Plenty of teams still have a chance to beat them.
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VAR would have knocked them of at least 7 points this season
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Not sure how you work that one out. Although even if that were the case, we were one of the few clubs that voted for VAR, so you can blame others for that...
posted on 16/3/19
There certainly good enough.
Certainly the best team in the league.
Cup competitions are no respecters of class however. A team of deadbeats lost the ECL final last season, but they still got there, for example.
If they do it, best wishes to them. Been a decent, properly run, club for most of my lifetime with decent but passionate fans. Been said before many times but they are kinda like your 'kid brothers' team.
A lot worse things in the world of football can happen. Been a bad season, but Liverpool winning something, Leeds getting promoted, Arsenal returning to their 90s cheating style would all be worse.
posted on 16/3/19
comment by LAMCAM♠ (U18537)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
VAR would have knocked Man City out today. Plenty of teams still have a chance to beat them.
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VAR would have knocked them of at least 7 points this season
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How do you work that out
I hate it when people take random occasions in football match and equate them to points. Like is Mane's goal had crossed the line Liverpool would have drawn the game against City at the Etihad or the delusional scousers say Liverpool would have won the game how do you work that out????
Honestly that day even if Liverpool had scored 2 judging by the performance of both teams only City looked like winning that day.
Another famous one is Liverpool should have beat Arsenal at the emirates because Mane was wrongly ruled offside???? Before that goal, didnt Allisson punch Mikhitaryn in the head. What would have happened if Arsenal had scored first instead of Milner.
All ifs and buts. Over 38 games the team with the most points is the best team.Its that simple. City have scored 68 goals in 2019 alone.
You can moan about the offside at Watford or penalty at Westham but both goals were scored early in the 2nd half of games. Who can say for sure City would not have scored.
Some people are getting desperate here
posted on 17/3/19
comment by LAMCAM♠ (U18537)
posted 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
VAR would have knocked Man City out today. Plenty of teams still have a chance to beat them.
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VAR would have knocked them of at least 7 points this season
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To be fair, City fought very hard for VAR together with Arsenal and 4 other clubs whilst Man Utd together with the other 13 clubs opposed it.
posted on 17/3/19
I don't think they'll win the league, sadly. If you're as bad defensively as City are (and they are pretty bad) you will come unstuck, as they often have this season. Unfortunately, Liverpool line up with 3 holding midfielders and have a lethal front line. That combination is unlikely to drop many points during their very nice run in
posted on 17/3/19
comment by Grand Cannon (U18697)
posted 4 hours, 47 minutes ago
comment by LAMCAM♠ (U18537)
posted 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
VAR would have knocked Man City out today. Plenty of teams still have a chance to beat them.
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VAR would have knocked them of at least 7 points this season
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To be fair, City fought very hard for VAR together with Arsenal and 4 other clubs whilst Man Utd together with the other 13 clubs opposed it.
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Yes, but that was before their finances were directed towards adding storeys to officials' houses. That's how they're using the surplus that had previously been allocated to illegally trafficking young players 👍
posted on 17/3/19
City have been incredibly luck that the way the draws have opened up in both domestic competitions. They may win a domestic treble, but I still don't see them winning the CL.
posted on 17/3/19
comment by gunnersaurus rex (U21846)
posted 6 hours, 18 minutes ago
comment by LAMCAM♠ (U18537)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
VAR would have knocked Man City out today. Plenty of teams still have a chance to beat them.
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VAR would have knocked them of at least 7 points this season
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How do you work that out
I hate it when people take random occasions in football match and equate them to points. Like is Mane's goal had crossed the line Liverpool would have drawn the game against City at the Etihad or the delusional scousers say Liverpool would have won the gamehow do you work that out????
Honestly that day even if Liverpool had scored 2 judging by the performance of both teams only City looked like winning that day.
Another famous one is Liverpool should have beat Arsenal at the emirates because Mane was wrongly ruled offside???? Before that goal, didnt Allisson punch Mikhitaryn in the head. What would have happened if Arsenal had scored first instead of Milner.
All ifs and buts. Over 38 games the team with the most points is the best team.Its that simple. City have scored 68 goals in 2019 alone.
You can moan about the offside at Watford or penalty at Westham but both goals were scored early in the 2nd half of games. Who can say for sure City would not have scored.
Some people are getting desperate here
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Well they would certainly have been knocked out of the cup yesterday, had the ref done his job properly.
posted on 17/3/19
comment by gunnersaurus rex (U21846)
posted 9 hours, 54 minutes ago
comment by LAMCAM♠ (U18537)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
VAR would have knocked Man City out today. Plenty of teams still have a chance to beat them.
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VAR would have knocked them of at least 7 points this season
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How do you work that out
I hate it when people take random occasions in football match and equate them to points. Like is Mane's goal had crossed the line Liverpool would have drawn the game against City at the Etihad or the delusional scousers say Liverpool would have won the gamehow do you work that out????
Honestly that day even if Liverpool had scored 2 judging by the performance of both teams only City looked like winning that day.
Another famous one is Liverpool should have beat Arsenal at the emirates because Mane was wrongly ruled offside???? Before that goal, didnt Allisson punch Mikhitaryn in the head. What would have happened if Arsenal had scored first instead of Milner.
All ifs and buts. Over 38 games the team with the most points is the best team.Its that simple. City have scored 68 goals in 2019 alone.
You can moan about the offside at Watford or penalty at Westham but both goals were scored early in the 2nd half of games. Who can say for sure City would not have scored.
Some people are getting desperate here
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I think its more a reference to the influx of offside and dodgy penalties they have been awarded recently.
Tbh to win 3 or 4 cups you need massive amounts of luck and good fortune too. Be interesting to see this years error report thing where it states points lost/won due to bad decisions but yes, 5hit happens people need to get over it.
Defo a myth it all even out tho over a season