Reina, Johnson, Enrique, Skrtel, Agger, Lucas, Adam, Henderson, Downing, Kuyt, Suarez. SUBS: Doni, Kelly, Carragher, Maxi, Coates, Spearing, Carroll. No Bellamy which was expected. Downing and Henderson come back into the side... Maxi & Carroll on the bench. Kuyt & Suarez up-front.
Good team there, think Hendo deserves the shout after his recent impact on games. Maxi may be used for 20 mins or so as a sub rather than be effective for only 50 mins.
Pleased that Carragher has been left on the bench after a couple of good performances at the back. Shame about Bellamy but to be expected after what has happened. Day has a strange feeling about it - should be looking forward to this game and really up for it, but doesn't seem that important in the grand scheme of things...
Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Toure Yaya, Barry, Milner, Silva, Nasri, Aguero. SUBS: Pantilimon, Zabaleta, Dzeko, Johnson, Toure, De Jong, Balotelli. This is the City team. Balotelli on the bench but apart from that, the sort of team I expected Mancini to put out.
I'm off to the pub in a min to watch the game with my geordie mate, unsurprisingly he's gunning for City.
Lots of links - http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=130620&part=sports Bloodzeed HQ [EN] sopcast 1360 Kbps is usually a good stream.
That City team is defensive considering today is a good chance to get 7 (!) points in front of second place. The scouse have a chance here.
Need to start the game in much the same way as we did in last season's fixture and hopefully catch them cold. No carroll = another game with 10 Liverpool players pressing the opposition. Looking forward to it
Just downloaded FM12 and the adverts make me want to play! Didn't know about Gary.. Shocked! R.I.P Gary Speed + Luca Jones
