Match Day Thread Manchester City FC v Sunderland AFC - Saturday 6th December 2025 - KO 15:00

[Nads]

We can’t sacrifice the City game to have Granit and Noah available for Mags.

In reality that’s just our own personal concerns and it wouldn’t be professional as a football club.

They should both play. We have enough to compete with the Mags even in a worst case scenario.

 

[RLB's Beautiful Face]

Have to be. Can’t have them missing against the filths midfield.

They have to play this weekend. Can't have them missing against City's midfield.

 

[LD19SAFC]

We can’t sacrifice the City game to have Granit and Noah available for Mags.

In reality that’s just our own personal concerns and it wouldn’t be professional as a football club.

They should both play. We have enough to compete with the Mags even in a worst case scenario.

I disagree if Xhaka and Sadiki are unavailable. Our central midfield would be lifting

 

[Chunksafc]

I disagree if Xhaka and Sadiki are unavailable. Our central midfield would be lifting

Le Fee and Geertruida is hardly lifting if both Sadiki and Xhaka missed the game, still gives us Rigg off the bench, Neil and possibly Diarra if he is fit for a cameo

 

[LD19SAFC]

Le Fee and Geertruida is hardly lifting if both Sadiki and Xhaka missed the game, still gives us Rigg off the bench, Neil and possibly Diarra if he is fit for a cameo

Would be seriously over ran up against Joelinton, Bruno and Tonali. Xhaka and Sadiki MUST play.

 

[Chunksafc]

Would be seriously over ran up against Joelinton, Bruno and Tonali. Xhaka and Sadiki MUST play.

They are a good midfield 3 granted, but not the be all and end all of midfields

 

[LD19SAFC]

They are a good midfield 3 granted, but not the be all and end all of midfields

Wouldn’t fancy Rigg or Neil coming in to start, that’s for sure. Let’s see what happens tomorrow, I’m nervous about the card situation.

 

[Chunksafc]

Wouldn’t fancy Rigg or Neil coming in to start, that’s for sure. Let’s see what happens tomorrow, I’m nervous about the card situation.

What we will be will be. One game at a time and trust RLB, the coaches and the lads

 

[Becs]

It would be mint if Wilson could do a Jiiiiiiiiiiiiii

 

[LD19SAFC]

It would be mint if Wilson could do a Jiiiiiiiiiiiiii

If he could sort his feet out after the other night. Still foaming he didn’t just whack it

 

[Gordon Armstrong]

I disagree if Xhaka and Sadiki are unavailable. Our central midfield would be lifting

Being that negative must be so soul destroying

 

[LD19SAFC]

Being that negative* must be so soul destroying

Realistic*

roll on that trip to Manchester tomorrow Ha’way the lads.

 

[Chunksafc]

Realistic*

roll on that trip to Manchester tomorrow Ha’way the lads.

Sorry mate, but thats not realisitic, its down right negative.

A Dutch international and ELF is not in anyway shape or form "lifting" in my humble opinion

 

[clockstander]

It would be mint if Wilson could do a Jiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Naughty naughty .

 

[Nads]

I disagree if Xhaka and Sadiki are unavailable. Our central midfield would be lifting

Entitled to your opinion but I really rate Geertruida, ELF has been superb recently.

I don’t see that as lifting at all. Diarra expected to be available too, although clearly won’t be fully fit.

They aren’t prime Barca. City is a much harder game.

Granit is smart enough to be clever tomorrow anyway, they’ve had 4 bookings in 14 they hardly walking yellows.

 

[Monkey69]

It's mad that this is the matchday thread yet half the comments are about the next game.
We are about to face one of the best teams in Europe and one of the best managers in the world and people are more worried about yellow cards???
Pep has proven himself time and time again in the best leagues in the world. He has taken great teams and made them better.
RLB is currently showing his mettle at Sunderland and his story is yet to unfold.
This match for me is the highlight of the season so far, it is the hardest of tests and a great measure of where we are as a club.
1 game can define our week be it this one or the next one, but neither of these games will define our season. Every game will do that and the team deserve our full backing game by game. RLB and the squad deserve our full trust and support as you all know, it has been hard earned.

 

[Jme2]

It's mad that this is the matchday thread yet half the comments are about the next game.
We are about to face one of the best teams in Europe and one of the best managers in the world and people are more worried about yellow cards???
Pep has proven himself time and time again in the best leagues in the world. He has taken great teams and made them better.
RLB is currently showing his mettle at Sunderland and his story is yet to unfold.
This match for me is the highlight of the season so far, it is the hardest of tests and a great measure of where we are as a club.
1 game can define our week be it this one or the next 1. But neither of these games will define our season. Every game will do that and the team deserve our full backing game by game. RLB and the squad deserve our full trust and support as you all know, it has been hard earned.

I agree with your comments . I think he will start with the same team as Liverpool.

 

[dansafcman]

Fée and Geert would be perfectly fine.

Besides which, we'd have to unlucky if both xhaka and sadiki got yellow cards imo

 

[Sol97uk]

Fouls committed this season, hopefully won't be any cards dished out tomorrow

 

[RTB]

This fixture falls on the day of Le Bris's 50th birthday and it is fair to say their head coach wouldn't be short of people offering to buy him a drink if he headed into Sunderland to celebrate.
However, if they win their next fixture, which is arguably their biggest of the season as Newcastle come to town next Sunday, then he will never have to buy a drink ever again.