First was “not lose” meaning he will come to the Etihad and play the most boring brand of football shown from Leeds in a long time. In his podcast with Natalie Pike “No Tippy Tappy” prior to his hiring to Leeds he explained exactly what he’d do. Leeds United hunkering down to survive the fall to Championship obscurity. Manchester City chasing after a 3rd Premier League title in a row. ![]() Manchester City 4-0 Leeds United Photo by Alex Livesey - Danehouse/Getty Images Crunk Chocolate ( ) - Shades of Blue Podcastīig Sam brings his bravado along with the Leeds Army to war. I’m hoping for a early City goal to set the tone here and for us to go right at Leeds after it, and put them away so we can rest some players in the second half with a eye on the trip to the Bernabeu next week. That’s despite anything Sam Allardyce has said otherwise we know how he’s going line up tactically here in his debut game for Leeds. I’m expecting Leeds to park the bus at the Etihad. I can’t see anyway Leeds can contend with Haaland, Grealish, Alvarez, Mahrez, Foden or De Bruyne depending on who Pep starts with, especially with Leeds defensive woes of late. Three points here is a must.Īs for the game I expect us to field a full strength team as is the norm for Pep at this time of the season, and go right at Leeds. Another big game here at home to relegation threatened Leeds, and a chance to put a small gap on Arsenal before they face Newcastle. There hardly seems time to rest at the moment, the games coming thick and fast at the pointy end of the season. Manchester City 1-0 Leeds United Photo by Alex Livesey - Danehouse/Getty Images Adam Marrett ( ) - Man City Square I see an INCREDIBLY nervy 1-0 win, proper run-in stuff. I can’t decide if Kev is gonna play or not after just returning from injury, but would love for him to get some minutes at the very least. It is the perfect opportunity for Leeds to steal a draw. This game couldn’t come at a more frustrating time, the squad look gassed and Real Madrid are just on the horizon. It’s sort of fitting that Big Sam gets to be the manager to potentially throw off Pep’s chance at the treble. Manchester City 2-0 Leeds United Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images Dillon Meehan ( ) - City Report Anything can happen in the Premier League, and “narrative” wise, a part of me does see ‘Big Sam’ grinding out a 0-0 here, but it’s a very small part. Haaland will be on the lookout for more goals, and as he hopes to make his new record hard to beat for decades to come, so that doesn’t bode well for the visitors. ![]() It’s just so hard to keep them out while sustaining constant pressure for 90 minutes. If Leeds sit deep, and they probably will, City will pass the ball around from side to side until they find openings and win by one or two. His ability to drive that bus into the middle of the goal, flip it over, spray graffiti on it and set it on fire has been remarkable over the years, but with two or three days to do so, it looks unlikely. The arrival of Sam Allardyce suggests they will go for the former. Park the bus and hope to only lose 2-0 or have a go and lose 6-2. If you’re a coach heading to the Etihad with a centre back partnership likely made up of Robin Koch and Maximilian Wober, having conceded six, five and four goals in three of your last five matches, you would expect to have two choices. Manchester City 5-0 Leeds United Photo by MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images Craig Resnik-Hanson ( ) – Sporticos It was 7-0 last season and, while I’d love that again, I’m going for a 5-0 win. The Whites are still a threat but suffered heavy defeats to Liverpool, Palace and Arsenal and I really can’t see them coming away from Manchester with nothing short of a hiding. Sam Allardyce needs to get his team working quickly, but a trip to an in-form City side will be a baptism of fire. Leeds are fighting for their Premier League lives but sacking the boss with four games remaining will either prove to be lunacy or a stroke of genius. Manc Pete ( ) - Bitter and Blueĭespite taking a bit of time to get going on Wednesday, City found their form and wore the Hammers down to take a comfortable victory. First out of the tunnel is the one-and-only Manc Pete. ![]() Our City Collective have peered behind the curtain and are ready to reveal what they see transpiring. He will have his work cut out for him as he prepares to face an in-form City who are trophy hunting on three fronts late in the campaign. Sam Allardyce has been brought in to guide the Whites to safety over the last few weeks of the season. Manchester City Football Club are looking to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table with a win at the Etihad against the relegation fighters of Leeds United.
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