Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

Sunday could well be a day of reckoning. While Liverpool clash head-on with City at Anfield, Chelsea’s hopes of keeping pace with that pair in the title race will rest on their ability to dispose of struggling Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.

The opening clash of the day, just minutes away, undoubtedly commands the bulk of our attention. City will arrive at Anfield looking to halt a charge from Brendan Rodgers’ side that has seen the Merseysider outfit win nine league matches on the spin. City turn up with Sergio Aguero fit but named only on the bench as Manuel Pellegrini keeps faith with Edin Dzeko and makes just one change – Gael Clichy returns as the rotation with Aleks Kolarov continues at left-back. Vincent Kompany is in the lineup despite a training ground injury on Saturday. There’s no such issues for Liverpool – Rodgers puts out an unchanged side as Mamadou Sakho retains his start at the back, despite Dan Agger returning to fitness; the Dane is named amongst the subs.

We’ll bring you the teamsheet news from today’s game in South Wales via our Twitter feed, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open for those looking for some real-time reactions during totday’s vital encounters.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    *putting on a heart rate monitor

    4mins more, come on LFC

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  2. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Has Aguero even touched the ball yet? LOOOL

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  3. Judas
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero on for 3 bonus

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    1. Mr Smith
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      What about Yaya?

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  4. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Good time as any to take the dog for a walk

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    1. r0nh
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Is she not doing the cooking?

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      1. Optimus.
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Oh burn 😉

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  5. Sess!
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    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    If salah looks decent today, might get him -4 next week and play him in games when chelsea play before the champions league.

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    1. Mull
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Putting that added team value to good use then!

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      1. Sess!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah looking at midfield of Eriksen, Mata, Silva, Salah, Lallana

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    2. Nomar
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Same here.

      Would allow me to do Haz to Salah and Dzeko to Aguero for no hit.

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    3. GTS
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Differential. 😎

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  6. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Holy Moses

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  7. Sess!
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    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero Man of the Match

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  8. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Just got home, any football on today?

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    1. lifes a pitch
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      yeh, you've missed it

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  9. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    What happened to Victor Moses, he looked really good for a short while..

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    1. Tasty Jerk
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Would love him back at Palace where it all started. Great player

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  10. DonTheSpecialOne
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    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    5 mins added

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  11. Gaz Downright
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    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    squeek squeek

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  12. Lord Flashheart
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    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    need to borrow some nails.

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  13. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    5mins added time 🙁

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  14. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    5 mins 😯

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  15. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Can't see Aguero starting midweek after this.

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    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Errrm??

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    2. GTS
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      could use some mins to build match fitness & confidence. May start I think.

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  16. Wet Knee Houston
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Silva and Skrtel scoring, but still not a disastrous day, with Kolarov staying on the bench. A disaster would be a CHE CS or a Ivan goal, though, everybody around me has him.

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  17. Towsor44
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Keep it at 3 City, don't need minus points for Zaba!

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  18. St.Ricardinho
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    skrtel is a joke

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      ???

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  19. Benteke10
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Hahahahah that maul in the box not sure if union or football

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  20. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Kun cameo ......I did say bookmark it but BreadBin argued hmmmmmmm, what can he do in 3 mins?

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  21. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Kompany really hasn't had a good game.

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  22. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    sunday'....is the Mci x Pool game worthy to watch on tape ? im travelling now, quite hungiover, and the match was at 8:30am new york time...i got home from a fiesta at 6!
    just saw that kun and yaya 20 min approx gt.ffs.

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    1. Towsor44
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, definitely watch it!

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  23. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
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    10 years, 1 month ago

    They think It's all over...

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  24. Mull
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Henderson off.

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  25. Towsor44
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Hendo straight red!

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  26. DonTheSpecialOne
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    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Hendo 😀

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  27. Somalion
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Hendo straight red.

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  28. tm245
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Wow.

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  29. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    My 3 City players.

    Kun 1pt
    Yoyo 1pt
    Demi 1pt.

    What are the odds?Really

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    1. Towsor44
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Could be worse, you could have nil point Zaba 🙁

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    2. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Dzeko 2 for me

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    3. Nomar
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      At least Kun and Demi have a chance to fill their boots in midweek.

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    4. Elfozzie 42
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Could be worse, you could've captained Yaya!
      Thank god I brought in Silva for Hazard! 😉

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  30. Bøwstring The Carp
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    10 years, 1 month ago

    Dirty boy Henderson

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