Rodri vs real madrid ( 2018 )

Get Givairo Read to the Etihad. Bring this talent to our home.

Watching Marmoush attack the channels on the right (for both Swansea and Egypt against Cape Verde) is all the proof we need. Consistently turns the chances he gets from there into goals/dangerous shots. He simply has more pace and more powerful shooting than Bobb or Savinho.

A strong performance from Nico Gonzalez wins us the game against Newcastle tonight. If he puts in a performance like he did against Swansea, Dortmund, Bournemouth, and Liverpool, then the win is on. He's been doing things in midfield we badly missed last season when Rodri was

This is our strongest side this season: a brilliant, solid team. Like I said, a solid performance from Nico G against Tonali and Bruno G wins us this game. Simple as that. It's also time to further test Nunes and O'Reilly (these are the types of games) for that. Starting

Liverpool spent two weeks crying about that offside equaliser at the Etihad, only to get pumped 3-0 by Nottingham Forest at Anfield. Maybe they should’ve spent that time more wisely. Just a thought.

We should probably write off that £12m we're still chasing from Barcelona for Ferran Torres as a non-performing loan.

Donnarumma changed everything for us. We desperately needed a world-class shot-stopper and now we have one. Our defence loses a duel in the box? He's there. Our high line gets breached on the counter? He's there. Our build-up play is caught out? He's there. Massive

Newcastle are essentially a rugby team in football kits. Their entire game is duels, duels, duels. Touch-tight, aggressive, compact, and lethal in transition. The only way to break them down is with superior technical execution. That's the only answer. We have to level ours

Nico Gonzalez just spun 360 degrees and played a progressive pass before anyone could touch him. And people said they didn't like his turning? This season, Nico is the difference between “better” and “best.” He's been the latter, without a shadow of a doubt. Just brilliant.

This is a shambles. The officiating is a complete joke. Newcastle aren't playing football, they're playing rugby. Tonali, Joelinton... these aren't footballers. You can't make foul after foul and not see a card. This isn't sport. It's a disgrace.

I can understand the rust after the international break, the rhythm takes time to return. But the chances we created and didn't convert? That's unforgivable. Haaland, Foden, and Bernardo should’ve done better.

You simply can't beat a team that's dedicated to duelling, fouling, and wrestling you off the park. The only thing I'll blame our lads for is the chances we created and didn't put away. But the rest of this match, under Samuel Barrot, was a one-sided disgrace. That wasn't

A solid performance from Rúben Dias despite the loss. Loved the shift Nico O'Reilly and Nunes put in at the back, and Bobb's cameo was bright. Poor officiating from Barrot. Disgrace. Miss your chances, you get beaten. On to the next one, blues.

We have eyes. We watch football. This is a total disgrace and it's infuriating. This is one of the worst officiating performances I've ever seen against us. Samuel Barrot lost control of this match. One of Joelinton or Tonali (if not both) should have been sent off for the

Have a goodnight, lads. My head's gone. I'm fucking angry, and rage doesn't normally sit well with me.

Matheus Nunes post-match: "There's no magical explanation, we didn't take our chances, they took theirs. It is what it is." Another solid game from our right-back despite the defeat.

Pep Guardiola's post-match expression said it all, the face of a man deeply frustrated with the officiating, and tired of having to address it. He wasn't disappointed with the performance, he said, but he did highlight the costly chances we missed.

Now that heads are cooler, I'll just say this: we have a good fucking team, and we're going to compete until the very last breath. Just three things: 1. Give Marmoush a proper run on the right. 2. If a good offer comes for Savinho in January, take it. 3. Instead of chasing