really didnt know what we bid for him last season. If only we did get him.

But anyway Chelsea got him and he is definitely what they miss last season.

Well glad to hear that if that is really the case. He just need to be a bit passionate when playing with us and I m sure the fans going to be supporting him in and out.

With Costa i think it's clear we didn't throw enough money at him. That's normally the case when you can't offer CL football. It makes not sense for Costa to move otherwise, AM had CL and were also ready to improve his contract.

Costa would have been good for us but the Balo project is equally exciting. He's one of the most undervalued and under-performing players in the world. In a way, he reminds me of LFC of some years ago - so much potential but just plagued with problems.

Chelsea don't wanna kena conned by us with another Torres 50m incident again... ahahahah

Prediction for tonight Liverpool 3-1 Manchester city
Sturridge sterling gerrard and silva.

Team i think rodgers will put
Mignolet johnson skrtel lovren moreno
gerrard henderson can
sterling couts sturridge.

I go for a draw...

if Flanno is fit enough, i'd play him ahead of Johnson. he got the experience from last season which i believe makes him capable to face MC

I go for a draw, a point is better then last season (0 point)

my lineup predition

------------------Mignolet---------------------

Mankiyo------Sketel------Lovren----Johnson(very sad.. Hope Moreno can convinced BR in the past few days)

---------------------Gerard----------------------

----------Hendo-----------------Allen/Marko---

----------------------Couth---------------------

-----------Sterling---------------Struj----------


Bench : Jones, Shako, Johnson/Moreno(depends who starts), Allen, Can, Lucas, Lambert

Special guess : Balotelli

Don't think Balotelli signed in time la...would be nice to see Moreno but dunno if BR will give him baptism of fire against MC.

I'd go with Rotuham's lineup. Either Can or Allen, I prefer Can if he's fit to play. For fullbacks it's either Manquillo or Moreno, two new fullbacks is way too risky i think. i'd go with Moreno if he has settled in time. He will offer more attacking threat and IINM last season BR played Johnson in rightback on both occasions and we narrowly lost one and won the other.

Parking bus is their Plan A.

Today's match against the champ will be a good test on our squad. Personally, I think it's good to face them early, so that we can stand grounded even if we lose. BR will have time to adjust and tweek formations.

I think City's gonna come with full points. Any point for us will be good, considering we are still trying out new players post Suarez.

Let's see how well we cope with City's awesome team.

Ya, masterstroke for them in getting Fab. He'll provide the creative spark sorely missed. Costa also looked like a real bargain for them; although it's still early.

They have bought well....

LvG has said his team is unbalanced with top heavy squad. Too many strikers/attacking players. And they are bringing in a winger? Hmmm.... Let's see if di Maria can give them something extra. On the bright side, they remain unbeaten away, though.

Just bench Johnson. Crap england best full back. Way past his best now.

that's why he's listed as a special guest. surely he'll come to see the game

He might be crap at sometime but you cant denied that the last tackle he made during the match against Southampton worth 3pts to us.

In the same fixture last year we were actually the better team and Pellegrini himself admitted that our encounter was their toughest at the time. We took the game to City and we were unfortunately not to come away with a result. Rodgers was quoted a couple of days ago as saying that we will not stop playing attacking football which will bode us well in this fixture.

Having said that our defence was in absolute disarray in the final 15-20 minutes of last weekend's fixture against the Saints, a team pundits tipped to struggle this season what with the firesale they went through. Mignolet made a brilliant save by tipping the ball onto the post late on but he was also guilty of flapping early in the game and was lucky not to be punished. We still don't have a proper reliable defensive midfielder to shield the back four and we'll do well not to concede. Upfront, we were lacking bite (no pun intended) and Rickie Lambert was virtually a spectator when he was on and we struggled to trouble a defence missing their best defenders from last season, Lovren and Shaw.

We'd do well to get a draw but based on what I've seen, I reckon it will be a slim defeat. Here's hoping I'm wrong.

Had he defended properly southampton wouldn't have equalised in the first place.

I think BR will not put both Mankiyo and Moreno together, its either one of them with Johnson.

As for midfield, we know Gerrard and Hendo is a sure starter, so its either Can, Allen, or Lucas for another spot.

Front 3 definitely will be Sterling, Sturridge, and Coutinho. And I am guessing Markovic will get his PL debut replacing either Sterling or Coutinho at the last 20 mins or so.

My prediction line-up. Score would be 0-2. Hendo and Sturridge. Mignolet god mode, deny every MC chances.

----------------Mignolet----------------

Mankiyo---Lovren---Skrtel---Johnson

----------------Gerrard-----------------

-----------Hendo------Allen-------------

---Sterling----Sturridge----Coutinho---

We definitely need a strong midfield to counter the roaming of octopus (fernando) and toure.

I prefer Can and Hendo.

Win this match and we'll carry some momentum into another tough fixture against Spurs. Lose and all the pundits will cheer.

Last season, we were unlucky to lose. Took the game to them, had the lead and was punished when Sterling was judged to be offside. We won at Anfield after some roller coaster play. During recent pre-season (which can't be use to measure any team) we came out top with a 2-2 (pen win).

BR will setup the team to attack from the start, hoping to get an early breakthrough. We can't let City to dictate play as their midfield is well oiled. Maybe we can attack with pace and cause some havoc for them. However, my main condern, as most of us are; can we maintain same moemntum beyond 70min or so?

Will be close but I still fancy City to nick this. Unless if Gerrard hold firm and Markovic can work some magic with Couth? Let's enjoy the game and see how it pans out.