***Official City v Juventus Match Thread***

[Mark (Blue Army)]

[center] v
Europa League
Group A
30th Sep 2010
KO 20:05
Ground: The City of Manchester Stadium
Live on: Five[/center]

Team news

Mancini is still without summer signing Mario Balotelli for Thursday's clash as the striker continues his recovery from a knee injury.

The manager will field a strong side for the encounter, despite City's impending Premier League visit of Newcastle at the weekend.

He said: "Because we play the Europa League on Thursday nights we have only two days and two nights to recover, but I always put out the strongest team that I can."

Micah Richards could be available after sitting out City's win over Chelsea with a hamstring injury.

Shaun-Wright Phillips is in doubt due to a knee problem, while Wayne Bridge and Aleksandar Kolarov are still sidelined.

Del Neri has received a boost ahead of Juve's Manchester visit with the news summer signing Jorge Martinez is ready to return to action.

The 27-year-old sustained a knee injury on the opening day of the Serie A season and had been sidelined ever since.

[ronk]

Match is on Setanta Ireland live, ronk is happy.

[Mark (Blue Army)]

Match is on Setanta Ireland live, ronk is happy.

Ill be watching it on there too :)

[mr_nool]

Match is on Setanta Ireland live, ronk is happy.

and nool is very happy it's on at 8. am watching utrecht - scouse 1 now, which will end pretty much when the city game is starting.
utrecht's been the better team so far, by the way.

[The Man In Blue]

Hart; Boateng, K Toure, Kompany, Zabaleta; Y Toure, Vieira, Barry; Johnson, Adebayor, Tevez

[Mark (Blue Army)]

Hart; Boateng, K Toure, Kompany, Zabaleta; Y Toure, Vieira, Barry; Johnson, Adebayor, Tevez

Good team, can't wait for this to kick off COME ON CITY!!!

[dikdik]

Can't quite see how that formation works.

[citytilidie]

................Hart..................
Boateng...Toure..Kompany..Zab

.....Yaya.....PV.....Barry

.....AJ................Tevez..

..............Ade...............

[dikdik]

Zut alors!!! Hart is to play in goals....


:)


Merci mes amis

[Whassat]

Lets beat the "old lady".

[13021J]

Lets beat the "old lady".

No need for that here

[13021J]

Can't quite see how that formation works.

I can't wait to see it at work to be honest, JB will patrol the right wing leaving AJ and Tevez to drift and find space. Let's hope we get plenty of support to Ade. Shows how much Mancini doesn't trust Jo and Rsc or he would have played this side against Blackburn.

[13021J]

Zaba will have his work cut out with Krasic

[Mase]

Lets beat the "old lady".

Vieria's playing for us mate.

[Dameerto]

Zaba will have his work cut out with Krasic

Wasn't it Krasic that made Glen Johnson look like a Sunday League footballer during the World Cup?

[carl_feedthegoat]

I dont understand Vierira playing instead of De Jong....it doesnt make sense to me.

[ant london]

guys can someone again drop the radio commentary hyperlink from the match centre onto here???

[Dameerto]

guys can someone again drop the radio commentary hyperlink from the match centre onto here???

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/mdc/audioplayer/a ... c/f344016/

[Dameerto]

COME ON CITY!

[kennyboy]

anyone got a stream working for abroad?