Defensively we haven't though, and last year we got stuffed 4-0 in the corresponding fixture.Het-Field wrote:City have improved and we have improved.
Difficulty is, City start from a much, much higher level than we are at. However, a game like this can’t be let define our start to the season. Put up a good performance, and perhaps nick something when the season is still cold. However, City will be strong and professional.
Our defence that day was Zabaletta, Diop, Balbuena and Masuaku who was subbed for Cresswell midway through the match, with Rice sitting in front of them.
Sure, going forward we have improved from then, but replace Fabianski with Roberto and we have weakened defensively.
It may help that this is the first game of the season and Man City wont be fully in their stride, but I cant see much other than a hefty defeat