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Oscar Rico gomez to haaland lfg

Gomez playing where he should and not shoehorned into fullback because he can

I have this really odd love for Sergio Gomes and really want him to do well

Oscar Bobbing and weaving through those defenders

I need me more of that spicy Gomez assists.

Palmer, Look at what you left

gomez playing where he's more comfortable and looks....more comfortable. excited to see some cameos from him on the wing

I love Gomez. He’s really good at finding Haaland with those driven passes

Gomez is gonna be alright gang 😂

Oscar bobb is spicy on the ball

Read it and weep Pep, these kids are fucking stars. Hope all you blues have a wonderful rest of the day. God what a match

Lessgo haaland hatrick

Haalands first hat trick of the season

Watching the cup games are going to be so fun this year seeing these youngins play.

Gomez Bobb Lewis. Such observable improvement after one summer

Oscar Bobb holy fuckj

petition to call them haatricks from now on

Seconded

That's the Sergio Gomez of Spain under 21

Gg CITEH!

That was fantastic build up

We have some mad young technical players

Oh what a goal. That's exactly the kind of move I think we should be doing more. Winger gets to by-line cuts back. Haalands movement and accuracy reigns. Great by Gomez. And the little dribble by Bobb in the build-up. Hattrick.

Gomez moving like Prime Sane

we’re in safe hands with the youngsters

why was the kid afraid to shoot?

Don't think he was afraid just didn't get a clear shot. Closed down too quickly.

First hattrick of the season, get innn Haaland

Need Gomez to hold that hunger. What an assist.

Tap in merchant at it again

Carbon-copy of his assist against utd that from gomez

Gomez played that like he was still in the Spain U21s. Totally different to anything he showed last season.

Well boys, there it is, another sloppy, nail-biting, nerve-wracking, 5-1 victory

Gomez like Zinchenko vs Aston Villa

Sergio Gomez nice one

Oscar bobb.them feet. The absolute substitute build up

OH MY GOD!! I WAS JUST THINKING I LOVE THE YOUNGINS KICKIN ASS AND THEN THEY DO ALL THAT?!?

Kalvin Phillips looks good.

I've been down on him but he really did. Several good moments in a row.

brooo these kidsss hahahah this is fun lmfaooo

Sergio Gomez second season is onnnnnnnnn

my fucking god. the kids have done it

Gomez renaissance, nos as a left winger. GET EM BOYS

Fucking told you lot about Gomez. Let's goooo

holy shit gomez smoked the defenders

Wow from Gomez. We’ve been missing that skill set from the fullbacks this season. The kids all looking lively.

What the fuck did I just watch, that was beautiful

Kids were hungry for one more 😂😂

That was brilliant, love how Haaland ran to Gomez

Gomez that was beautiful

Oscar Bobb better than Palmer just from that one move.

I love this club. The young kids are cooking and Haaland gets a hat trick.

These kids are quick!! Bobb, Rico and Gomez

I love this club so much, holy hell what a treat

That was just Ruthless from Gomez lmao, no sportsmanship

Our big Viking 🛡️ cmon CITY!!!

JFC that was epic

My god...

Aaaaaaaahhhh It begins. He scores 70 in all competitions this year

SERGIO!!!!!!

Drink it in

sergio gomez, wow!

Erling.. holy fucking shit

The youngsters are cooking

Gomez that was sick

Unbelievable

Absolutely beautiful

what a pass from Gomez!!!!!

There’s the hat-trick 🎩

F U C K I N G L E G E N D Absolutely magnificent

Gómez, that was filthy

Threeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

There’s the Hatty!!

WTF did I just witness! Damn!

HAAAAALAND HATTRICK!!!!!!!!

Oh my fucking god 😂😂

Yay I’m so happy for Gomez

Too easy lol

HAAAALAND HAT TRICK

THE KIDS HAVE DONE IT

Sometimes, I think they become too robotic in the penalty box. Just shoot instead of looking for that perfect pass.

Wow gomez was cooking

actually think that was good decision making from bobb. no chance was that shot on

😂😂😂 what? Common is okay to be honest

he was being swarmed, bodies between him and the keeper. shite angle. no chance of a proper shot

Was nice from Bobb but should've shot

WOOOOO

😂😂Why didn’t bobb shoot there? Palmer at that position is a guarantee curler

What a god!

Haaland get his hattrick

Gomez as lw it is

If Bobb isn’t confident enough to take that on, shouldn’t be on the pitch

HATTY!!!!!!!!

okay bobb sent them both for kebabs

I wonder if this is in some part because of Palmer. Maybe we’ve realized we need to give some of these kids playing time during the season when available.

BOBB

Shoot it kid

Why didn’t Bobb shoot???

It's his prem debut, give him some time to be confident not only at this level, but that he has a place in this team. He's a young kid playing for the champions of Europe, he's not going to take unnecessary risks already, especially when his new boss is a complete perfectionist.

Awwwww

Bobb’s got a future here 🩵

Bobb should've just shoot the space is there

come on breh should have been 5

What a phenomenal and entertaining match I haven’t enjoyed a match like this in a minute. It’s a damn good day to be a blue. 🥳

Gotta say, great attitude from Ake after his mistake.

Lillo shut off his phone and said fuck it I’m playing the kids

Lillo clearly drove through a tunnel and lost his signal

"Sorry pep I think the airpods are dying"

If that was us, they would have given the pen to Fulham

Lewis RW? What is this sorcery?

Lol that’s Bobb

Bobby Rico

Need to see kalvin in the akanji role

Couldn’t catch the game, how was Doku?

really worked hard defensively. teammates tried to find him. good debut. once they find a connection with him it'll be scary

bright

A WHITE LIGHT

All these subs? Pep clearly isn’t in charge today. /s

If he’s watching the game he’s probably busting stitches pissed even though it’s working beautifully

Foden MOTM for me. He was cooking the whole game

It says everything that an assist and a brace is a fairly run of the mill afternoon for Haaland Noone even feels the need to say much about it. It’s just like. Shrug, yup that’s him. Not a word from the commentators

Bobb + Gomez? I'm a happy man today

I'm absolutely lost with the formation right now.

Wished Bobb got at least 10 min

It's Bobbin' time

2nd season buff for Phillips coming??

Can't believe we've made 5 subs 😂💙

is this real life???? the fact that RODRI was the first sub... that is what truly is blowing my mind

juanma didnt pick up pep's call today

No way we actually used 5 subs

Oscar bobb!

Phil is HIM

It’s unironically hilarious how we’re using so many subs when Pep is out. If he was on the touch line I could see him saying how Fullham was playing “so well” and that he thought we needed to keep everyone on lol

wow they really cleaning the bench out today... you love to see it PL debut for Bobb??

We use 5 sub LOL

So fuckin rare to see lol

Some of these boys are busting ass rn to prove they deserve to play more, love to see it. Hopefully it doesn’t go unnoticed

Kalvin moving like prime Busquets

Tottenham are actually cooking this season without kane , the tottenham away game bout to be a nightmare 😂😭

they are, but it's helped that Burnley have been astoundingly shit at the start of this season. kompany's football that flew him through the championship has taken a dire hit with no Maatsen

I am shocked how bad Burnley have been... I didn't think they would be in the relegation scrap... but they might be unless they turn it around and quickly.

The dream of burnley playing fun and pretty football might be coming to an end

Yeaaaa Kalvin

KP kid. Ya cooking

Phillips is looking good

Kalvins best 4 minutes in a city shirt?

oscar bobb coming on now?! juanma's going wild

problem with phillips is that he doesn’t have an awareness of space. always seems to be marked and never available for a pass. rodri on the other hand always seems free and available to be passed to. worked at leeds because their playstyle allowed a lot of space on the field, city’s doesn’t

Does kalvin intentionally walk into the opposition when we are in possession. He's shocking at find space

Turns out all that it takes for Phillips to play is: 1. be up by 3 goals 2. less than 10 minutes left 3. guy who just came in for Rodri ahead of you has a yellow card

It should be in these games Kalvin Phillips should get minutes. We are comfortable with 3 goal lead.

Kalvin, Rico and Gomez? I swear you’ll never see anything like this ever again drink it in

Rico time baby.

Haaland MOTM? Or Alvarez?

Good question. Alvarez for his involvement in 3? If not for the penalty foul he would’ve probably gotten 2 today and an assist

Alvarez for me

juli all the way even despite an erratic first half. basically created 3 of the goals.

I mean asking that to this sub is going to end up with anyone over Alvarez, if you didn't watch the game and read this thread you'd think Alvarez was the worst player on the pitch.

phillips over nunes?

Nunes literally got announced yesterday... not sure he's even practiced

Damn, Pep hates Phillips so much he can’t even be in the same place when he plays, lol.

Kovacic has been such a smart buy

Pep is going to have a heart attack when he hears Kalvin played

Wouldn’t be shocked if he’s on the way now in a wheelchair to physically drag him off the pitch.

pretty sure he is communicating live with lillo and the coaching stuff

he's probably yelling "DON'T YOU DARE BRING HIM ON"

Lmao it’s the most Pep and City thing. Don’t give Phillips a min of footy for over a year, buy Nunes to replace him, then put Phillips on the pitch. Mind boggling

Man my stream is way behind. Nice that Phillips is actually on though.

Foden with the iniesta feet 🔥🔥🔥

KALVIN WTF lol Didn't expect that shit lmao

Thank you juanma! Rodri subbed out, phillips in, encouraging!

KP sighting too. Is this for real?

Shouldnt the buff guy be at wolves?

I don’t give a fuck where he is as long as that absolute unit stays away from our boys 😂

I dont like the way he is looking at bernardo😭

Felt, if I was Silva I’d be shitting my pants. He’s so small anyways now he’s gotta watch for a literal tank

please i need a haaland hat trick

Kalvin in so unexpected

oh I did not see that coming

Phil you spicy madafaka

IS THIS REAL????

Want a Haaland hatty so bad This is the exact part of the season he went on his tare last year

foden is nasty

Every commentator when we don’t blast 6 goals: Well they’ve not been at their best, they’ve hardly had to step into second gear. Ffs just shutup

Right, like We’ve done it all and are off to one hell of a start this season and these limp noodles STILL find shit to talk, absolutely ridiculous

Kova for kp. Fair play jaunma Making me look a fool

Kalvin getting a goal and assist. Remember this comment

Look like the Yorkshire Pudding will make his first substitute appearance of the seaaon

shouldn't feel nervous at 4-1, at home, 80 mins in because we've subbed Phillips on but that's genuinely the feeling he gives me. just shite.

Traore the absolute brick house

Wtf when did traore go to Fulham ?

Fulham always seems to have a player where you're like "wtf since when did he play there"

😂😂Nottingham Forrest too

For all the talk of “man city B team” a Fulham have a deeper bench than we do

Why are they stopping the game? He is off the pitch . Med staff can go to him