3 thoughts from the super secret friendly with St. Johnstone on Thursday as Manchester City held their next pre-season match.
City’s second pre-season match took place on Thursday and here are three things to know coming out of the match and heading into their pending friendly against Arsenal.
- Why so secretive? Fans were excited to find out that Manchester City would be replacing their washed out derby against United with a new match against Scottish side St. Johnstone. However, they were disappointed today to find out that there would be no online feed of the match or Twitter coverage of the action. Spectators were not allowed to attend the 7,000-capacity Academy Stadium, or even the media. So while you may have missed the match, at least everyone else did.
- City Wins! City should win this match 10 out of 10 times, but still a victory building up to the EPL season is always a good thing. Reports indicate that City won 3-0 over St. Johnstone with Fabian Delph, David Silva and Fernandinho all scoring. Goals for Delph and Silva will be a huge boost to their causes as they are farther back in the overall midfield depth chart.
- Who got to Play? While reports are unconfirmed from the club or the opponents the lineup appears to have been Hart, Zabaleta, Kolorov, Clichy, Silva, Fernandinho, Sterling, Nolito, Toure and Aguero. That seems like a realistic lineup, and I think all City fans would have loved a chance to see Aguero and Nolito up top together. Kolorov playing may also help quit rumors that he is on his way out.
Were you able to find out any other secrets from the St. Johnstone friendly? If so, leave them below in the comment section.