It’s an extremely busy time, ahead of the international break, at Manchester City. Yesterday, we learned who Man City’s opponents will be in the League Phase of the UEFA Champions League (we listed those out below). Sunday brings the third Premier League fixture of the season, a trip to Brighton & Hove Albion. And then on Monday, the summer transfer window closes.
So, in other words, there is a whole lot going on right now.
Brighton & Hove Albion at Manchester City FYIs
Kick-off time: 2PM GMT, Sunday, August 31, Falmer Stadium, Falmer, Brighton and Hove, UK
Premier League Form Guide: Brighton DL Manchester City WL
Premier League Position: Brighton 1 pt, 18th Manchester City 6th, 3 pts
Man City Preview Material: Team News Starting XI Prediction, UCL Draw Results
Result Probability: Brighton win 24% Draw 24% Manchester City win 52%
Here is the UCL slate, which looks a bit challenging, to say the least.
Champions League Draw, League Phase Confirmed Fixtures
Home: Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, Napoli, Galatasaray
Away: Real Madrid, Villarreal, Bodo/Glimt, AS Monaco
And here is out lineup prediction, which includes a lot of changes from the side which lost to Tottenham Hotspur, 2-0, last time out. It makes sense for Pep to switch it up a bit here.
Manchester City Starting Lineup Prediction vs Brighton
James Trafford; Rico Lewis, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Rayan Ait-Nouri; Rodri; Oscar Bobb, Bernardo Silva, Nico O’Reilly, Jeremy Doku; Erling Haaland
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