Manchester City aren’t going away, in regards to the Premier League title race. They’ll be in it to win it until Championship Sunday, and this Saturday they will almost certainly bag three more points when they host Sheffield United.
City, despite the injuries to their top guns, are still City, and when they take on the side that constitutes the foot of the table, a rout will most likely be on.
Sheffield United at Manchester City FYIs
Kickoff: Sat. Dec 30, 3pm, The Etihad, Manchester, UK
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Google Result Probability: Manchester City 90% Sheffield United 3% Draw 7%
PL Form, Position: Manchester City WDWLD, 37 pts, 4th Sheffield United LDLWL, 9 pts, 20th
Maybe Pep Guardiola will even do some squad rotation for this affair?
There is, after all, a massive gulf in talent and quality here. Big money bust Josko Gvardiol (are we calling him a flop at this point?) slots in at center back, due to the injury to John Stones. Maybe it is not fair to label Little Pep a flop, as he’s been utilized in central defense even though he truly belong on the flanks.
You can expect some changes in defense and midfield from the team that
Manchester City Starting XI Prediction vs Sheffield United
Ederson; Kyle Walker, Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Sergio Gomez; Mateo Kovacic, Rodri; Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish; Julian Alvarez
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