Manchester City have overtaken Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table finally, and now the idea of winning a quadruple doesn’t seem so crazy. Well, it’s still a crazy long shot, but now not as long.
For Liverpool supporters, the anxiety and stress levels are just ramping up. Reds fans shouldn’t expect City to drop any points tomorrow, as the Citizens are strongly favored at home over Watford, despite a whole slew of injuries. Even with all the injuries though, Pep Guardiola still has plenty to choose from, so let’s make a guess at who he might select for this one.
Despite the fact that they have won five in a row, City has only scored once in the first half of their last five fixtures. So that will be an interesting stat to watch this weekend.
Manchester City Starting XI Prediction vs Watford
Forwards: Leroy Sane, Sergio Aguero, Riyad Mahrez
Midfielders: B. Silva Ilkay Gundogan D. Silva
Defenders: Danilo Vincent Kompany Nicolas Otaemendi Kyle Walker
Goalkeeper: Ederson
Manchester City vs Watford FYIs
Kick-off: Saturday March 9, City of Manchester Stadium, 5:30pm (BST), 11:30am (CST)
Injury Report for both sides: go to this link
Odds via Bet365: Manchester City 1/7, Draw 13/2, Watford 16/1
Google Result Probability: Manchester City win 84%, Draw 11%, Watford win 5%
Prediction: City 3, Watford 0
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