When Manchester City host Southampton FC on Saturday it will most likely be a very lopsided affair. At least on paper, as this is truly a both ends of the table kind of clash. However, Man City are certainly in an injury crisis mode, and they have little options in the defensive midfield/middle of the park right now.
The back line has a lot of injuries too, so much so that it needs to be reshuffled here.
Southampton FC at Manchester City FYIs
Kick-off time: 3PM GMT, Oct. 26, 2024, Etihad Stadium
Man City Preview Material: Team News Starting XI Prediction
PL Standings: Southampton FC 19th, 1pt Man City 2nd, 64 pts
PL Form Guide: Southampton FC LDLLL Man City WDDWW
Google Result Probability: Southampton FC 4% Man City 87% Draw 9%
Of course, no matter what lineup Pep Guardiola selects here on Saturday, they most likely should win this one. Here’s our best guess.
Manchester City Starting XI Prediction vs Southampton FC
Ederson; Rico Lewis, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol; Mateo Kovacic; Phil Foden, Savinho, Bernardo Silva, Matheus Nunes; Erling Haaland
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