Manchester City have lost three in a row. Wow! Really? Can they actually do that, in the Pep Guardiola era? It is obvious that this team really misses Rodri, and will certainly be feeling the pain of his absence the rest of this season. The next chance to turn the tide is a trip to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday evening.
They looked absolutely atrocious say in the midweek thrashing by Sporting CP, a result that certainly put a major dent in their continental campaign.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City FYIs
Kick-off time: 5:30 PM GMT, Saturday Nov. 9, Amex Stadium
Manchester City Preview Content:ย Starting XI Predictionย ย Team News
Form Guide Premier League: Brighton LWWDLย ย Manchester Cityย ย DWWWL
Premier League Position: Brighton 16 pts, 8thย ย Manchester Cityย 2nd, 23rd
Result Probability: Brighton win 23%ย ย Draw 22%ย ย Manchester City win 55%
The 2-1 losses to AFC Bournemouth (in the league) and Tottenham Hotspur (in the League Cup) were a bit unsightly too. If you’re scoring at home, City are -5 on goal differential in their last three across all competitions. When’s the last time you can say that?
So in the hopes of trying to stop the trend, who will Man City boss Pep Guardiola select in his first team?
Manchester City Starting XI Prediction at Brighton
Ederson; Kyle Walker, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake, Josko Gvardiol; Mateo Kovacic, Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden, Savinho, Bernardo Silva; Erling Haaland
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