Manchester City will not become the first club to accomplish the unprecedented quadruple. The reigning treble winners were bounced from the League Cup last night, meaning they are “only” alive in three competitions this season. Oh pobrecito! Que lastima!
It was their first loss in any competition this season.
Now they try to bounce back against Wolves, a team they have absolutely dominated in recent years.
Wolves vs Manchester City FYIs
Kickoff: Sat. Sept. 30, 3pm, Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, UK
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Google Result Probability: Manchester City 73% Draw 16% Wolves 11%
PL Form: Manchester City WWWWW Wolves DLLWL
PL Standing: Manchester City 1st, 18 pts Wolves 16th
Entering that cup clash, manager Pep Guardiola told the media that he was going to have to field a youth side, due to all the injuries. No one who is smart believed him, as that was just gamesmanship. While Pep did do some squad rotation for that match, he also fielded a side that was overall pretty strong.
Now, with a league fixture coming fast and furious, those rested starters come back into the team. This is what we think that looks like.
Manchester City Starting XI Prediction at Wolves
Ederson; Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Josko Gvardiol; Mateo Kovacic, Kalvin Phillips; Jeremy Doku, Julian Alvarez, Jack Grealish; Erling Haaland
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