Coming off a score draw with Arsenal, Manchester City have a much easier opponent for their next Premier League fixture- Burnley FC. It comes at a good time, because City need to get their squad all healed up. City also took care of business in midweek, having faced a much weaker opponent, in Huddersfield Town AFC, in the League Cup’s third round. City bested the Terriers 2-0 last night, setting them up for the fourth round against Swansea City.
Manchester City vs Burnley FC FYIs
Kickoff: Sat. Sept 27, 3pm, The Etihad, Manchester, UK
Manchester City Preview Material: Team News Starting XI Prediction
Google Result Probability: Man City 82% Draw 12% Burnley FC 6%
Premier League Form, Standing: Burnley LWLLD 16th, 4 pts Man City 9th, 7 pts, WLLWD
So with that in mind, here is the full list of draws for the 4th round of the Carabao Cup.
League Cup 4th Rd Draw
Arsenal-Brighton
Grimsby Town-Brentford
Swansea-Manchester City
Newcastle-Tottenham
Wrexham-Cardiff
Liverpool-Crystal Palace
Wolves-Chelsea
Wycombe-Fulham
So without any further ado, let’s get to the first team prediction.
Manchester City Starting XI Prediction vs Burnley
Gianluigi Donnarumma; Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, John Stones; Rodri; Savinho, Phil Foden, Tijjani Reijnders, Jeremy Doku; Erling Haaland
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