Manchester City will visit Young Boys on Wednesday for what will be the first ever meeting between the two sides. It’s a UEFA Champions League group stage clash that looks, at least on paper, to be about as lopsided as possible.
Most people expect City to really run away with this thing, and honestly, we definitely do as well.
Manchester City at Young Boys FYIs
Kickoff: Wed. Oct. 25, 8pm, Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland
Competition: UEFA Champions League Group G Matchday 3 of 6
Manchester City Preview Material: Starting XI Prediction Team News
UCL Standings, Form: Manchester City 1st, 6 pts, WW Young Boys 3rd, 1pt, DL
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Google Result Probability: Manchester City 81% Draw 12% Young Boys 7%
Odds: Young Boys to win: 14/1, Draw: 13/2, Man City to win: 1/6
Expect Pep Guardiola to bring some other players back into the side, and that list includes the likes of Jack Grealish, Ederson and Ruben Dias. Of course, the term “squad rotation” means something totally different at a place like Manchester City.
There are talented, all-world players all around, in every line of the depth chart, at this squad.
Man City Starting XI Prediction at Young Boys (Champions League)
Ederson; Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Kyle Walker; Rodri, Mateo Kovacic; Phil Foden, Julian Alvarez, Jack Grealish; Erling Haaland
Prediction: Man City 4, Young Boys 0
You know how City looks when they are really on it, and it can be brutal for the opposite side. This should be one of those times.
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