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Man City Starting XI Prediction vs Huddersfield (FA Cup 3rd Rd)

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Manchester City start their FA Cup campaign on Sunday with a visit from Huddersfield Town. As they're facing a Championship side, you can expect manager Pep Guardiola to do some squad rotation here. Will Kevin De Bruyne finally return to the pitch? It is possible, as he went an unused substitute this past weekend, in the win over Sheffield United. … [Read more...] about Man City Starting XI Prediction vs Huddersfield (FA Cup 3rd Rd)

Manchester City Starting XI Prediction vs Sheffield United

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Manchester City aren't going away, in regards to the Premier League title race. They'll be in it to win it until Championship Sunday, and this Saturday they will almost certainly bag three more points when they host Sheffield United. City, despite the injuries to their top guns, are still City, and when they take on the side that constitutes the foot of the table, a rout … [Read more...] about Manchester City Starting XI Prediction vs Sheffield United

Man City Team News vs Sheffield: Haaland, De Bruyne, Stones

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Was the foot injury to Erling Haaland more severe than Manchester City initially led on? Or has the big Norwegian always been "day-to-day," since his stress fracture problem first flared up, and the situation just continues to worsen? Maybe it is a little of both. Perhaps Man City have been doing some gamesmanship/being coy on the Haaland injury, but we finally have some … [Read more...] about Man City Team News vs Sheffield: Haaland, De Bruyne, Stones

Manchester City Injury News: Ederson, Kovacic, Stones, Ake

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The international break may be dull, but we have another blockbuster fixture to look forward to once it's over. Manchester City played Chelsea to a 4-4 draw, in the final game before this international period ensued. Pep Guardiola put it best, saying that the clash was the perfect commercial for the Premier League. Now comes a top of the table clash, when Man City visits … [Read more...] about Manchester City Injury News: Ederson, Kovacic, Stones, Ake

Man City Team News at Chelsea: Manuel Akanji, John Stones

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Manuel Akanji missed the UEFA Champions League win over Young Boys, which guaranteed round of 16 qualification, due to a back injury. Akanji was withdrawn pregame, but manager Pep Guardiola expects his defender to be available for the trip to Chelsea on Sunday. Another player who is now fully fit, after having had recent fitness concerns, is Erling Haaland. … [Read more...] about Man City Team News at Chelsea: Manuel Akanji, John Stones

John Stones Suffers Major Injury Setback, Confirms Pep Guardiola

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Manchester City defender John Stones is set for another long spell on the sidelines, his manager Pep Guardiola confirmed. Stones missed more than two months worth of action already this season, due to a hip injury, and it appears that problem has reared up again. "It's muscular, he will be out for a while," Guardiola said at a press conference tonight following their 3-0 win … [Read more...] about John Stones Suffers Major Injury Setback, Confirms Pep Guardiola

Man City Team News vs Brighton: Rodri, John Stones

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Manchester City are "reeling," at least by their definition, right now. They have now lost back-to-back Premier League fixtures for the first time since 2018. However, Rodri will now be back in the mix, and that should make a massive difference. You can see the impact of Rodri, clear as day, in the results. City lost all three matches in which their midfield maestro was … [Read more...] about Man City Team News vs Brighton: Rodri, John Stones

Manchester City Starting XI Prediction at Arsenal FC

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Whenever Manchester City and Arsenal get together, 1. it's massive, with a lot of ramifications and 2. is a reunion of former mates. Mikel Arteta, Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchencko will all be looking to get one over here on their former team. City started the campaign off in imperial fashion, but have since come back to Earth, once the injuries and suspensions piled … [Read more...] about Manchester City Starting XI Prediction at Arsenal FC

Arsenal FC Starting XI Prediction vs Manchester City

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Every international break is extremely boring, but at least we head into this next one on the back off a very exciting and enthralling fixture. Arsenal hosts Manchester City on Sunday, in what is the first of two massive matches that will almost certainly have a lot of consequence towards determining the Premier League title. Pep Guardiola has pretty much owned his pupil, … [Read more...] about Arsenal FC Starting XI Prediction vs Manchester City