For Manchester City, there are really only two team news items to cover for the Saturday clash at Aston Villa. Defender Manuel Akanji could overcome his pelvic injury in time to be passed fit, and young full-back Rico Lewis is now eligible again, having finished serving his suspension. Otherwise the same trio of players (Oscar Bobb, Nathan Ake and Rodri) remain out. … [Read more...] about Man City at Aston Villa Team News: Manuel Akanji, Rico Lewis, Tyrone Mings, Leon Bailey
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Manchester City at Aston Villa Starting XI Predictions
Manchester City visits Aston Villa on Saturday to officially kickoff "festive fixtures," a period over the holidays that consists of an extremely high number of games. It's fixture congestion on steroids meets Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year's. The festive fixture over-scheduling is also the perfect metaphor for where we are when it comes to the business of sports these … [Read more...] about Manchester City at Aston Villa Starting XI Predictions
Man City Team News at Juventus: Phil Foden, John Stones, Manuel Akanji
Manchester City and England superstar Phil Foden has a really bad case of bronchitis. "He is not ready," City manager Pep Guardiola said of Foden this past weekend, in reference to the 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace. We'll see if Foden can give it a go at Juventus in midweek, but who knows. … [Read more...] about Man City Team News at Juventus: Phil Foden, John Stones, Manuel Akanji
Manchester City Starting XI Prediction vs Nottingham Forest
Get a load of all the facts and figures that surround Manchester City hosting Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night. Only point and one place in the table separates the two teams! Manchester City are winless in their last 7 across all competitions. The Cityzens also went winless for the entire month of November. Hard to believe, isn't it? These things just don't happen in the … [Read more...] about Manchester City Starting XI Prediction vs Nottingham Forest
Manchester City Starting XI Prediction vs Feyenoord
It's sounds absolutely nuts to type, say and hear it, but it's real- Manchester City have lost five games in a row. Ahead of the Feyenoord clash tomorrow night, manager Pep Guardiola addressed the "issues" or "problems." (Yeah, we're using some euphemisms here) "I think we deserve some patience when we lose games," Guardiola said. "You are defending a legacy and that is so … [Read more...] about Manchester City Starting XI Prediction vs Feyenoord
Man City Team News vs Feyenoord: Kevin De Bruyne, Mateo Kovacic, John Stones
Kevin de Bruyne is line to return to the Manchester City first team tomorrow night, having not started a game, in any competition since mid-September. The big Belgian has been plagued by an abdominal injury most of the season. What's more news-worthy about De Bruyne however is his future. The 33-year-old, who had been strongly linked with a move to Saudi Arabia in the … [Read more...] about Man City Team News vs Feyenoord: Kevin De Bruyne, Mateo Kovacic, John Stones
Man City Team News vs Tottenham: Grealish, Foden, Akanji, Ake
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has a full blown injury crisis on his hands, with the number of injured players now so high that we need to do the team news in two parts, ahead of the clash versus Spurs on Saturday evening. Here in part two we go over Jack Grealish, Phil Foden, Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake. Part one, linked here, went over John Stones, Ruben Dias, … [Read more...] about Man City Team News vs Tottenham: Grealish, Foden, Akanji, Ake
Manchester City Starting XI Prediction at AFC Bournemouth
When Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola selects his first team Saturday at the Vitality Stadium, where his side will clash with AFC Bournemouth, he'll have a limited number of options in various position groups. They are in full blow injury crisis mode, with Pep summating the situation thusly: "I think when we are in trouble like we are -- because in nine years, I've … [Read more...] about Manchester City Starting XI Prediction at AFC Bournemouth
Man City Team News at AFC Bournemouth: Savinho, Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias
The good news for Manchester City, they're currently at the top of the Premier League table. The bad news for Man City- they are now in full blown injury crisis mode, with Savinho now having to be stretchered off, in last night's League Cup elimination loss at Tottenham Hotspur. He suffered an ankle injury that looks pretty serious, and we should get some sort of timeline for … [Read more...] about Man City Team News at AFC Bournemouth: Savinho, Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias
Man City Team News vs Inter Milan: Nathan Ake, Savinho, Oscar Bobb
We now know when Nathan Ake might be returning to action for Manchester City. Having suffered a hamstring injury in the Netherlands' UEFA Nations League game with Germany, the Dutchman underwent scans that ultimately determined he'll be out of action until after the October international break is complete. So no Nathan Ake until November, which obviously means no Nathan Ake on … [Read more...] about Man City Team News vs Inter Milan: Nathan Ake, Savinho, Oscar Bobb