Manchester City visits West Ham United on Saturday, and it'll be the next edition in what has been a very lopsided series. Since Pep Guardiola took control of Man City in 2016 they have never lost a league fixture to the Hammers. In fact, the only victory by the East Londoners, during the Pep era, came in the 2021-22 League Cup, and they needed penalties to get there. Things … [Read more...] about Manchester City Starting XI Prediction at West Ham United
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Man City Team News at West Ham: Rodri, Phil Foden, Mateo Kovacic
Erling Haaland gets all the headlines, with Kevin De Bruyne not too far behind him, in this regard, but Rodri is the sparkplug that makes the Manchester City engine roar. The midfield maestro is just as important to City's success as Haaland, De Bruyne, Ruben Dias, Phil Foden etc. Due to match fitness issues Rodri has not featured yet this season, so he is thus a doubt for … [Read more...] about Man City Team News at West Ham: Rodri, Phil Foden, Mateo Kovacic
Manchester City Starting XI Prediction at Ipswich Town
Welcome to Manchester, Ipswich Town. And welcome back to the Premier League, Tractor Boys! Here's your reward, you get Liverpool in week one and then a trip to Manchester City in week two. The league did them zero favors in scheduling. There is easing into it for them! At least week three is Fulham, and that's a big step down in weight class. Anyway Manchester City manager … [Read more...] about Manchester City Starting XI Prediction at Ipswich Town
Man City Team News vs Ipswich Town: Savinho, Cancelo, Gundogan, Rodri
Manchester City's only new signing of the summer, Savinho, went down with a knee injury in the season opening win at Chelsea, but luckily, it is not serious. Savinho will likely be fit for the next game, at home to Ipswich Town. The news is much worse for Oscar Bobb, who is still looking at several months on the shelf, due to a leg injury. Meanwhile Ilkay Gundogan, who sat … [Read more...] about Man City Team News vs Ipswich Town: Savinho, Cancelo, Gundogan, Rodri
Man City Starting XI Prediction at Chelsea FC
Sunday is not just the season opener for Manchester City, it's also a "getting the band back together" kind of game. So you could say this is like Jake and Elwood Blues, from The Blues Brothers. Kind of. Sort of. As the Cityzens visit Chelsea FC, the hosts will have to prepare for a really strong first team. Much like with Mikel Arteta at Arsenal, Pep Guardiola will break in … [Read more...] about Man City Starting XI Prediction at Chelsea FC
Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction v Manchester City
Chelsea FC hosts Manchester City in what is, on paper, the headliner clash of the Premier League season opener. City, the defending champions yet again, enter the weekend after a lackluster summer transfer window. Chelsea come in after a rather poor preseason. Welcome to the beginning of the Enzo Maresca era. The Pep Guardiola mentee, and doppelganger, to put it quite bluntly, … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction v Manchester City
Chelsea Team News vs Man City: Gallagher, James, Petrovic
The Conor Gallagher situation is messy, to say the least. As a new Premier League season dawns, the English midfielder has seen his move to Atletico Madrid, which had been thought to be a done deal, fall through. He's back with the side now, but may not feature in the season opener, as his agent works on his next potential landing spot. … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News vs Man City: Gallagher, James, Petrovic
Man United Starting XI Prediction vs Man City (Community Shield)
Manchester United welcomed back seven players from extended holiday this week, and some of them should feature in the Community Shield on Saturday. The group, consisting of those who served their countries in the 2024 European Championships and Copa America, includes Joshua Zirkzee, the first of United's two summer signings. Saturday might bring the debut of Zirkzee in a … [Read more...] about Man United Starting XI Prediction vs Man City (Community Shield)
Man United Team News vs Man City: Yoro, Hojlund, Evans, Lindelof
Manchester United seem to be picking up right where they left off, in terms of the injury crisis, from last season. We're still a couple weeks from the start of the season, and yet they have already lost the services of central defender Leny Yoro (foot fracture) and striker Rasmus Hojlund (hamstring strain) for an extended period of time. Yoro is probably, the words of … [Read more...] about Man United Team News vs Man City: Yoro, Hojlund, Evans, Lindelof
Man City Starting XI Prediction vs Man United (Community Shield)
The Community Shield will soon be upon us, and recently, it has not been kind to Manchester City. They have lost the last three, to Arsenal, Liverpool and Leicester City respectively. City's last triumph in this competition came in 2019, when they bested Liverpool. Despite the recent history, and City's multitude of issues, the odds are still in favor of City for this … [Read more...] about Man City Starting XI Prediction vs Man United (Community Shield)