Manchester City have plenty of injury issues as they commence the season that they hope will be their "bounce back year." Last season, they finished trophyless, for the first time in almost a decade. So there is a lot of room for improvement in 2025-26. It all gets started on Saturday with a trip to Wolves, or Wolverhampton Wanderers as they're officially known. … [Read more...] about Manchester City Starting Lineup Prediction at Wolves
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Manchester City Team News at Wolves: Rodri, Josko Gvardiol, Phil Foden
Manchester City suffered a couple of injury setbacks this weekend, and now they find themselves with a pretty extensive injury list as the new season dawns. The likes of Rodri (groin injury), Josko Gvardiol (unspecified knock), Phil Foden (ankle problem), Mateo Kovacic (Achilles recovery taking longer than expected) and Claudio Echeverri (also an ankle) could all miss out on … [Read more...] about Manchester City Team News at Wolves: Rodri, Josko Gvardiol, Phil Foden
Man City Starting XI Prediction, Team News at Plymouth Argyle (FA Cup 5th Round)
For Plymouth Argyle, Saturday is the chance to shoot their shot. Yes, the odds are long against their favor, but hey, step it up and just see what happens. Manchester City only have two things left to play for this season- the FA Cup and a top four finish. So Pep Guardiola won't be easing off the gas pedal too much here. So if they can pull off a major upset, it would be … [Read more...] about Man City Starting XI Prediction, Team News at Plymouth Argyle (FA Cup 5th Round)
Manchester City Starting XI Prediction vs Club Brugge
Win and they're in. Win or go home. Lose and you're out. All the sports competition cliches apply to Manchester City here when they take on Club Brugge in the final matchday of this round of the UEFA Champions League. City need three more points, in order to reach 11 and qualify for the playoff round. A draw is obviously not enough, and it just so happens that their opponent … [Read more...] about Manchester City Starting XI Prediction vs Club Brugge
Man City Team News vs Club Brugge: Khusanov, Stones, Dias, Ake
Outside of Manchester City, this January transfer window has been insanely uneventful. It's been tumbleweeds, basically, pretty much everywhere. But at Man City, they have gotten a trio of signings over the line: Abdukodir Khusanov, 20, an Uzbekistan defender that was acquired for $41 million from Lens, Omar Marmoush, 25, an Egyptian forward signed for $78 million from Eintract … [Read more...] about Man City Team News vs Club Brugge: Khusanov, Stones, Dias, Ake
Man City at Aston Villa Team News: Manuel Akanji, Rico Lewis, Tyrone Mings, Leon Bailey
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
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
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
Liverpool FC Starting XI Prediction vs Manchester City
It's a definitive litmus test/measuring stick/make or break (pick you cliche) kind of match when Manchester City visits Liverpool this weekend. It truly has been "The Game" in the Premier League for all of the 2020s, and also the late 2010s. Whenever these two sides get together these days, you really don't need to say a whole lot in order to explain its magnitude. The … [Read more...] about Liverpool FC Starting XI Prediction vs Manchester City
Man City Starting XI Prediction at Liverpool FC
It is way too early to call any single match a Premier League title decider, but Sunday does have a fixture that could set a tone and a trajectory for which way it could go. If Liverpool FC holds serve at home and beats Manchester City, they'll open up an 11 point lead at the top of the table, and thus heads toward the festive period, which really isn't that far off now, with a … [Read more...] about Man City Starting XI Prediction at Liverpool FC