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
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
Liverpool vs Man City Team News: Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate, Jeremy Doku
Ahead of Sunday's massive Premier League headliner fixture at home versus Manchester City, Liverpool have suffered two new injury concerns. Defender Conor Bradley suffered a hamstring injury in midweek Champions League action and Ibrahima Konate was seen in obvious leg pain/discomfort. Both are doubts, at the very least, for the 1st place versus 2nd place crunch clash on … [Read more...] about Liverpool vs Man City Team News: Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate, Jeremy Doku
Newcastle United vs Manchester City Starting XI Predictions
Newcastle United welcome in Manchester City on Saturday in a renewal of a series that has gotten much more competitive and exciting lately. The two sides battled to an exciting 3-3 draw in an early league fixture two seasons ago while the Geordies knocked the Cityzens out of the EFL Cup last season. The Magpies also played Pep Guardiola's men very tough last season in a 3-2 … [Read more...] about Newcastle United vs Manchester City Starting XI Predictions
Man City at Newcastle Team News: Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne, Alexander Isak
The next round of Premier League action commences on Saturday with a lunchtime fixture that looks pretty scintillating, at least on paper. Manchester City will have their first fixture of many without central midfielder supreme Rodri, who will be out, in the words of manager Pep Guardiola, "a long time." "Still we don't have the definitive [diagnosis] but he will be out for … [Read more...] about Man City at Newcastle Team News: Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne, Alexander Isak
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
Manchester City Starting XI Prediction at West Ham United
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