Rayan Ait-Nouri returned to action for Manchester City last night, making a brief cameo off the bench. Ait-Nouri, back in the fold after Africa Cup of Nations duty with Algeria, came on in the 88' of Man City's 2-0 win over Newcastle United in the first leg of their League Cup semifinal tie. Maybe Ait-Nouri takes on a larger role in the Manchester Derby on Saturday? … [Read more...] about Man City Team News at United: Rayan Ait-Nouri, Omar Marmoush
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Manchester City at Newcastle Team News: Oscar Bobb, Anthony Elanga
From one cup competition to the other, in a very quick turnaround, for both Manchester City and Newcastle United. For the most past, the team news situation kind of remains the same for both sides here. For Newcastle, the goalposts keep getting moved back on the expected return of Anthony Elanga. However, he's still just a "doubt" here, and not ruled out, so we'll see if … [Read more...] about Manchester City at Newcastle Team News: Oscar Bobb, Anthony Elanga
Manchester City Team News vs Brighton: Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Nico Gonzalez
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has a massive double injury blow on his hands in the back line. Both Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol are set to be sidelined for some time, due to injury. "Apparently, it doesn't look good - we will see tomorrow," Guardiola said yesterday. … [Read more...] about Manchester City Team News vs Brighton: Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Nico Gonzalez
Chelsea Team News at Manchester City: Marc Cucurella, Jorrel Hato, Moises Caicedo
The first big match of 2026 is quite obvious- Chelsea at Manchester City. It's without a doubt the biggest headliner match of the first weekend in the new year. The visiting Blues come in with a couple new injury concerns- defenders Marc Cucurella and Jorrel Hato. The latter is just 19, and more of a squad player, so he likely won't play a huge role here, even if he is passed … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Manchester City: Marc Cucurella, Jorrel Hato, Moises Caicedo
Pep Guardiola Makes Prediction on Jeremy Doku Injury Return
Forward Jeremy Doku suffered a lower leg injury last week, and he missed out Sunday’s 3-0 Premier League victory at Crystal Palace. According to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, he'll miss out on tomorrow night's League Cup quarterfinal clash, at home to Brentford FC, as well. So when is he coming back? Well, typically Guardiola is very coy, and sometimes even stealth … [Read more...] about Pep Guardiola Makes Prediction on Jeremy Doku Injury Return
Man City Team News, Predicted Starting XI, Match Preview vs Sunderland
One can describe Manchester City as both Premier League title contenders, and "unserious people" (Logan Roy voice) at the same time. One would think the two concepts can't coalesce, but they actually do here. City are currently in second place, within striking distance of the league leading Gunners, but they also just shipped four goals to Fulham in their last game. It was … [Read more...] about Man City Team News, Predicted Starting XI, Match Preview vs Sunderland
Manchester City Team News, Predicted Starting XI vs Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen comes to the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night as Manchester City look desperate for a potential "get right game." Losing 2-1 to Newcastle United yesterday was very unexpected, and Pep Guardiola's men are likely very eager to move on from that. City certainly had momentum rolling their way, up until Saturday, and now the Sky Blues are looking to get it back in … [Read more...] about Manchester City Team News, Predicted Starting XI vs Bayer Leverkusen
Man City at Newcastle Team News: Rodri, Anthony Gordon, Joelinton, Nick Pope
Manchester City heads to Newcastle United for a Premier League fixture that stands out above the rest of the Saturday slate. Man City comes in looking down at Newcastle in the standings, and boasting much better overall team fitness than their opponents. Rodri will be a 50/50 proposition, and will need to pass a late match fitness test in order to feature here. Mateo Kovacic … [Read more...] about Man City at Newcastle Team News: Rodri, Anthony Gordon, Joelinton, Nick Pope
Liverpool at Manchester City Team News: Alisson, Isak, Frimpong, Kovacic
Ahead of Liverpool's 2-1 win over Real Madrid on Tuesday night, Reds boss Arne Slot ruled out three players, Alisson Becker, Jeremie Frimpong and Alexander Isak, due to injury. He also ruled the first two out for Sunday's epic league clash at Manchester City. "All three are not available for tomorrow," Slot said. "Jeremie and Alisson will both also not be available for … [Read more...] about Liverpool at Manchester City Team News: Alisson, Isak, Frimpong, Kovacic
Manchester City Team News at AS Monaco: Rodri, Ait-Nouri, Khusanov
Having missed out on the 5-1 thrashing of Burnley over the weekend, Rodri is touch-and-go for Wednesday night's UEFA Champions League clash at AS Monaco. "I don't know right now how the pain is in his knee," City manager Pep Guardiola said on Saturday, after the match. "He said to us that he was not ready to play." … [Read more...] about Manchester City Team News at AS Monaco: Rodri, Ait-Nouri, Khusanov