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Manchester City Starting XI Prediction vs Brighton

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Manchester City have lost consecutive league matches, under Pep Guardiola, for just the third time. So Brighton will have to best beware of how fired up their opponents will be when Saturday's fixture arrives. Under Pep they just barely every lose, with the club averaging only five losses per season under his leadership. When they won their first title under Guardiola, in … [Read more...] about Manchester City Starting XI Prediction vs Brighton

Manchester City Starting XI Prediction at Arsenal FC

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Whenever Manchester City and Arsenal get together, 1. it's massive, with a lot of ramifications and 2. is a reunion of former mates. Mikel Arteta, Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchencko will all be looking to get one over here on their former team. City started the campaign off in imperial fashion, but have since come back to Earth, once the injuries and suspensions piled … [Read more...] about Manchester City Starting XI Prediction at Arsenal FC

Arsenal FC Starting XI Prediction vs Manchester City

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Every international break is extremely boring, but at least we head into this next one on the back off a very exciting and enthralling fixture. Arsenal hosts Manchester City on Sunday, in what is the first of two massive matches that will almost certainly have a lot of consequence towards determining the Premier League title. Pep Guardiola has pretty much owned his pupil, … [Read more...] about Arsenal FC Starting XI Prediction vs Manchester City

Arsenal vs Man City Team News: Saka, Martinelli, Stones, Rodri

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All eyes on Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka, in regards to the Team News situation for Sunday's titanic Premier League clash. Saka had to exit early from the UEFA Champions League loss to RC Lens in midweek. He suffered a hamstring injury, the extent of which or specifics of have yet to be disclosed. He was called up to the England squad for this impending international break, so … [Read more...] about Arsenal vs Man City Team News: Saka, Martinelli, Stones, Rodri

Man City Team News at RB Leipzig: Bernardo Silva, John Stones

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The injuries and absences finally seem to have caught up the imperious Manchester City Football Club. They have now suffered not one, but two losses, in two different competitions, and that is newsworthy, because this is MCFC, where Ls regularly occur. Defender John Stones (unspecified muscular injury) could come back into the side on Wednesday night while Bernardo Silva … [Read more...] about Man City Team News at RB Leipzig: Bernardo Silva, John Stones

Manchester City Starting XI Prediction at Newcastle United

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola claims he is going to have to select a team of youth players for his side's third-round Carabao Cup tie against Newcastle United at St James' Park on Wednesday night but he's being melodramatic. While the squad is injury-riddled, Pep is exaggerating the situation quite a bit. “The problem when you have a lot of injuries, is maybe not … [Read more...] about Manchester City Starting XI Prediction at Newcastle United

Man City Team News at Newcastle: Rodri, Stones, Kovacic, Silva

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admitted that he was quite angry at his midfielder, Rodri, for the egregious red card he drew yesterday in the win over Nottingham Forest. Rodri wrapped his hands around the neck of Forest forward Morgan Gibbs-White, in a move that was about as red as a red card can be. It happened in the opening minutes of the second half, meaning Man City … [Read more...] about Man City Team News at Newcastle: Rodri, Stones, Kovacic, Silva

Man City Fitness Situation vs Red Star Belgrade (UCL): Grealish, Stones

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Winger Jack Grealish and defender John Stones are both injury doubts for what will be the first Manchester City UEFA Champions League clash since they triumphed in glory last June. Speaking at a recent news conference, manager Pep Guardiola said of Grealish and Stones: "I don’t know (how long for) - I don't think they will be ready for Red Star, but we will see, step by … [Read more...] about Man City Fitness Situation vs Red Star Belgrade (UCL): Grealish, Stones

Man City Team News at West Ham: Guardiola, Grealish, Stones, Ake

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Having now recovered from back surgery, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is set to return to the touchline when his side visits West Ham United on Saturday. He had missed the last two matches, and taken leave of three weeks from the club, in order to have the emergency medical procedure. Guardiola, who went back to his native Catalonia in order to get this done, will no … [Read more...] about Man City Team News at West Ham: Guardiola, Grealish, Stones, Ake