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
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Man City vs Everton Team News: Grealish, Rodri, Marmoush, Branthwaite
You can start counting down the hours to the next round of Premier League fixtures, and Saturday brings an interesting one in Everton FC at Manchester City. The most obvious, direct common thread here is Jack Grealish, the Man City winger on loan this season to Everton. While he was not a part of Pep Guardiola's plan at City, he's thriving with the Toffees. Grealish won't be … [Read more...] about Man City vs Everton Team News: Grealish, Rodri, Marmoush, Branthwaite
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
Manchester City Starting XI Prediction vs Burnley
Coming off a score draw with Arsenal, Manchester City have a much easier opponent for their next Premier League fixture- Burnley FC. It comes at a good time, because City need to get their squad all healed up. City also took care of business in midweek, having faced a much weaker opponent, in Huddersfield Town AFC, in the League Cup's third round. City bested the Terriers 2-0 … [Read more...] about Manchester City Starting XI Prediction vs Burnley
Manchester City Starting XI Prediction at Arsenal
Every Champions League clash is huge, regardless of what phase we're in. Just like every matchup between Arsenal and Manchester City is massive. So there really is no chance to really rest, or do squad rotation, or anything like that here. Pep Guardiola is going to have to go full bore here, once again. He needs to go strongest team available, from the start, for this one. … [Read more...] about Manchester City Starting XI Prediction at Arsenal
Manchester City Team News at Arsenal: Rodri, Mateo Kovacic, John Stones
Rodri is truly the engine that makes Manchester City go, and we all see that every time he's absent. Rodri will be monitored for Sunday's clash at Arsenal, after coming off early in the 2-0 win over Napoli last night. City manager Pep Guardiola explained: “He was so smart [to ask to come off against Napoli]. I know the result was not over, it was 1-0 then, it is always … [Read more...] about Manchester City Team News at Arsenal: Rodri, Mateo Kovacic, John Stones
Manchester City Starting Lineup Prediction vs Manchester United
Manchester City lost two of their first three matches this season, and at The Etihad that is simply not acceptable. This is Man City, where the standards are always up in the stratosphere. So this Manchester Derby is basically now a high pressure grudge match. All Manchester derbies are high pressure rivalry clashes, but this one features two sides desperate for a … [Read more...] about Manchester City Starting Lineup Prediction vs Manchester United
Manchester City Starting Lineup Prediction vs Brighton
It's an extremely busy time, ahead of the international break, at Manchester City. Yesterday, we learned who Man City's opponents will be in the League Phase of the UEFA Champions League (we listed those out below). Sunday brings the third Premier League fixture of the season, a trip to Brighton & Hove Albion. And then on Monday, the summer transfer window closes. So, in … [Read more...] about Manchester City Starting Lineup Prediction vs Brighton
Manchester City Team News vs Tottenham: Savinho, Foden, Ederson, Rodri
Manchester City forward Savinho could make the move to Tottenham Hotspur before the summer transfer window closes. Spurs are interested in acquiring him, and City are open to the idea of selling the player. However, you can effectively rule out this transfer happening getting completed by this weekend. Man City will welcome Tottenham into the Etihad for a Saturday lunchtime … [Read more...] about Manchester City Team News vs Tottenham: Savinho, Foden, Ederson, Rodri
Manchester City Starting Lineup Prediction at Wolves
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