This is a Manchester City predicted lineup for their early Saturday kick-off against Nottingham Forest as two sides chasing Champions League football go head to head. Since crashing out of Europe and being humbled by Liverpool, things have been a little better for the Cityzens with a win over Tottenham getting them into the top four.
Manchester City Predicted Lineup vs Nottingham Forest in Premier League Clash
How Manchester City Have Lined Up Recently
Taking the FA Cup tie with Plymouth out of the equation Ederson has been the goalkeeper of choice. Josko Gvardiol is the nailed on left-back in the system with a centre-back pairing of either Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, or Abdukodir Khusanov with John Stones not starting since Newcastle. Rico Lewis often comes in at right back with Matheus Nunes starting there against the Lilywhites.
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Nico Gonzelez and Ilkay Gundogan are the main defensive midfield pairing, Bernardo Silva offers an option for a more standard central midfielder. With Omar Marmoush, Savio, Jeremy Doku, Kevin de Bruyne, and Phil Phoden occupying the attacking midfield spots. Of course, there can be only one option for the starting striker spot with Erling Haaland up top.
Manchester City Recent Form and Tactics
Pep Guardiola has opted for a base 4-2-3-1 setup which was moved to a slightly more attacking 4-1-4-1 against Liverpool which proved to be a costly tweak. The aim is to dominate possession and recycle the ball by winning it back high or before a transition can become dangerous. Unfortunately, this current squad is incredibly prone to transitions despite being capable of dominating the ball.
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With three wins from the past five, things have become much better for the side who went through some poor runs of form. When things click they can be very good at scoring goals, putting four past Newcastle and three past Plymouth Argyle. When things don’t go well though, they can be blunt in attack and prone to conceding as both Liverpool and Real Madrid put them to the sword.
Manchester City Injuries to Consider
According to PremierInjuries, Guardiola will be without five players for this one. Rodri, Stones, Manuel Akanji, Oscar Bobb, and Ake are all sidelined.
Manchester City Predicted Lineup
GK – Ederson
LB – Josko Gvardiol
CB – Abdukodir Khusanov
CB – Ruben Dias
RB – Oscar Bobb
DM – Ilkay Gundogan
DM – Nico Gonzalez
AM – Jeremy Doku
AM – Savio
AM – Omar Marmoush
ST – Erling Haaland
