{"id":615760,"date":"2022-08-06T16:59:19","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T20:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=615760"},"modified":"2022-08-06T05:14:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T09:14:35","slug":"manchester-city-predicted-starting-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/06\/manchester-city-predicted-starting-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City Predicted Starting Lineup vs West Ham United for August 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/03\/manchester-city-sergio-gomez-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City<\/a> will begin their bid to win a third Premier League title on the trot with a tough away fixture against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/25\/west-ham-filip-kostic-eintracht-frankfurt\/\" target=\"_self\">West Ham United<\/a> at the London Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>West Ham had a memorable campaign last season, finishing seventh, two points behind <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/06\/frenkie-de-jong-barcelona-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> in sixth. Jarrod Bowen proved to be one of the revelations of last season and his two goals held Manchester City to a draw in this same fixture last season.<\/p>\n<p>There are others capable of influencing the game, including captain Declan Rice and the irrepressible Michail Antonio. New signings <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/20\/west-ham-complete-signing-rennes-defender\/\" target=\"_self\">Nayef Aguerd<\/a> from Stade Rennais and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/25\/west-ham-united-gianluca-scamacca-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Gianluca Scamacca<\/a> from Sassuolo are expected to make a mark as David Moyes builds himself a star-studded side.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester City Predicted Starting Lineup<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not long now! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@premierleague<\/a> \ud83d\udd1c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ManCity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ManCity<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gho8H78CPJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Gho8H78CPJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Manchester City (@ManCity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManCity\/status\/1555214478878199808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>How Manchester City Have Lined Up Recently<\/h3>\n<p>It will, however, be business as usual for Manchester City, who have dominated the Premier League in the last few seasons under Pep Guardiola.<\/p>\n<p>They have allowed the transfer of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/04\/arsenal-confirm-gabriel-jesus-manchester-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Gabriel Jesus to Arsenal<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/06\/raheem-sterling-to-chelsea-nearing-completion\/\" target=\"_self\">Raheem Sterling to Chelsea<\/a>, bringing in Norwegian goal-scoring machine <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/09\/manchester-city-erling-haaland-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund<\/a> as a replacement. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/25\/julian-alvarez-joins-manchester-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Julian Alvarez<\/a> is another new face in the squad after he was loaned back to River Plate for the second half of last season.<\/p>\n<p>City also brought the industrious Kalvin Phillips from Leeds United, but they may also suffer the loss of another midfielder as Barcelona are reported to be interested in<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/05\/manchester-city-barcelona-bernardo-silva-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\"> Bernardo Silva<\/a>. The player is said to like the idea of a switch to Spain and a bid can be expected if the Spanish giants manage to sort out their finances.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City are also on the lookout for a replacement for Oleksandr Zinchenko who has joined Arsenal. The search continues as City refused to meet Brighton&#8217;s price for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/03\/chelsea-complete-marc-cucurella-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Marc Cucurella who has joined Chelsea<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola&#8217;s traditionally lines up in a 4-3-3 formation. With players of considerable technical ability in every position, the team is unique in its fluidity as they pass the other team into submission.<\/p>\n<p>Against<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/05\/liverpool-predicted-starting-lineup-fulham\/\" target=\"_self\"> Liverpool<\/a> in the Community Shield, Manchester City lined up as Ederson; Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, Joao Cancelo; Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne; Jack Grealish, Erling Haaland, Riyad Mahrez<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0Team Injuries to Consider<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Aymeric Laporte is the only one on Manchester City\u2019s injury list after undergoing <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3460116\/2022\/07\/29\/manchester-city-aymeric-laporte-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">surgery<\/a> on his knee. He has been ruled out for the fixture.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Predicted Manchester City Starting Lineup<\/h3>\n<p>Ederson; Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, Joao Cancelo; Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne; Jack Grealish, Erling Haaland, Riyad Mahrez<\/p>\n<h3>Current Odds: West Ham United vs Manchester City<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Sky Bet predicts the odds at 15\/2 for a win to West Ham, 17\/4 for a draw and 1\/3 for Manchester City to win.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City will begin their bid to win a third Premier League title on the trot with a tough away fixture against West Ham United at the London Stadium. West Ham had a memorable campaign last season, finishing seventh, two points behind Manchester United in sixth. 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