Man City Predicted Lineup Vs. Swansea: Haaland Given Breather In Carabao Cup

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The Carabao Cup last was erstwhile regarded arsenic an yearly Manchester City invitational, but Pep Guardiola’s broadside haven’t made it to nan competition’s showpiece arena since 2021.

Alternate priorities and their caller demise person ensured nan trophy has been shared astir successful caller years, but nan Cityzens could make a superior complaint successful 2025–26.

They’ve been dealt 2 benignant draws to commencement their journey, and Guardiola will consciousness assured capable to rotate his starting XI for Wednesday night’s fourth-round conflict astatine Swansea City, contempt succumbing to different conclusion astatine Aston Villa on Sunday.

The head has confirmed rests for immoderate of his starring men successful midweek, so, pinch that successful mind, here’s really nan visitors could statement up successful South Wales.

Omar Marmoush is poised to measurement up connected Wednesday night. / David Ramos/Getty Images

GK: James Trafford—The erstwhile Burnley goalkeeper whitethorn person ousted Ederson betwixt nan posts, but Gianluigi Donnarumma’s presence intends Trafford’s minutes will beryllium constricted to home cup competitions.

RB: Matheus Nunes—With Rico Lewis preferred successful midfield, location could beryllium different commencement astatine correct backmost for Nunes. City are still without Abdukodir Khusanov done injury.

CB: Rúben Dias—John Stones will gain immoderate midweek respite aft earning back-to-back starts, but Dias is poised to proceed astatine nan bosom of Guardiola’s defence, fixed nan deficiency of right-sided alternatives.

CB: Nathan Aké—The Dutchman has played a sporadic domiciled this season, and whitethorn get nan chance to punctual Guardiola of his value here.

LB: Nico O’Reilly—Rayan Aït-Nouri is fresh to make his first quality since August, but he’ll apt commencement connected nan bench. Joško Gvardiol was fixed nan motion complete O’Reilly astatine near backmost connected Sunday, truthful nan City youngster should return to nan XI here.

DM: Nico González—The erstwhile Porto man shook disconnected a sound to characteristic disconnected nan chair astatine Aston Villa, and he should beryllium okay to play from nan outset successful South Wales.

RM: Savinho—The Brazilian has been a regular complete nan past fewer weeks, having endured a disrupted commencement to nan 2025–26 play becuase of a expected wounded and transportation speculation. He shone successful nan erstwhile round.

AM: Rayan Cherki—Cherki is backmost fresh from an wounded setback and could run arsenic nan visitors’ starring imaginative beingness successful midfield.

AM: Bernardo Silva—Rico Lewis will beryllium considered for a midfield berth, but Guardiola whitethorn fancy annoying City supporters by retaining his seasoned workhorse alongside Cherki to proviso equilibrium retired of possession.

LW: Jérémy Doku—City missed Doku’s invention astatine nan weekend, and he should get an hr nether his loop connected Wednesday earlier Bournemouth sojourn nan Etihad.

ST: Omar Marmoush—There will beryllium no Erling Haaland for nan visitors successful midweek, but City did header without him astatine Huddersfield successful nan third-round. They’ve besides sewage a much suitable stand-in disposable successful Marmoush, who occasionally lined up arsenic a centre-forward during nan second-half of past season.

Erling Haaland will beryllium rested successful midweek. / FotMob