Man City Xi Vs. Wolves: Guardiola Makes Guehi Decision—injury News, Lineup Prediction

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Manchester City’s mediocre tally of shape has allowed Arsenal to unfastened up a 7 constituent lead astatine nan apical of nan Premier League table—a spread they will dream to adjacent astatine location to bottommost of nan array Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The eight-time Premier League winners person 2 caller signings successful their ranks, though, having forked retired decent chunks of money to motion Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guéhi from Bournemouth and Crystal Palace respectively.

Both should person a salient domiciled astatine nan Etihad Stadium arsenic nan hosts look to get backmost to winning ways aft going 4 Premier League matches without a win.

Match Snapshot

🕒 Kick-off time: 3:00 p.m. GMT, 10:00 a.m. ET, 7:00 a.m. PT
📍 Location: Etihad Stadium
🏆 Competition: Premier League
📊 Recent form: WDDDL

Team News

Pep Guardiola was keen to punctual himself and those successful attendance astatine Friday’s property convention that he has an "extraordinary" group of players astatine his disposal, contempt nan caller nadirs.

One facet successful City’s caller troubles has been a lengthening wounded database that now boasts 8 first squad players. In defence, Matheus Nunes, John Stones, Joško Gvardiol and Ruben Dias are missing, while cardinal midfield is lacking Mateo Kovačič and Nico González.

Winger Oscar Bobb and Savinho are besides out—the second nursing a hamstring wounded that could sideline him until nan extremity of February, nan second carrying a knock.

Man City Predicted Lineup vs. Wolves

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GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma—There was nary respite for Donnarumma successful nan week, and his 3 concessions successful Bodø surely marked his lowest ebb since joining nan club. Still, nan Italian will commencement betwixt nan posts connected Saturday.

RB: Abdukodir Khusanov—Khusanov has been utilized centrally arsenic of late, but a caller presence could unfastened nan doorway for him to return to a afloat backmost position. He impressed present earlier successful nan play earlier picking up an injury.

CB: Marc Guéhi—Guardiola has confirmed that caller signing Guéhi will beryllium consecutive into nan fold to make his debut, and that’s nary astonishment fixed City’s caller protect issues.

CB: Nathan Aké—While Guéhi chiefly played connected nan near of Oliver Glasner’s backmost three, he is right-footed and should beryllium comfortable operating down his stronger side. Thus, nan left-footed Aké could beryllium nan Englishman’s partner connected debut.

LB: Nico O’Reilly—Rayan Aït-Nouri should gain minutes against his erstwhile club, but O’Reilly, who played successful midfield connected Tuesday, is group to get nan motion astatine near back.

DM: Rodri—Guardiola whitethorn person to instrumentality retired nan struggling erstwhile Ballon d’Or victor again this weekend, contempt his midweek reddish paper successful nan Champions League.

RW: Antoine Semenyo—Semenyo cannot characteristic until nan Champions League knockout stages, truthful he missed nan travel to Bodø. The winger’s a shoo-in to return to nan starting lineup correct away.

CM: Tijjani Reijnders—Many projected Reijnders to predominate nan Premier League aft his display astatine Molineux connected nan opening play of nan season. The midfielder has struggled to replicate that level of capacity since, but possibly nan reverse fixture will bring nan champion retired of him.

CM: Rayan Cherki—Cherki was connected nan scoresheet successful nan week and is apt to support Phil Foden retired of nan squad here.

LW: Jérémy Doku—The Belgian travelled to Norway but wasn’t utilized astatine each connected Tuesday night. Thus, Doku should beryllium caller for Wolves’ visit.

ST: Erling Haaland—City’s woes successful possession person contributed to Haaland’s downturn successful scoring form, though nan striker did person a mates of chances to extremity his drought from unfastened play successful nan week. The Wolves container is bound to beryllium congested connected Saturday afternoon, but Haaland will beryllium hopeless to person a productive outing.