A 2-0 victory on the Stamford Bridge on the opening weekend of the Premier League season was regarded as a declaration of intent of the multi-year master Manchester City.
“We’re going back here …”, many called.
City started the 2024/25 campaign with five wins in a row, but its world was turned upside down since Lynx Rodri succumbed to an ACL tear. Their sad run to close in 2024 means that the city is not in the title fighting and only hopes that you can ensure a berth of the Champions League for the next season.
There was an increase in the new year, but their recent defeat against Paris Saint-Germain showed the well-known weaknesses that undermined the city’s campaign to this point.
You will compete against Chelsea this weekend to immediately jump back from the defeat on Wednesday and possibly win back a top 4 borrowing space. Here is the Guardiola team for visiting the blues.
GK: Stefan Ortega – Ederson struggled with the ball with the ball last time, so it would not be a surprise that Ortega is reminiscent of this weekend.
RB: Rico Lewis – Kyle Walker is bound by Milan and Matheus Nunes continues to look uncomfortable under the right flank. Lewis was excellent in the back and should start on Saturday in the right -back.
CB: Manuel Akanji – Akanji played a major role on Wednesday at the start of the city before things turn. In the middle of the tumult of the club’s center-back card in this term, Akanji was a reliable constant.
CB: John Stones – Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake are both doubts, so there could be a return to the start -xi for stones. City put on the fight only seconds after the English entered on Wednesday evening.
LB: Josko Gvardiol – With stones, Gvardiol can stay on the left side of the defense.
Cm: Ilkay Gundogan – Gundogan fell behind Mateo Kovacic in the midfield chopping closure, but the Croatian ball carrier was poor in the middle of the week and was able to get out of the XI when City took over his former club.
Cm: Bernardo Silva – The city’s stable ward could take a break, but Guardiola apparently believes that his team cannot work without Bernardo’s hustle and bustle. He has recently been stationed at a deeper middle field role.
RM: Phil Foden – Foden’s season has ignited in the past few weeks, with the English superstar achieving six to six before City traveled to the French capital. Its shape in the form was crucial in the Cityzens Premier League production.
Am: Kevin de Bruyne – De Bruyne may not be so relentless, but he can still hang with the best at the highest level. The Belgian has played a major role in the past few weeks, with the attacking production of City improved. Omar Marmoush is an option to offer a break from the bank.
LM: Savinho – Jack Grialish was involved in both goals on Wednesday, but Guardiola will probably stick to the in-form Savinho against the blues.
ST: Erling Haaland – Haaland opened City’s account for the season at Stamford Bridge and he will be resumed as a reliable goal scorer in 2025 to claim his third golden boots one after the other.