Seeking to make it 4 wins in a row throughout all competitions, Manchester Metropolis journey to Birmingham to tackle Unai Emery’s Aston Villa.
Metropolis are brimming with confidence after making gentle work of Villarreal within the Champions League final Wednesday, with first-half objectives from Erling Braut Haaland and Bernardo Silva getting the job finished.
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, and Pep Guardiola will hope his aspect can carry that momentum into this weekend’s tough contest at Villa Park.
Villa Park hasn’t been a contented searching floor for Metropolis lately. The Cityzens wish to snap a three-game winless streak at Villa’s fortress, having misplaced back-to-back Premier League visits.
Nevertheless, Metropolis might be eager to buck the development this weekend, particularly with their nine-game unbeaten streak in all competitions on the road.
How Metropolis may line up
Guardiola is anticipated to make three modifications from the aspect that received the win towards Villarreal, though the backline ought to stay untouched after maintaining a clear sheet.
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That may see Gianluigi Donnarumma retain his place between the sticks with Matheus Nunes, John Stones, Ruben Dias, and Josko Gvardiol forward of the Italian shot-stopper.
Midfield might be an space of big concern for Guardiola.
Spanish midfielder Nico Gonzalez is in a race towards time to be match for the journey to Villa Park after limping off the pitch early within the second half of Tuesday’s win towards Villarreal.
Guardiola did his greatest to allay fears of a critical situation, taking part in down Gonzalez’s foot damage as a minor setback, however his availability continues to be touch-and-go.
With Rodri out of the loop, dropping Gonzalez may damage Metropolis’s possibilities towards Villa.
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Within the attacking third, Guardiola may ring the modifications, with Rayan Cherki poised to make his first begin in two months after recovering from a thigh damage.
He’ll seemingly be joined by Jeremy Doku, Tijjani Reijnders and Phil Foden, with the latter duo stepping in for Rico Lewis and Savinho.
Up entrance, Haaland might be decided to attain in a tenth sport operating, in addition to changing into simply the second Metropolis participant to attain in six consecutive Premier League away matches after Sergio Aguero in 2017.