Pep Guardiola has named an unchanged aspect for our Premier League conflict with Nottingham Forest on the Metropolis Floor at 12:30 (UK).
The boss retains the identical Manchester Metropolis aspect that beat West Ham 3-0 final trip as we glance to prolonged our successful streak to eight matches in all competitions.
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Rodri is known as among the many substitutes for the primary time since that includes towards Bournemouth at the start of November.
Jeremy Doku, John Stones, Oscar Bobb and Mateo Kovacic are nonetheless lacking by means of damage whereas Metropolis are with out Omar Marmoush and Rayan Ait-Nouri who’re each on the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
TEAMS
CITY XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Nico, Bernardo (C), Reijnders, Foden, Cherki, Haaland
Subs: Trafford, Ake, Rodri, Savinho, Khusanov, McAIdoo, Mukasa, Lewis, R Heskey
With an unchanged line-up, it could solely be anticipated that Metropolis go along with the identical system that proved profitable towards the Hammers earlier than Christmas.
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After all, Guardiola is at all times the innovator and he demanded an enchancment regardless of our spectacular win every week in the past.
The Metropolis boss has choices to maneuver his gamers round with loads of flexibility within the squad, however the set-up of the aspect is unlikely to alter an excessive amount of after the wins of latest weeks.
With 19 objectives in 17 Premier League video games to date this season, Erling Haaland is aiming to achieve 20 earlier than the flip of the yr.
Just one participant in Premier League historical past has achieved that earlier than. His title? Erling Haaland.
The Metropolis striker hit the milestone within the 2022/23 when he broke the document for many Premier League objectives.
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The Norwegian has 5 objectives in six Premier League appearances towards Forest, though 60% of these got here in his first recreation towards them in August 2022 when he netted a hat-trick from 4 makes an attempt.
He’s scored two objectives from 10 pictures in his final 5 video games towards Forest.
A minute’s applause will likely be held earlier than kick-off in honour of the Forest nice John Robertson.
One of many biggest gamers within the Membership’s historical past, Robertson sadly handed away on the age of 72 on Christmas Day.
Earlier than immediately’s recreation, Guardiola stated: “On behalf of Manchester Metropolis, I needed to provide large condolences to Forest particularly, his household, I understand how necessary he was, scoring within the European Cup, Champions League in that point.
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“It’ll be good to take a tribute on behalf of Man Metropolis for an necessary participant for that membership.”
STATS, FACTS & MILESTONES
Forest gained their final Premier League match towards Metropolis 1-0 in March final season, final successful consecutive league video games towards us in September 1995.
Metropolis have failed to attain in half of their Premier League away video games on the Metropolis Floor however have averted defeat in every of the three wherein we’ve discovered the online.
Forest have gained their final 4 Premier League matches performed between Christmas and New 12 months, all below Nuno Espírito Santo in 2023 and 2024. The newest of these on 29 December final yr was towards Everton who have been then managed by Sean Dyche.
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Metropolis haven’t misplaced any of their final 10 Premier League matches performed between Christmas and New 12 months (W8 D2) since shedding 3-2 to Wolves on 27 December within the 2019/20 marketing campaign.
Solely Wolves (10) have failed to attain in additional completely different Premier League video games than Nottingham Forest (9) this season. It’s already greater than they failed to search out the online in the entire of final season (8).
Metropolis have gained every of our final three Premier League video games by a 3-0 scoreline, final successful extra consecutively with out conceding in February 2021. In the meantime, no staff in English top-flight historical past has ever gained 4 in a row by 3+ objectives to nil earlier than.
Forest gained 29 factors from their 12 dwelling video games between matchday 8 (19 October) and matchday 30 (3 April) within the Premier League final season, with solely Liverpool incomes extra. They’ve gained simply 11 factors from their subsequent 12 at dwelling, with solely West Ham (9) and Wolves (8) gaining fewer amongst ever current sides.
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Nottingham Forest supervisor Sean Dyche is winless in all 16 of his Premier League matches towards Pep Guardiola. Solely Steve Bruce towards Alex Ferguson (17) has managed extra video games towards one supervisor with out a single victory within the Premier League.