Manchester City take on Huddersfield Town tonight at the Accu Stadium in the third round of the Carabao Cup. Pep Guardiola’s side have just played three tough fixtures against Manchester United, Nap...
Manchester City take on Huddersfield Town tonight at the Accu Stadium in the third round of the Carabao Cup. Pep Guardiola’s side have just played three tough fixtures against Manchester United, Napoli and Arsenal. It is expected that Pep Guardiola will heavily rotate his squad for tonight’s match. Huddersfield Town will be eager to cause a famous cup upset. Whoever starts for Manchester City tonight will need to be up for the occasion against a team keen to continue their impressive Carabao Cup run.
Here is the latest Manchester City injury news and my predicted City starting eleven for tonight’s match.
Latest Manchester City injury news.
Several players are unavailable for tonight’s match for Manchester City. Rayan Cherki, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Omar Marmoush will all miss tonight’s match due to injury. The trio aren’t expected back until after the October international break. Abdukodir Khusanov will also miss tonight’s match due to the foot injury he sustained against Arsenal. Pep Guardiola told the media yesterday that it is unlikely that Khusanov will play in Manchester City’s next three matches. It is also expected that Erling Haaland will be rested for tonight’s match.
In good news for Manchester City, Mateo Kovacic has resumed training. But it is highly unlikely that he will be available for tonight’s Carabao Cup tie.
Predicted City starting eleven.
James Trafford- Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Trafford will start in goal for Manchester City tonight.
Matheus Nunes- Nunes impressed against Arsenal and should start at right-back tonight.
Stephen Mfuni- The young centre-back has been on the bench in Manchester City’s recent matches. Tonight’s match could be the ideal setting for him to start.
John Stones- Stones needs minutes in his legs, so I can see him starting against Huddersfield Town.
Nathan Ake- Ake appears destined to start at left-back tonight.
Nico- There seems to be little chance of Rodri featuring at the Accu Stadium. Nico should start in the heart of City’s midfield.
Rico Lewis- Tonight’s match is the ideal setting for Rico Lewis to play in midfield.
Phil Foden- I expect Foden to start and play at least sixty minutes.
Oscar Bobb- Bobb should start on the right wing tonight. He has started on the bench in City’s past three matches and will be eager to make an impression.
Savinho- The Brazilian international will likely start and will need to make an impression to kick-start his season.
Divine Mukasa- I’ve been eagerly anticipating the first team debut of Divine Mukasa. I believe it will come tonight, and if it does, it will be exciting to see how he performs.
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