Manchester City take on Bodø/Glimt tonight at the Aspmyra Stadion. The match is Manchester City’s seventh UEFA Champions League league phase fixture. It is an important match for Pep Guardiola’s ...
Manchester City take on Bodø/Glimt tonight at the Aspmyra Stadion. The match is Manchester City’s seventh UEFA Champions League league phase fixture. It is an important match for Pep Guardiola’s side. If they can win tonight, they’ll move closer to securing a top-eight finish and a path to the round of 16 stage of the UEFA Champions League. Bodø/Glimt sit 32nd in the Champions League league phase table, and they must win tonight to keep their slim chances of securing a top-24 finish in the table alive.
Here is the latest Manchester City injury and team news and my predicted City starting eleven ahead of tonight’s match.
Latest Manchester City injury and team news.
There are a host of players unavailable for Manchester City for tonight’s match. John Stones, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovacic, Nico, Oscar Bobb, and Savinho will all miss tonight’s match due to injury. Matheus Nunes is ruled out of tonight’s match due to the flu. It is hoped that he can return for Manchester City’s upcoming Premier League fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Phil Foden is available for tonight’s match despite the fact that he broke his hand in Manchester City’s defeat to Manchester United last Saturday.
New signings Marc Guehi and Antoine Semenyo are unavailable for tonight’s match. They cannot be registered in Manchester City’s Champions League squad until after the January transfer window closes.
Lastly, Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva is suspended for tonight’s match.
Predicted City starting eleven.
Gianluigi Donnarumma: I cannot see Pep Guardiola making a change in goal given how important tonight’s match is for his team. I expect Donnarumma to start.
Rico Lewis: With Matheus Nunes unavailable, and City lacking defensive options, I can see Rico Lewis starting at right-back.
Max Alleyne: I cannot see Nathan Ake starting on a synthetic pitch given the fact that he is clearly playing through injury. That means Max Alleyne should keep his place at centre-back.
Abdukodir Khusanov: Khusanov is an automatic selection for tonight’s match.
Rayan Ait-Nouri: The Algerian international needs minutes in his legs and he is my choice to start at left-back. I feel that Nico O’Reilly will be saved for a role in midfield during tonight’s match.
Rodri: Manchester City’s midfield general has to start tonight’s match given the players missing for City.
Tijjani Reijnders: The Dutch international seems to be a lock to start in midfield.
Rayan Cherki: Cherki should start tonight. I’d like to see him start centrally rather than out wide.
Phil Foden: Foden is playing with a broken hand but is available for tonight’s match. I feel that he could start on the right wing in a bid to get himself back into form.
Omar Marmoush: The Egyptian international could return to the City starting lineup tonight. It is hard to see Pep Guardiola risking Doku so Marmoush could start in his place.
Erling Haaland: Manchester City’s top scorer will relish the opportunity to play in Norway. He needs a big performance to click himself back into gear.
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