Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are unbeaten in the league this season. The Citizens are playing the best possible football in Europe at the moment. They are dispatching sides with absolute ease and the fluidity in attack looks unstoppable. The Citizens have scored 47 goals in 14 matches since the market shut and with Guardiola yet to explore the options of Gundogan and Aguero on full throttle, it is safe to say that City are yet to hit top gear.
The stylish, fluid attacking football included wins over sides like defending league champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and a 5-0 drubbing of Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool. Their latest scalp was the win over Arsene Wenger’s Gunners team. City outclassed the London side with absolute comfort in the first half and even though were awarded a controversial goal, the 3-1 scoreline was a fair reflection of City’s dominance in the match.
Amongst the smaller teams, they thrashed Stoke City 7-2 in a match where they could have scored more goals and City looks invincible in the league. In Europe, they boast of a perfect record with 4 wins out of 4 and their 4-2 thrashing of Napoli, who are the leaders of Serie A, at Naples, just went on to show the machine that Guardiola is creating at the Etihad.
They have a relatively easy fixture this weekend as they prepare for a visit to the Foxes to play Leicester City.
Here is how Pep will look to line up against the 2015-16 champions.
Predicted Formation: 4-3-3
Defence
Ederson is expected to play in goal, with Kyle Walker operating as right back and Fabian Delph playing as a makeshift left back in the continued absence of Benjamin Mendy. Nicolas Otamendi is expected to be one of the centre-backs alongside the exciting John Stones at the heart of the defence for Manchester City.
Midfield
David Silva, Fernandinho and Kevin De Bruyne are expected to be three men in the middle of the park. It will be again down to Silva and De Bruyne to do most of the attacking work as Fernandinho will sit deep trying to block off counters by the opposition.
Attack
With Aguero being taken to the hospital on a precautionary basis while on international duty, he will most likely be rested and Gabriel Jesus will be charged with leading the line for the Citizens. He will most likely be flanked by German youngster Leroy Sane, who has impressed greatly this season with Raheem Sterling expected on the other wing.
