Manchester City will face off against Everton at Goodison Park on Wednesday night hoping to come away with maximum points from this away clash in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola’s team managed to secure a comfortable 3-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, which will keep them in high spirits going into this game in midweek.
The Mancunian giants will set themselves up in a 4-3-3 formation and could be inclined to make a few changes to his first-team for this upcoming league showdown versus Carlo Ancelotti’s men. Both Ruben Dias and Kyle Walker are expected to start at the expense of Aymeric Laporte and Ilkay Gundogan, who is unlikely to be risked in this game because of a tight groin.
4-3-3 Manchester City Predicted Lineup To Face Everton
Defence
Ederson will feature in goal for Man City after he kept a clean sheet against Spurs in his last league outing. Ruben Dias will once again play along with John Stones at the centre of Guardiola’s defence as they look to secure another shutout in the Premier League in midweek.
Kyle Walker could get a start at right-back while Benjamin Mendy comes into the side to fill in as the left-back. Both of them will have to focus on stretching the pitch in the opposition half so that they can create enough openings for the front players.
Midfield
Joao Cancelo could be asked to operate as a makeshift central midfielder because Ilkay Gundogan has a minor groin injury and is likely to miss out on Wednesday night. The Portuguese midfielder will play alongside Rodri and Bernardo Silva as they hope to engineer some clear-cut chances in the attacking third.
Attack
Phil Foden will probably get the nod to play on the left flank while Raheem Sterling looks to put his pace to good use as the right-winger. Gabriel Jesus could spearhead Guardiola’s attack down the middle. The Brazilian striker failed to score in his last league start, so he will be eager to return to goal-scoring ways in midweek.
Riyad Mahrez and Ferran Torres will make up the numbers on the bench but might come on to make an impact in the latter stages if required.
