Manchester City will entertain Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium this Saturday afternoon as both teams look to secure a win in the Premier League. The Mancunian giants were held to a 3-3 draw by Newcastle United last weekend. In contrast, the Eagles secured a 2-0 victory away at Oxford United in the EFL Cup.
Manchester City vs Crystal Palace: Talking Tactics
Pep Guardiola could set his team up in a 4-3-3 formation and will ask his players to dominate the ball and orchestrate enough clear-cut chances to win this game convincingly in front of their home supporters.
Patrick Viera will opt for a 5-4-1 formation as he instructs his men to frustrate the Man City attackers by keeping things tight and compact inside their penalty box. The Palace boss would look to use the pace of Jordan Ayew and Wilfried Zaha to expose some of Man City’s defensive weaknesses on the counter.
Team News
Manchester City
Nathan Ake, Kalvin Phillips and Jack Grealish are significant concerns for this game and will be in a race against time to be fit in time for this weekend. Furthermore, Aymeric Laporte is unlikely to be involved in this match because of injury.
Manchester City Predicted XI
Ederson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Cancelo, De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan, Silva, Haaland, Foden
Crystal Palace
Nathan Ferguson, James Tomkins and James McArthur will be sidelined for this game due to injuries. However, the Eagles have no fresh injury concerns ahead of this clash at the Etihad.
Crystal Palace Predicted XI
Guaita, Clyne, Ward, Andersen, Marc Guehi, Mitchell, Ayew, Doucoure, Schlupp, Eze, Zaha
Key Men
Manchester City
Erling Haaland will be Man City’s main man once again in the final third. The Norwegian striker will be eager to get his name on the scoresheet once again this Saturday.
Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva will be responsible for creating enough chances for Man City to win this contest.
Crystal Palace
Wilfried Zaha and Jordan Ayew have to work hard to cause a few problems for the home team on the break.
Vicente Guaita would be expected to make a few big saves if Palace want to secure something from this game on the road.
Manchester City vs Crystal Palace: Streaming Links
| Country | Broadcaster |
| United Kingdom | NA |
| USA | SiriusXM FC, Peacock |
| India | Hotstar VIP, JioTV |
| Canada | fuboTV Canada |
| Spain | Movistar+, DAZN, DAZN 1 |
| Italy | Sky Sport, NOW TV |
| Germany | Sky Sport Premier League |
| Australia | Optus Sport |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport NOW |
