Manchester City clash with Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon at the Etihad Stadium looking to pick up all three points in this home encounter. The Sky Blues recorded a narrow 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, so they will be eager to return to winning ways. On the other hand, the Villans come into the match on the back of a disappointing 4-2 defeat at the hands of Leicester City, so they will be looking to put up a strong fight this time around.
Manchester City Vs Aston Villa: Talking Tactics
Pep Guardiola should opt for the 4-3-3 formation and is expected to make a few changes to the starting XI. Jack Grealish will play as the left-sided wide player while Kevin De Bruyne plays from the start in the central areas.
Unai Emery will opt for the 4-4-2 formation and is expected to keep the changes to a minimum. Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins will continue as a two-man strike team to lead the line against Man City while Emiliano Martinez operates in between the sticks.
Team News
Manchester City
Guardiola will remain without the services of John Stones after he came off with a thigh injury during his last match which will see him sidelined for over a month. He will be the only absentee for the Mancunian giants assuming that Phil Foden should be available for selection as he should be able to recover from his illness. Apart from this the rest of the team remains fit and available for selection.
Manchester City Predicted XI
Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Laporte, Ake; Gundogan, Rodri, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish
Aston Villa
As for the Villans, Jed Steer and Diego Carlos are still in the treatment room, but Bertrand Traore has recovered from his injury and is back in full training. Apart from this Emery does not have any other injury concerns, so he will have the rest of the team at his disposal and available for selection.
Aston Villa Predicted XI
Martinez; Young, Mings, Konsa, Moreno; Ramsey, Kamara, Luiz, Buendia; Bailey, Watkins
Manchester City Vs Aston Villa: Streaming Links
| Country | Broadcaster |
| United Kingdom | BT Sport, BBC Radio 5 |
| USA | USA Network |
| India | Hotstar VIP, JioTV, Star Sports Network |
| Canada | fuboTV Canada |
| Spain | Movistar+, DAZN |
| Italy | Sky Go Italia, NOW TV |
| Germany | Sky Sports Premier League |
| Australia | Optus Sport |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport NOW |
