Manchester City will lock horns with Newcastle United at St. James’ Park this Wednesday night as they look to secure an impressive win in the third of the EFL Cup. Pep Guardiola‘s men earned a 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest recently, so their confidence will be quite high ahead of this clash.
The Mancunian outfit would set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Guardiola expected to make some tweaks to his first XI for this game. Kalvin Phillips, Stefan Ortega and Jack Grealish will get a chance to impress from the start of this EFL Cup contest at Tyneside.
4-2-3-1 Manchester City Predicted Lineup To Face Newcastle United
Defence
Stefan Ortega will function in between the sticks for Man City as Guardiola hands Ederson a well-deserved rest. Manuel Akanji will hope to keep things solid at the back alongside Nathan Ake at the centre of Man City’s defence.
Rico Lewis will get a chance to impress at right-back while Sergio Gomez hopes to give a good account of himself as the left-back. Both of them will be given the freedom to express themselves in the opponent’s half.
Josko Gvardiol will offer cover for the defensive spots on the bench.
Midfield
Kalvin Phillips and Matheus Nunes will anchor the midfield for Man City as they try to establish their superiority over the opposition at the centre of the park.
Jack Grealish will feature as the left-winger while Phil Foden hopes to make a difference from the right flank. Julian Alvarez has enjoyed a rich vein of form of late and would once again play in the number ten position for Man City in midweek.
Jeremy Doku will be named on the bench as he waits for his chance to influence the game in the second 45 minutes if required.
Attack
Erling Haaland will spearhead Man City’s attack once again in the final third. The Norway international managed to score versus Nottingham and would look to do the same at St. James’ Park this Wednesday night.
