Manchester City will entertain Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium this Saturday afternoon as they hope to earn a positive result at home in the Premier League. The Mancunian giants were held to a 4-4 draw away at Chelsea before the international break, so they would be eager to get back to winning ways in the league.
Pep Guardiola will set his men up in a 3-2-2-3 formation and could name a strong first XI for this game. Jack Grealish is expected to play from the start of this contest while Jeremy Doku makes way for him and drops to the bench.
3-2-2-3 Manchester City Predicted Lineup To Face Liverpool
Defence
Ederson will feature in between the sticks for the Mancunian side after shipping in four goals in his last league outing. Guardiola will opt for a back three of Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias and Kyle Walker as they try to keep things solid on the defensive third of the field.
Rico Lewis will offer cover for the defensive positions on the bench. However, Nathan Ake is a slight concern ahead of this game.
Midfield
Manuel Akanji and Rodri will anchor the midfield for Man City as they focus on winning the 50-50 battles at the centre of the park. The dynamic duo of Bernardo Silva and Julian Alvarez will play just ahead of them as the free-flowing attacking midfielders in the Liverpool half. Both of them will have to carry most of the goal-scoring workload in the opponent’s half.
Kalvin Phillips will be named on the bench as he waits for his chance to make an impact in the second 45 minutes if needed.
Attack
Jack Grealish will try to give a good account of himself on the left flank while Phil Foden hopes to weave his magic from the right wing. Erling Haaland will lead the line for the Mancunian giants in the final third if he can recover in time for this contest.
