Manchester City Vs Aston Villa Tactical Preview: Team News, Key Men And Streaming Links

Manchester City will entertain Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium this Wednesday night as both sides look to get the better of each other in the Premier League. The Mancunian giants were held to a scoreless draw by Arsenal recently. In contrast, the Villans earned a solid 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend.

Manchester City Vs Aston Villa: Talking Tactics

Pep Guardiola will opt for the 4-1-4-1 formation and is expected to ask his men to dominate the ball and create some inviting chances on the offensive end of the field.

Unai Emery will set his players up in a 4-4-2 formation and might instruct his players to defend their penalty box well and try to catch the home side off-guard on the counter.

Team News

Manchester City

Nathan Ake, Ederson and Kyle Walker will all miss this game due to injuries. Furthermore, John Stones is a major doubt for this game.

Manchester City Predicted XI

Ortega; Lewis, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol; Rodri, Kovacic; Doku, De Bruyne, Grealish; Haaland

Aston Villa

Ollie Watkins, Tyrone Mings, Boubacar Kamara, Emiliano Buendia and Matty Cash will be sidelined for this game because of injuries. Moreover, John McGinn is suspended for this clash at the Etihad.

Aston Villa Predicted XI

Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Digne; Bailey, Luiz, Tielemans, Rogers; Diaby, Duran

Key Men

Manchester City

Erling Haaland needs to have a productive game if Man City are to secure a convincing win this Wednesday night. Both Rodri and Kevin de Bruyne will carry most of the creative workload for the Mancunian giants in the opponent’s half.

Aston Villa

Emery will rely on Moussa Diaby’s pace to cause a lot of problems for the Man City defenders on the counter. The defensive performance of Diego Carlos and Pau Torres could go a long way in determining the fate of this game.

Manchester City vs Aston Villa: Streaming Links