Manchester City will welcome Watford at the Etihad Stadium this Tuesday night as they hope to secure a good result at home in the EFL Cup. The Mancunian club would be eager to make a strong start to this competition after failing to win it over the past three years.
Pep Guardiola will opt for the 4-2-3-1 formation and could make a lot of changes to his first team for this game. Stefan Ortega will get a chance to play from the start of this contest while Ederson gets a rest on the bench.
4-2-3-1 Manchester City Predicted Lineup To Face Watford
Defence
Stefan Ortega will function in between the sticks for Man City as he looks to secure a clean sheet at the Etihad. John Stones will probably get the nod to operate alongside Ruben Dias as they look to keep the opposition at bay during the 90 minutes.
Kyle Walker will hope to impress as the right-back while Rico Lewis looks to prove his worth on the other flank as the left-back. Both of them will get the license to get forward and join in on the attack at every chance they get.
Manuel Akanji will provide cover for the defensive positions on the bench.
Midfield
James McAtee and Mateo Kovacic will anchor the midfield for Man City as they try to dictate the flow of the game at the centre of the park. The gifted trio of Jeremy Doku, Ilkay Gundogan and Savio will play just ahead of them as part of Guardiola’s attack. All three of them need to combine well so that they can engineer enough clear-cut chances for Man City to win this clash in midweek.
Bernardo Silva will be named on the bench and might come on to influence the game in the second 45 minutes if needed.
Attack
Phil Foden will lead the charge for the Mancunian outfit in the final third. He will probably have to play as a makeshift centre-forward as Guardiola looks to hand Erling Haaland a well-deserved rest on the bench. The Norwegian talent might come on to make an impact in the final quarter of the game if required.
