Manchester City will clash heads with Slovan Bratislava at the National Football Stadium this Tuesday night as they look to secure a victory on the road in the UEFA Champions League. The Mancunian side were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw away at Newcastle United recently, so they would be eager to get back to winning ways in midweek.
Pep Guardiola will set his players up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and is expected to make a few changes to his first XI for this game. Savio, Jeremy Doku and John Stones could all get a chance to play from the start of this contest.
4-2-3-1 Manchester City Predicted Lineup To Face Slovan Bratislava
Defence
Ederson will function in between the sticks for Man City after conceding one goal in his last outing. Manuel Akanji will operate alongside Ruben Dias at the centre of Guardiola’s defence as they try to keep a clean sheet away from home this Tuesday night.
Kyle Walker will continue to play as the right-back while Josko Gvardiol hopes to impress on the other side as the left-back. Both of them will get the freedom to get forward and express themselves in the opponent’s half.
Rico Lewis will offer cover for the full-back positions on the bench.
Midfield
Matheus Nunes and John Stones will anchor the midfield for the Mancunian club as they try to establish their superiority over the home side in the middle of the park. The gifted trio of Jeremy Doku, Phil Foden and Savio will play just ahead of them as part of Man City’s attack. All three of them need to combine well if they want to create enough chances for Man City to earn a convincing win in midweek.
Jack Grealish, Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan would have to settle for a spot on the bench as they wait for their chance to shine in the second 45 minutes if needed.
Attack
Erling Haaland will lead the line for Man City up top. The Norway international failed to get his name on the scoresheet against Newcastle United, so this European game would be a good chance for him to return to his goal-scoring ways.
