Manchester City will play hosts to Swansea City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday looking to earn a victory on the day which would make their trophy celebration even sweeter. The Citizens are the new champions of the Premier League and will lift the top-flight trophy this weekend after their game against the Swans. Carlos Carvalhal’s team would be looking to spoil their party and earn an unlikely result to give their survival hopes a boost.
The recent history of this fixture makes a grim reading for the Welsh outfit as they have lost 10 of their previous 12 meetings with Manchester City. Pep Guardiola is expected to stick with his favoured 4-3-3 formation but would be without the services of Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho for this clash.
4-3-3 Manchester City Predicted Lineup To Face Swansea City
Defence
Ederson is expected to start in goal for the Blues of Manchester while Claudio Bravo settles for a place on the bench. The Brazilian shot-stopper might be shielded by a backline of Vincent Kompany and Nicolas Otamendi in central defence while Oleksandr Zinchenko starts in the left-back position and Kyle Walker takes his place on the right-hand side of the defence.
Both Danilo and Fabian Delph might be benched for this clash. Pep Guardiola’s team has conceded 9 goals in their last 4 matches in all competitions. The Spanish manager will be hoping that his defenders can keep it tight at the back versus the Swans on Sunday so that they can give themselves a good platform to go on and earn a victory before their trophy celebrations.
Midfield
The trio of Kevin De Bruyne, İlkay Gündoğan and David Silva could be unleashed at the centre of the park and the performance of these players will be a decisive factor if Man City are to break down the Swansea City defence at the Etihad Stadium.
City’s Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho will miss out on this contest due to suspension.
Attack
The front three would consist of Gabriel Jesus spearheading the City attack, Leroy Sane looking to use his pace and trickery down the left flank while Raheem Sterling tries to cause some damage on the right flank. However, Sergio Aguero has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to an injury and will miss out on Sunday.
The form of Jesus, Sane and Sterling has dipped in recent weeks which is why the Citizens supporters will be hoping that one of them can get their names on the scoresheet this weekend.
