Manchester City will play hosts to West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night as they look to continue their excellent run of form across all competitions. The Citizens will be confident about getting maximum points from this clash against the Hammers which could help them leapfrog Liverpool at the top of the league table if the Reds drop points versus Watford in midweek.
Pep Guardiola will opt for a 4-3-3 formation and might start Ilkay Gundogan in midfield for this upcoming league encounter.
4-3-3 Manchester City Predicted Lineup To Face West Ham United
Defence
Ederson will start in between the sticks for the Citizens on Wednesday night after his penalty-shootout heroics against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final last weekend. Arijanet Muric will sit on the Man City bench as he awaits his chance in Guardiola’s starting XI.
The centre-half duo of Vincent Kompany and Nicholas Otamendi might be deployed at the heart of the Man City backline as they look to cope with Javier Hernandez’s threat in midweek. Aymeric Laporte is out of this clash due to injury while John Stones will be in a race against time to be fit for this encounter.
Oleksandr Zinchenko should get the nod to impress at left-back after he put in a strong shift against the Pensioners while Kyle Walker would look to use his speed to make some penetrative runs down the right flank.
Midfield
The Mancunian outfit might start with the midfield three of Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva as the talented trio look to dictate play at the centre of the pitch and create some chances in the West Ham half. Phil Foden might start on Guardiola’s bench, but Fernandinho won’t play a part in this match after picking up an injury last weekend.
Attack
The Citizens attack would be comprised of Sergio Aguero leading the line down the middle while Bernardo Silva and Leroy Sane look to provide width down the wide areas. All three of them are in a good run of form and will fancy their chances of finding the back of the net against a mediocre West Ham defence on Wednesday night.
Raheem Sterling will begin the match on the Man City bench and might come on during the contest if required.
