Manchester City will face off against Preston North End at the Deepdale Stadium on Tuesday night hoping to secure a safe passage through to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. The Citizens will come into this clash on the back of an 8-0 win over Watford last weekend. Hence, they will be confident about their chances of success against Alex Neil’s men in midweek. Pep Guardiola is expected to stick with his favoured 4-3-3 formation and will make a whole host of changes to his side for this League Cup third-round encounter. Here is our predicted 4-3-3 Manchester City predicted lineup Vs Preston North End.
4-3-3 Manchester City Predicted Lineup Vs Preston North End
Defence
Claudio Bravo will start in goal for the Citizens as Guardiola is likely to hand Ederson some rest for this midweek clash away at Preston. The defensive duo of Nicolas Otamendi and Eric Garcia will lineup at the heart of the Man City backline hoping to keep things tidy at the back.
Angelino might get the nod to start ahead of Oleksandr Zinchenko in the left-back position while Joao Cancelo is expected to operate on the other side as the right-back.
The Carabao Cup holders have kept two consecutive clean sheets in their last two matches and will now look to improve on that record by securing another shutout on Tuesday night.
Midfield
The Man City midfield might be comprised of David Silva, Ilkay Gundogan and Phil Foden as the talented trio look to establish Man City’s dominance at the centre of the park. All three players will be responsible for creating some decent openings for the front players in the opposition half.
Kevin De Bruyne could be named on Guardiola’s bench and might come on to feature in this match if required.
Attack
Guardiola could opt for a front three of Adrián Bernabé, Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling as they try to link up together and wreak havoc in the final third. Both Jesus and Sterling were rested last weekend, which means that they would be fresh and ready to make an impact at the Deepdale Stadium in midweek.
Riyad Mahrez will have to settle for a spot on the Man City bench, but he might get a chance to influence the game if needed.
