Manchester City will lock horns with Arsenal at the Wembley Stadium hoping to book a place in the FA Cup final with a win on Saturday evening. The Citizens have won three successive matches in the Premier League and will come into this cup clash on the back of a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Bournemouth.
Pep Guardiola will probably stick with his preferred 4-3-3 formation and might make a few changes to his first-team for this upcoming encounter versus the Gunners.
4-3-3 Manchester City Predicted Lineup To Face Arsenal
Defence
Ederson will once again operate in between the sticks for Man City despite failing to keep a clean sheet versus the Cherries. Eric Garcia might return to play alongside Aymeric Laporte at the heart of the Citizens backline. The defensive duo will have to find a way to deal with the pace of Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette during the game.
Kyle Walker should be a nailed-on starter at right-back while Oleksandr Zinchenko could come in to feature on the other side as the left-back. Benjamin Mendy has failed to impress with his performances over the past few weeks. Therefore we can expect him to be demoted to the bench for this weekend’s clash at Wembley.
Guardiola will ask both his full-backs to link up with the front players quite often so that they can create some decent goal-scoring chances in the final third.
Midfield
Fernandinho produced an impressive showing in the last match, so he might retain his place in midfield alongside Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne as they look to establish Man City’s dominance at the centre of the park. The midfield three will focus on distributing the ball well and orchestrate some promising opportunities to score in the opposition half.
David Silva, Phil Foden and Ilkay Gundogan will have to be content with a place on the bench, but might come to influence the game in the second half if needed.
Attack
Raheem Sterling was rested in midweek, but he should be back for this contest. The English speedster will try to create some problems for the Arsenal defenders down the left flank while Riyad Mahrez looks to cut in and get a few shots in at goal as the right-winger. Gabriel Jesus has now scored in three consecutive matches which will keep him in high spirits heading into this highly-anticipated FA Cup semifinal versus the Gunners. The Brazilian striker will be a potent goal-threat when he laces up to lead the charge down the middle.
Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden might have to wait on the bench for their chance to shine as the impact substitutes if Guardiola decides to call upon their services.
