Manchester City will clash heads with Watford at Vicarage Road on Tuesday evening hoping to pick up maximum points on the road. The Citizens suffered a disappointing 2-0 loss at the hands of Arsenal which knocked them out of the FA Cup.
Therefore, Pep Guardiola will have no reason to rest his first-team stars and might go with a strong lineup for this upcoming game away at Hertfordshire. The Spanish head coach will opt for a 4-3-3 formation with Oleksandr Zinchenko and Fernandinho expected to start in midweek.
4-3-3 Manchester City Predicted Lineup To Face Watford
Defence
Ederson will continue in goal for the Mancunian outfit despite shipping in two goals versus the Gunners yesterday. Eric Garcia might get the nod to resume his defensive partnership with Aymeric Laporte at the heart of the Man City backline. Both centre-backs will focus on neutralising the threat of Watford’s Troy Deeney on Tuesday.
Kyle Walker should retain his spot at right-back while Oleksandr Zinchenko could come back and slot in on the other side as the left-back. Guardiola will instruct both of them to push forward and provide some natural width out on the wide areas.
Benjamin Mendy could be dropped after another underwhelming display from him in the FA Cup last night. Joao Cancelo will accompany him on the bench.
Midfield
The talented trio of Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho and Kevin De Bruyne will make up the Man City midfield as they look to dominate the ball at the centre of the park and orchestrate some decent goal-scoring chances in the final third.
David Silva might be rested on the bench following his heavy involvement versus the Gunners last night. Phil Foden will be waiting for his opportunity to shine as an impact substitute in the second half if Guardiola decides to call upon his services.
Attack
Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez will both try to stretch the pitch out on the flanks while Gabriel Jesus leads the line for the Citizens down the middle. Jesus has enjoyed a rich vein of form in the Premier League over the past few weeks, so the Brazilian striker will fancy his chances of getting his name on the scoresheet in midweek.
