Manchester City will entertain West Bromwich Albion at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night hoping to return to winning ways in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola’s players were held to a scoreless draw by Manchester United at Old Trafford last Saturday. Hence, the home team will be keen on securing all three points versus the Baggies in midweek.
Pep Guardiola will set his team up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and might bring Ferran Torres back and give Riyad Mahrez a rest for this league clash at Manchester. Elsewhere, Fernandinho could drop to the bench to make room for Ilkay Gundogan at the centre of the park.
4-2-3-1 Manchester City Predicted Lineup To Face West Brom
Defence
Ederson will lineup in goal for the Mancunian outfit after he kept a comfortable clean sheet versus the Red Devils in his last outing. Ruben Dias is expected to partner John Stones once again as they try to keep the Baggies attackers at bay on Tuesday.
Benjamin Mendy could get the nod to feature as the left-back while Kyle Walker looks to put on another good performance on the other flank at right-back. Both Man City full-backs will have to be more attack-minded than usual if they are to create enough chances for their teammates up top to win this game.
Joao Cancelo and Aymeric Laporte might have to settle for a spot on the bench as they offer cover for the defensive positions.
Midfield
Ilkay Gundogan and Rodri will function as the holding midfielders for the Mancunian giants in midweek. Their focus would be to retain possession well in the middle of the park so that they can engineer some decent openings for the front players.
The gifted trio of Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne and Ferran Torres will play just ahead of them as part of Guardiola’s attack. De Bruyne was quite underwhelming in the Manchester derby, so he will be desperate to give a good account of himself versus Slaven Bilić’s men on Tuesday night.
Attack
Gabriel Jesus will lead the charge for Man City up top. The Brazilian striker has struggled to score goals consistently in the Premier League this season, so it’s high time he put in a productive display at the Etihad or else risk losing his first-team spot to Sergio Aguero, who is set to return from injury soon.
