Manchester City will lock horns with Everton at Goodison Park on Monday night looking to pick up maximum points on their travels. Pep Guardiola’s men managed to earn a comfortable 2-0 win over Newcastle United last Saturday. They will be full of confidence when they lace up to face off against the Toffees at Merseyside.
Man City will set themselves up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and might be inclined to name Fernandinho and Aymeric Laporte in his starting XI for this league encounter versus Carlo Ancelotti’s team. Gabriel Jesus won’t be available for this game, but Sergio Aguero should be ready for a place on the bench.
4-2-3-1 Manchester City Predicted Lineup To Face Everton
Defence
Ederson will retain his place in goal for Man City after he managed to earn a clean sheet versus the Magpies in his last league start. Aymeric Laporte might come into the side to lineup alongside Ruben Dias at the centre of the Man City backline as they try to keep Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin in check throughout the 90 minutes.
Kyle Walker has tested positive with the Covid-19 virus, which will rule him out of this clash. Hence, we can expect to see Joao Cancelo continue at right-back while Benjamin Mendy fills in on the other side as the left-back.
Oleksandr Zinchenko will have to be happy with a spot on the bench as he offers cover for the left-back position.
Midfield
Fernandinho and Rodri will assume the duties of the holding midfielders as Guardiola looks to freshen things up at the centre of the park. Raheem Sterling could get the nod to function on the left flank while Riyad Mahrez looks to produce a productive display on the right.
Kevin De Bruyne will operate as a free-flowing attacking midfielder and is expected to carry most of the creative workload in the opposition half. However, Phil Foden will have to be content with a place on the Man City bench as he waits for his chance to shine as an impact substitute if required.
Attack
Gabriel Jesus is out of action after testing positive with Covid-19, so Guardiola will have no choice but to deploy Ferran Torres as a makeshift centre-forward once again on Monday night. The Spanish attacker managed to get his name on the scoresheet versus the Magpies and will fancy his chances of producing a similar display at Goodison Park.
