Manchester City will entertain Red Bull Leipzig at the Etihad Stadium this Tuesday night as they look to grab all three points at home in the UEFA Champions League. The Mancunian side were held to a 1-1 draw by Liverpool recently, so they would be eager to return to winning ways in this midweek European clash.
Pep Guardiola will opt for a 3-4-2-1 formation and is expected to name a strong first team for this game. Jack Grealish, John Stones and Josko Gvardiol will get a chance to play from the start of this contest.
3-4-2-1 Manchester City Predicted Lineup To Face Red Bull Leipzig
Defence
Ederson will feature in between the sticks for the Mancunian club after shipping in one goal in his last appearance. Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias and Kyle Walker will make Guardiola’s back three as they try to keep the German outfit frustrated throughout the 90 minutes.
Nathan Ake will drop to the bench as he offers cover for the centre-back positions.
Midfield
Rodri and John Stones will operate as the holding midfielders as they try to establish their dominance over the opposition at the centre of the park. Jack Grealish will fill in as the left-sided wide player if he can recover from his illness while Phil Foden hopes to make a difference from the right flank.
Julian Alvarez and Bernardo Silva will function as the free-flowing attacking midfielders in the opponent’s half. Both of them need to carry most of the creative workload for the Mancunian giants on the offensive end of the field.
Manuel Akanji and Kalvin Phillips will have to settle for a spot on the bench as they await their chance to influence the game in the second half if needed.
Attack
Erling Haaland will spearhead Guardiola’s attack in the final third. The Norway international managed to score versus Liverpool which should keep him in high spirits ahead of this game.
Jeremy Doku has to be content with a spot on the bench and might come on to make an impact in the final quarter of the game if Man City are in need of a goal by then.
