Manchester City will face off against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium this Saturday afternoon as they try to secure a win on their travels in the Premier League. The Mancunian club suffered a tough 2-1 defeat at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur in the EFL Cup recently. Hence, Man City would be eager to secure all three points from this league contest.
Pep Guardiola will set his players up in a 4-3-3 formation and is expected to make a lot of changes to his first team for this game. Erling Haaland, Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic could get a chance to play from the start of this clash.
4-3-3 Manchester City Predicted Lineup To Face Bournemouth
Defence
Ederson will feature in goal for the Mancunian giants after he was rested in midweek. Ruben Dias will try to impress alongside John Stones at the heart of Guardiola’s defence as they try to keep things solid defensively throughout the 90 minutes.
Rico Lewis will be a nailed-on starter as the right-back in the injury absence of Kyle Walker. Josko Gvardiol could get a chance to catch the eye as the left-back if he can recover in time for this game. Guardiola would allow both of his full-backs to get forward and join in on the attack at every chance they get.
Nathan Ake will offer cover for the defensive positions on the bench.
Midfield
Guardiola could opt for a midfield three of Ilkay Gundogan, Mateo Kovacic and Phil Foden. Their main focus would be to dominate possession of the ball and engineer enough clear-cut chances for Man City to win this contest.
Jason McAtee will be available for selection on the bench and might come on to make an impact in the second 45 minutes if required.
Attack
Matheus Nunes will try to prove his worth as the left-sided wide player while Bernardo Silva gets a chance to shine as the right-winger. Erling Haaland will spearhead Man City’s attack down the middle after he was rested in midweek. The Norway international would be eager to get his name on the scoresheet against the Cherries this Saturday.
Nico O’Reilly and Jacob Wright will make up the numbers on the bench as they wait for their chance to impress in the final quarter of the game if needed.
