Man City XI vs Nottingham Forest: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injuries for Premier League today

They besides haven't scored successful their past 2 outings successful the top-flight and there's monolithic concerns defensively having conceded 19 goals since keeping their past cleanable expanse implicit a period agone against Southampton.

Currently 11 points disconnected the gait successful the Premier League rubric race, it's looking improbable that the trophy volition beryllium heading backmost to the Etihad Stadium for a 5th consecutive year.

Although Guardiola has insisted that helium saw capable during the nonaccomplishment astatine Anfield to judge the seven-game winless is astir to end.

"I saw however Ruben [Dias] came back. How bully Nathan [Ake] controlled [Mohamed] Salah," the Spaniard told reporters. "I privation the squad back. I privation the players back. Three oregon 4 players came backmost [from injury] and the feeling from present is we started to physique something.

“From present we’re going to effort to build, triumph games and regain our confidence. Then we are a squad and it’s fantastic. I’m sitting present defending what we support due to the fact that these players springiness everything.

"The champion years I lived successful Manchester, and I person to find a solution to effort to triumph games. If we gave up astatine Anfield and are not consistent, you spell location with a unspeakable result. The squad was determination each the time."

While City stay without the likes of Mateo Kovacic, Oscar Bobb and Rodri, the bully quality for Guardiola is nary caller injuries person been reported aft the Liverpool game.

Though Ortega conceded a punishment astatine Anfield, helium may person done capable to clasp his place successful betwixt the posts up of accustomed No1 Ederson, who made costly errors successful the 3-3 gully with Feyenoord. Kyle Walker has struggled defensively this play truthful could beryllium taken retired of the firing enactment with Rico Lewis starting astatine right-back.

"Ederson is No1 and Stefan is No2, but possibly Stefan tin proceed time and for the adjacent games,” said Guardiola connected Tuesday.

De Bruyne could commencement to adhd overmuch needed creativity centrally, portion Jack Grealish and Jeremy Doku could besides travel successful aft substitute appearances against Liverpool, which whitethorn spot Phil Foden and Matheus Nunes marque way.

"He's person and adjacent amended successful the past fewer days”, added the City brag connected De Bruyne.

John Stones, however, remains injured.

Predicted Man City XI: Ortega; Lewis, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol; Silva, Gundogan; Doku, De Bruyne, Grealish; Haaland

Injured: Rodri, Bobb, Kovacic, Sontes

Time and date: 7:30pm GMT contiguous connected Wednesday December 4, 2024

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