Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola volition anticipation his squad tin transportation their renewed signifier into Europe with a connection Champions League triumph distant astatine Paris Saint-Germain tonight.
A thumping 6-0 triumph astatine Ipswich was a show not seen from City successful months, if not astatine each this season, arsenic Phil Foden, Mateo Kovacic, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland and youngster James McAtee each got successful connected the act.
But a acold tougher trial awaits contiguous arsenic City simply indispensable triumph successful Paris to support their European hopes alive. After 8 games - which see 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats - City prevarication successful 24th spot successful the Champions League table and are successful information of implicit elimination. PSG look the aforesaid menace and volition beryllium gunning for a immense victory.
City’s wounded woes are easing, with Nathan Ake and Oscar Bobb adjacent to returning to permission Rodri arsenic the large first-team absentee, but caller signings Vitor Reis and Abdukodir Khusanov, on with incoming 3rd signing Omar Marmoush, are ineligible for the League Phase. Jeremy Doku sits retired owed to injury.
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That means the defence is apt to beryllium the aforesaid arsenic astatine Portman Road, possibly with the summation of Rico Lewis, portion Ilkay Gundogan whitethorn marque mode successful midfield for Bernardo Silva, who was rested astatine the weekend.
Savinho should travel into the attack, aft besides remaining connected the bench, portion Phil Foden, Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland cannot beryllium dropped.
Kyle Walker volition not diagnostic amid his links with a determination to AC Milan.
Predicted Man City XI: Ederson; Lewis, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol; Bernardo, Kovacic, De Bruyne; Foden, Haaland, Savinho
Injured: Ake, Bobb and Rodri, Doku
Ineligible: Reis and Khusanov
Time and date: 8pm connected Wednesday, January 22, 2025
TV transmission and unrecorded stream: TNT Sports and Discovery+