Here are your Manchester City evening headlines on Tuesday, September 20.
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Manchester City will be looking to continue their incredible goalscoring form on Saturday, as they face a struggling Aston Villa side in the Premier League.
Following a 4-2 win over Crystal Palace, City defeated Nottingham Forest 6-0 at the Etihad in their last outing, with Erling Haaland scoring back-to-back hat tricks. The Norwegian striker is now on nine league goals for the season, while fellow new signing Julian Alvarez scored two on his first start for the club.
Only behind Arsenal in the Premier League table, Pep Guardiola will be hoping to continue their fantastic form against Aston Villa, with Steven Gerrard's side sitting 19th in the table. The last meeting between these two sides saw City come from two goals behind to win 3-2 and clinch the Premier League title on the final day of last season.
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Jack Grealish and Nathan Ake have both returned to training, but the duo may not be risked on the weekend. Kalvin Phillips and Aymeric Laporte are both guaranteed to be missing, while deadline day signing Manuel Akanji is available for selection.
We predict that Villa could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; McGinn, Kamara, Luiz; Bailey, Watkins, Coutinho.
We predict that City could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Dias, Cancelo; De Bruyne, Gundogan, Silva; Mahrez, Alvarez, Foden.
With the first chance of the game, Aston Villa took a shock lead, with Ollie Watkins racing through on goal and slotting past Ederson just two minutes in. Villa did well to limit City to just a couple of chances and take their lead into
Here are your Manchester City evening headlines on Tuesday, September 20.
Rio Ferdinand believes Jack Grealish could rediscover his role as a number eight at Manchester City in the future.
Manchester City will be hoping for another three points this Saturday before the international break as they travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.
Manuel Akanji believes that Manchester City teammate Erling Haaland can continue scoring goals at a remarkable rate throughout the season.
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has explained what Jack Grealish needs to do at Manchester City to silence his critics.
It wasn't that Manu Akanji's phone wasn't ringing in summer, he just wasn't getting the call that he wanted.
Manchester City will play the opening game of their 2022/23 UEFA Champions League campaign on Tuesday night as Pep Guardiola's side face Sevilla.
Jamie Carragher predicts Erling Haaland’s career progression will take a different path to that of Harry Kane's. The Norway sensation has already reached double figures for the campaign after his goal in Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Aston Villa on Saturday. Many are predicting him to go on to be a Premier League great.
Manchester City fans are unfurling all the superlatives for Erling Haaland after the phenomenon scored the opening goal against Aston Villa.
Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard jokingly pleaded with Pep Guardiola to rest Erling Haaland when his men lock horns with champions Manchester City.
Manchester City will be looking to record their fifth win of the Premier League season when they face off against Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday evening.
Pep Guardiola has a decision to make on Erling Haaland for Manchester CIty's trip to Aston Villa on Saturday.
Paris Saint-Germain reportedly offered Neymar to Manchester City in the transfer window, with the Ligue 1 champions keen to 'appease' Kylian Mbappe.
Jamie Carragher says Erling Haaland could go down as the greatest ever Premier League player if his upward trajectory continues.
Manchester City face Nottingham Forest at the Etihad on Wednesday, with Pep Guardiola's side looking to continue their unbeaten start to the Premier League season.