Manchester United will be looking to put last week's humiliating defeat behind them as Erik ten Hag's side face Real Betis in the Europa League Round of 16.
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Manchester City will be looking to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League when they face Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon.
Goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland secured a huge win for City on Wednesday night, with Pep Guardiola's side beating Arsenal 3-1 to overtake the Gunners at the top of the Premier League table. It's the first time since early November that City have held the position, with both them and Arsenal on 51 points, with goal difference sending City to the top.
Now, Guardiola's side have the chance to stay on top and extend their lead - should Arsenal drop points against Aston Villa - starting with a clash against Forest. It won't be a walk in the park for City, with Forest's last home defeat in the Premier League coming all the way back in September.
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So, could City open up a gap between themselves and Arsenal on Saturday? Let's take a look.
To complete this simulation, we used FIFA 23 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We predict that Forest could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Navas; Aurier, Felipe, Worrall, Lodi; Shelvey, Mangala; Johnson, Gibbs-White, Scarpa; Wood.
We predict that City could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Akanji, Ake; Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo; Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish.
City looked dangerous from the off at the City Ground, with Haaland striking the post after 87 seconds with a header from Riyad Mahrez's cross into the box. Guardiola's side kept pressing Forest, and they took the lead after six minutes through Grealish.
The Englishman picked up possession when City went short
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Pep Guardiola has confirmed that both Kevin De Bruyne and Aymeric Laporte are ill, rather than injured, after missing the trip to RB Leipzig.
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