Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola might have watched the England match through his fingers with so many of his players involved on Tuesday night. However, in the end, Guardiola pretty much got exactly what he wanted from the win over Italy.
30.09.2023 - 07:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City will be looking to get back to winning ways on Saturday afternoon when they face Wolves in the Premier League.
After a perfect start to the 2023/24 season, City suffered their first defeat of the new campaign, with Pep Guardiola's side falling to a 1-0 loss against Newcastle United on Wednesday night. The result meant City were eliminated from the Carabao Cup in the third round, but there's no time to dwell with another Premier League clash looming.
Next up for City is a trip to Wolves, where Jack Grealish starred in a 3-0 win at Molineux last season. City are still without Rodri through suspension, and the Spaniard's absence was felt in the loss against Newcastle.
So, could City continue their 100% record in the Premier League? Let's take a look.
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To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 24 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We predict that the hosts could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Sa; Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Ait-Nouri; Lemina, Gomes; Hwang, Cunha, Neto; Silva.
We predict that City could line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol; Nunes, Kovacic; Foden, Alvarez, Grealish; Haaland.
Wolves started the game with their tails up, and despite not seeing much of the ball, they created some big changes whilst also frustrating City at the back. Not long after halftime, Guardiola introduced Jeremy Doku and Oscar Bobb, and the duo linked up to send City into the lead.
The injection of pace on each side from Doku
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola might have watched the England match through his fingers with so many of his players involved on Tuesday night. However, in the end, Guardiola pretty much got exactly what he wanted from the win over Italy.
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