Manchester City will aim to return to winning ways against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday afternoon.
Off the back of a disappointing 1-0 defeat against Liverpool, Manchester City will be geared up to take home the all-important three points against Brighton & Hove Albion this weekend.
At the Etihad Stadium this season, the Sky Blues have won every single game across all competitions.
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As the highest scorers in the Premier League this term with 33 goals in ten games, City could be set to maul this Seagulls side on Saturday afternoon.
However, it is worth noting that while two draws and two defeats in the last four games do not make for good reading from a Brighton perspective, they have looked the part under Roberto De Zerbi so far.
In an intriguing fixture between both sides, here is how we expect the Premier League champions to line up.
Predicted Team
After an excellent performance against Liverpool, Ederson is guaranteed to keep his place in goal.
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With Kyle Walker still sidelined, Manuel Akanji is expected to deputise at right-back once again.
As is often the case, Ruben Dias is also likely to start on Saturday.
After Pep Guardiola took the precautionary measure of not throwing Aymeric Laporte into the deep end against Liverpool, considering his recent return to fitness, the contest against Brighton seems like the perfect opportunity to start him again.
Joao Cancelo will be keen on righting his wrongs after his defensive error gifted Mohamed Salah the winner last Sunday.
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As Kalvin Phillips is still weeks away from potentially returning to full fitness, Rodri will slot in as the defensive midfielder once again.
The in-form Bernardo Silva is making a strong case on a weekly basis to become undroppable and keeping that in mind, Pep Guardiola is likely to play him alongside Rodri in a double pivot.
The same goes for Kevin De Bruyne, who will likely operate in his usual number ten role this weekend, as opposed to last Saturday where he almost exclusively played on the right flank.
A shift in flanks is expected in Phil Foden’s case, who could be utilised as the right-winger against the Seagulls.
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After a rare off day for Erling Haaland against the Reds, he will be itching to score goals galore again, as per usual this weekend.
Jack Grealish is expected to return to proceedings after being an unused substitute at Anfield last weekend.
Predicted XI: Ederson; Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte, Joao Cancelo; Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne; Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish.
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Substitutes: Stefan Ortega Moreno, Rico Lewis, John Stones, Nathan Ake, Sergio Gomez, Ilkay Gundogan, Riyad Mahrez, Cole Palmer, Julian Alvarez.
Topics: Manchester City, Brighton And Hove Albion, Premier League, Jack Grealish, Aymeric Laporte
Srinivas Sadhanand