Manchester City might not be on top of the league at this very moment but they know how to turn things around especially when one considers that it’s early days in the English Premier League.
Pep Guardiola’s men started off their campaign in the typical manner as they crushed West Ham away from home 5-0. However, they had to face an early challenge in the form of Tottenham Hotspurs for their second game. Though City did put in a quality performance, they were once again hard done by VAR as Gabriel Jesus’ goal was disallowed and the City faithful settled for a draw.
They got back in the mix by registering comprehensive wins versus Bournemouth and Brighton before the international break. Man City are currently two points behind league leaders Liverpool.
Meanwhile, 19th position Norwich City have had a hard time in the league. A defeat to Liverpool, Chelsea, and West Ham has kept them in the relegation zone for time being. Many would think that their fixture against Manchester City couldn’t have come at a worse possible time.
Match Details:
Date- Saturday, September 14
Time of Kick-Off- 10 pm (IST)
Venue- Carrow Road
Norwich City Team News:
Timm Klose and Onel Hernandez won’t feature against Man. City due to ankle injuries.
Tom Trybull is also expected to be sidelined for the forthcoming game.
Grant Hanley and Chistopher Zimmermann are in training, but a big question still mark remains over their fitness.
Manager, Daniel Farke might make some changes in the lineup after suffering defeat to West Ham.
Manchester City Team News:
John Stones should be available in place of Aymeric Laporte who suffered a knee injury versus Brighton and is expected to be out till Christmas.
However, John Stones has recently got back from injury, and if he isn’t fit enough for Saturday, then Fernandinho might be the option to cover the back.
Ilkay Gundogan returned midway through the international break due to illness but is expected to be back in contention for Man. City.
Gabriel Jesus could be expected to be back in the team sheet, while Bernardo Silva might also be added to the playing 11.
Benjamin Mendy’s availability remains doubtful.
Predicted Lineups:
Norwich City- Krul, Aarons, Godfrey, Hanley, Lewis, Cantwell, Vrancic, Amadou, Tettey, Buendia, Pukki
Manchester City- Ederson, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Zinchenko, D Silva, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, B Silva, Sterling, Aguero
Key Points:
In the previous six meetings, surprisingly Manchester City have beaten Norwich thrice.
Norwich, on the other hand, has beaten Man. City once in the process, and have been involved in two stalemates.
However, that one win for Norwich is among the 14 previously encountered games with Manchester City.
Manchester City is undefeated in 25 Premier League games against promoted sides with 20 wins and five draws to their name.
Prediction:
With things going from bad to worse for Norwich City, Daniel Farke would gleefully accept a point against the mighty Manchester City.
Nevertheless, with the firepower or bench strength that Pep Guardiola has in his locker, it looks highly unlikely that Norwich will be able to withstand a heavy defeat from the champions of England.
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