Predicted Starting Line-Up: Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City (Premier League) | OneFootball

Manchester City look to get back to winning ways once again on Wednesday night as they travel to North London to square off with Tottenham in the Premier League.

Pep Guardiola’s side are fresh off the back of a 0-2 home defeat at the hands of the runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool at the weekend, and will be looking for a bounce-back performance against an injury-ravaged Spurs side.

Fitness issues also continue to plague Manchester City however, as the Sky Blues were without Rodri, John Stones, Manuel Akanji, Oscar Bobb, and crucially star striker, Erling Haaland against Liverpool on Sunday.

The latter’s status heading into the midweek clash with Tottenham remains up in the air, though he was spotted in full training with Manchester City in the days leading up to the trip to North London.

Oscar Bobb has also returned to training but is unlikely to be risked against Ange Postecoglou’s men in midweek, while the Manchester City manager has since confirmed that John Stones could be sidelined for up to 10 weeks.

With the potential for changes to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City line-up after the defeat to Liverpool at the weekend, let’s take a look at how the Catalan boss may set his side up this time around!

Predicted XI

Ederson should remain in between the sticks for the trip to North London this week after reaffirming his role as number one in recent outings, showcasing his unique ability with the ball in particular.

Manchester City’s defensive set-up will not see too many changes from the weekend, as Rico Lewis will keep his spot out on the right in our view, particularly after Pep Guardiola piled on the praise for the youngster during his pre-match press conference..

Abdukodir Khusanov has made a major impression in recent matches and has slowly begun to cement himself as a bonafide option to start week in, week out. We believe the Uzbek will keep his spot in the team, though he will be joined this time by Ruben Dias.

Josko Gvardiol has been Manchester City’s most consistent performer at times this season and he remains an ever-present at left-back. This time will be no different, with the Croatian continuing to lead Nathan Ake for the role.

As we head into midfield, we could see a major shake-up.

Nico Gonzalez played seemingly by himself in more of an attack-minded midfield set-up against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon, but this time around he may be joined by Mateo Kovacic in the central trio.

Ahead of the double-pivot in the Manchester City engine room is Phil Foden, who is still looking for his marquee performance in the Kevin De Bruyne role this season as he aims to find the form that won him a multitude of individual honours during the last campaign.

Jeremy Doku was lively against Liverpool, and while his end-product left a lot to be desired, he should get the nod on the right of City’s front-three to try and wreak havoc against an injury-riddled Spurs rearguard.

After sitting out of the last two matches with a knee injury, Erling Haaland should make his much-anticipated return for the Blues on Wednesday night, although his status coming into the match is somewhat unknown other than his participation in first-team training on Tueday.

Finally, Omar Marmoush has been a stand-out since signing for Manchester City in the January transfer window, and he has played his best off of the left behind the aforementioned Haaland. The Egyptian should get the nod once more this time out.

Predicted XI: Ederson; Lewis, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol; Nico, Kovacic, Foden; Doku, Haaland, Marmoush.

Substitutes: Ortega Moreno, Nunes, Reis, Ake, Bernardo, De Bruyne, McAtee, Grealish, Savinho.