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·25 de novembro de 2024
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Pep Guardiola must decide to stick or twist in Europe
Pep Guardiola will be tempted to make changes as he looks to play his Manchester City team back into form as Feyenoord visit in the Champions League.
City have now lost five games in a row for the first time under Guardiola, culminating with a humbling 4-0 home loss to Tottenham at the weekend.
They also scored four in their previous Champions League outing, as Sporting Lisbon thumped them in Portugal, and City will need to re-focus to avoid another damaging defeat in this new League Phase.
Asked if he will change his approach for the visit of the Dutch side, Guardiola told reporters: "What should I change? What should I change? If I had changed in my first season when I was asked to change we would not have won six Premier Leagues in seven years.
Injured players have to come back to their best form, players need rest, one good result can change our mind
Pep Guardiola
"Now I'm not going to change. We are big believers in the process and the fundamentals we have to do. Injured players have to come back to their best form, players who have played a lot of minutes because of the injuries need rest, one good result can change our mind."
There has been little improvement on the injury front of City, though Kevin De Bruyne came off the bench against Spurs and should start in midweek. Jeremy Doku could also come in, which may see Savinho make way.
Nathan Ake is also pushing for a start, with John Stones most likely to make way, and Matheus Nunes could come in for Rico Lewis, who has struggled in midfield.
Manchester City predicted XI: Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Nunes, Gundogan; Doku, De Bruyne, Grealish; Haaland
Doubts: Doku, Dias
Injured: Rodri, Bobb, Kovacic
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Time and date: 8pm GMT on Tuesday, November 26, 2024
TV channel and live stream: Amazon Prime
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