Defending Premier League champions Manchester City host Wolves at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, and are the overwhelming favourites to win the match.
City are on 16 points from 7 games, while Liverpool have an unblemished record this season, winning all 8 of their games so far. Pep Guardiola’s men have scored 19 goals in the last 5 games in all competitions, while conceding just one goal.
The Sky Blues have a few injury concerns going into the game. Let’s take a look at the possible lineup that Guardiola may put out for Sunday’s game:
Predicted Manchester City Lineup vs Wolves
Goalkeeper
Ederson will start in goal for City, having kept three clean sheets in the last four games that he has played.
Defence
Aymeric Laporte and John Stones are the two defenders that will miss the game against Wolves. Nicolás Otamendi and Fernandinho will start the game as the two centre backs for City, while Guardiola has all four full-backs available for the game.
Benjamin Mendy started on the left, while João Cancelo started on the right for Guardiola in the Champions League game against Dinamo Zagreb, but we could see the return of Oleksandr Zinchenko and Kyle Walker at left-back and right-back, respectively.
Midfield
Kevin De Bruyne is the latest to join the treatment table at Manchester City, having also missed the mid-week game due to a groin injury. Ilkay Gundogan played in his place mid-week, and he could retain his place in the team.
David Silva started the Champions League game against Zagreb, but we could see Bernardo Silva replace him in the starting lineup against Wolves.
Attack
Sergio Aguero started the mid-week game, playing almost the entire match. The Argentine could be replaced by Gabriel Jesus in the starting lineup against Wolves, having scored last weekend against Everton.
Raheem Sterling was as a second-half substitute for City against Zagreb, and scored the first goal of the match. He will return to the starting lineup against Wolves, having also scored last weekend against Everton.
Riyad Mahrez has been in good form lately, and he will start from the right for the champions.
