Manchester City will be keen to bring a run of two successive Premier League draws to an end on Saturday when they host Fulham.
The Cityzens have dropped points to Arsenal and Newcastle United in their most recent league outings, with Rodri’s season-ending injury forcing uncomfortable questions regarding their significant reliance on the Euro 2024 winner. Pep Guardiola’s side tend to be strong finishers rather than fast starters, but they can ill-afford any more slip-ups in the coming weeks.
Of course, their 4-0 victory over Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League midweek has offered some respite from a difficult period – by Man City’s standards anyway – especially considering the returning Phil Foden grabbed a well-taken goal in an impressive display.
Fulham will prove challenging opposition for the reigning champions, however, with the west London outfit having won three of their opening six games. Just one defeat sees them residing in sixth heading to the Etihad Stadium and a settled starting XI may be able to unnerve a City side fatigued from their trip to Slovakia.
Man City predicted lineup vs Fulham (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Lewis, Kovacic; Silva, Foden, Grealish; Haaland.
Fulham predicted lineup vs Man City (4-2-3-1): Leno; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Pereira, Lukic; Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Jimenez.
