Pep Guardiola's challenge for Manchester City's upcoming meeting with Aston Villa is getting people talking about the Citizens' football once again.

A financial scandal, in which the allegations all stem from before Guardiola's time at the club, has rocked the Premier League but City cannot afford any distractions after they failed to take advantage of Arsenal's slip-up last week.


They face a tricky Villa side who tend to play better against the bigger teams, so here's how Guardiola could set up.

Man City vs Aston Villa - Premier League: TV channel, team news, lineups & prediction

Man City predicted lineup vs Aston Villa (4-3-3)
GK: Ederson - Having conceded 21 goals in 21 games this season, Ederson is on track for the poorest season of his City career.

RB: Rico Lewis - Young Lewis was used out on the left against Tottenham but will likely return to his favoured right side here.

CB: Manuel Akanji - The Swiss defender has only failed to start one Premier League game for which he was available this season, and he still came on at half-time in that one.


CB: Ruben Dias - With John Stones out injured, it's a bit of a guess who will line up alongside Akanji. We've gone for Dias but this could easily be Aymeric Laporte.

LB: Nathan Ake - Ake has been City's best defender this season and will likely start on the left, given Guardiola's system will have him playing central anyway.

DM: Rodri - The 4-4-2 didn't work against Tottenham so expect Rodri to return to the base of a midfield three.

CM: Kevin De Bruyne - A surprise omission from the Tottenham game, expect De Bruyne to waltz straight back into the starting lineup in his favoured position.

CM: Ilkay Gundogan - Gundogan's physicality should give him the edge against a tricky Villa side who won't be afraid to try and overpower City.

RW: Riyad Mahrez - Don't be surprised if Bernardo Silva gets this spot as a bit of a shake-up, but Mahrez appears to have done enough to make this spot his own under Guardiola.


ST: Erling Haaland - After failing to even touch the ball in Spurs' box last time out, Haaland is going to be angry and determined to take his frustrations out on Villa. Good luck stopping him.

LW: Jack Grealish - Phil Foden has been unwell and might not be ready to put up a real fight to reclaim his spot from Grealish.

I’m the only Aston Villa fan in Nigeria. Rooting for us to defeat Man City...

Come on Aston Villa.

City all the way.....


They have seen the future that City will win the league again this season that is why the 19 EPL team in collision with the FA wants to use the backdoor to frustrate city from turning the league to a one team show by bringing up a flimsy case that even ALMIGHTY UEFA used 4 years to investigate and still find us innocent.

Clear road for the incoming winners of the EPL...

After Villa, Arsenal is next on our beating list

Draw

Over 2.5

Stake your life savings

Man shitty 0 Villa 2

3-2 or 4-2 ft

I heard a rumor that many banks will be shut down.


Please who have listened to that voice note?

I don't know what to believe

Sure 3pts for City.

Man city to rape Aston villa in the anus.

In other words, man city to win.

City winning this one.

Lamasta:
City all the way.....


They have seen the future that City will win the league again this season that is why the 19 EPL team in collision with the FA wants to use the backdoor to frustrate city from turning the league to a one team show by bringing up a flimsy case that even ALMIGHTY UEFA used 4 years to investigate and still find us innocent.

Clear road for the incoming winners of the EPL...

After Villa Arsenal is next on our beating list

Really?

All we need is draw

C'mon CITY.... Let's go 💙

Aston villa you can do this. City must fall today

Man city failing to win this match will be a confirmation that Guardiola wants Arteta to win the EPL.

Goal

Man City

The pressure is on arsenal ass

Since Arsenal are not ready to do the job of keeping Manutd out of the title, let Mancity show them how it's done!
Manutd must not smell EPL till 2099!

LIKE for CITY.
SHARE for VILLA.

OfeAchi:
Since Arsenal are not ready to do the job of keeping Manutd out of the title, let Mancity show them how it's done!
Manutd must not smell EPL till 2099!

Honestly, I would rather have a new team lifting this title for a change!

Make City and Guardiola rest abeg!

They should win UCL before their Financial Fair Play punishments!

Light78:
I heard a rumor that many banks will be shut down.


Please who have listened to that voice note?

I don't know what to believe

How can you believe this?...do you know the share of banks in the financial sector, if they do....the economy will crash further.

any link?