Pep Guardiola and his players make the trip to the North East this weekend to face Newcastle United at Saturday lunchtime.
During midweek, Man City progressed through to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup by beating Championship outfit Watford 2-1 at the Etihad and they’ll play Tottenham Hotspur in the next round.
The Magpies will be looking to bounce back after they suffered their first defeat of the campaign, a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Fulham at Craven Cottage.
Guardiola has been dealt a double injury blow, with Rodri out for the rest of the season after having surgery on a ruptured ACL and Kevin De Bruyne reportedly not available for selection until after the next international break.
Eddie Howe’s side have had a full week to prepare, as their Carabao Cup Third Round match against AFC Wimbledon was postponed due to severe flood damage to the pitch at the Cherry Red Records Stadium.
Newcastle United vs Man City – Match Preview and Team News
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Newcastle United: DDWWL
Newcastle haven’t looked entirely convincing so far this season, but nonetheless find themselves in sixth place after five games.
However, their display last weekend in the capital was very flat and the Magpies looked vulnerable in possession, which Marco Silva’s Fulham took full of advantage of.
One positive for Eddie Howe was the fact that Harvey Barnes continued his goalscoring streak by netting Newcastle’s only goal in the 3-1 loss to the Cottagers, with the Englishman finding the net in three consecutive league games.
Their Carabao Cup game against Wimbledon has been rearranged to next Tuesday and the venue has been switched to St. James’ Park as the Wombles need time to fix the havoc the recent weather has caused to their pitch.
Manchester City: WWDDW
The Blue half of Manchester remain unbeaten this season and they will be aiming to retain their spot at the top of the Premier League table with a triumph in the North East.
That thrilling 2-2 draw with Arsenal at the Etihad last weekend was the first time their invincibility was seriously threatened this campaign as John Stones equalised in the eighth minute of stoppage time.
If Erling Haaland scores against Newcastle, it’ll extend his run of netting in consecutive league matches to six.
Guardiola will have a selection headache over the next fortnight as his midfield options have recently been depleted due to the injuries Rodri and De Bruyne have picked up.
City return to European action next Tuesday as they travel to Slovakia to play Slovan Bratislava.
