| Club – Manchester City |

| Manager – Guardiola |

| Usually plays 4-3-3/4-1-2-3/4-1-4-1 (roughly) or occasionally 3-4-3/3-5-2, possibly 4-2-1-3/4-2-3-1/4-3-2-1 (or something along those lines |

| Set Piece Takers |

Penalties – De Bruyne/Agüero/Sterling/Jesus

Direct/indirect free kicks – De Bruyne/Mahrez/Sterling

Corners – De Bruyne/Mahrez

• 5 time Premier League winners
• Back to Premier League winners in 2017/18 and 2018/19.
• At this moment in time are the only team to win the Premier League in back  to back seasons (2017/18 & 2018/19) since Manchester United did so under Ferguson in 2007/08 & 2008/09.
• Suffered 9 defeats in the Premier League in 2019/20.
• Highest scoring team in the Premier League and conceded the least amount of goals in the league, despite finishing 18 points beind Liverpool.
• Have problems defensively since Kompany left and can be got at.
• Have signed a new centre back in the form of Nathan Aké and may buy another defender.
• Are vulnerable to conceding (chances/goals) on the counter attack and/or through teams playing directly against the 2019/20 League Cup winners.
• Have a few players that are now older and are not quiet as mobile as they were a couple of seasons ago.
• Are capable of spending big in the transfer market.

Can Guardiola adapt his tactics and find solutions to improve defensively?

| Main Starters |

Ederson

Laporte (when fit and available)

De Bruyne

Sterling

Agüero/Jesus

| Possible XI |

[ 4-3-3 ]

Ederson; Walker, Laporte, Aké, Mendy; Fernandinho, Gündogan, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Agüero, Sterling

| Goalkeepers |

Ederson

| Right Backs/Wing Backs |

Walker (can play at centre back in a back 3, and did so for England at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.)

Cancelo (can and sometimes plays at left back.)

| Centre Backs |

Laporte

Aké

Stones

Fernandinho (traditionally known as a midfielder to help give balance to the team but has played as a centre back on various occasions in recent times.)

Garcia

Otamendi

| Left Backs/Left Wing Backs |

Mendy
Zinchenko

| Defensive/Central Midfielders |

Rodri
Gündogan
Doyle

| (Attacking Midfielders)/Wide Midfielders |

De Bruyne
Foden

| Right Forwards/Right Wingers/Right Sided Midfielders |

Bernardo Silva (a doubt)
Mahrez

| Centre Forwards/Number 9s/False 9s/9 and a Halfs |

Agüero
Jesus

| Left Wide Forwards/Left Wingers/Left Sided Forwards |

Sterling
Torres