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Manchester City will again be a supported striker behind Marseille in the Champions League following the injury of Sergio Aguero.
Aguero lasted only 3 games on his return from knee surgery before facing a muscle challenge in the first part of the draw with West Ham. Phil Foden replaced him part-time at London Stadium, scoring City’s tie, but they can place him. a goal for now.
Now the frantic calendar continues with a France to face Marseille, where Pep Guardiola once back will have to improvise with his initial lineup without Aguero or Gabriel Jesús having compatibility to play. Raheem Sterling has played in each and every City match this season, but may be charged with central game defense.
Guardiola also hopes to have Kevin De Bruyne, Aymeric Laporte and Nathan Ake from the beginning after their own fitness problems.
Read how our editors think the city is aligned below and use the interactive widget to decide which is your most productive XI:
Simon Bajkowski
Andre Villas-Boas said Marseille can’t treat this attack as an experiment either, but Pep Guardiola may have to take some extra dangers so he doesn’t lose any more problems in the Premier League.
It’s a good time to bring Back Aleks Zinchenko, while Phil Foden, John Stones and Ferran Torres will have to start freshening their legs.
With Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus ruled, and Liam Delap is not eligible, Raheem Sterling remains the choice to lead the line.
Choose your team here:
Joe Bray
After Guardiola said she had to upgrade an exhausted Kyle Walker instead of a new striker at West Ham, I would give the right-back a well-deserved break. Joao Cancelo can pass from the right, with Aleks Zinchenko entering from the left. Aymeric Laporte is fit, moves back to the center of the defense.
Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne have been inspired by the West Ham bench, so they are pretty obvious selections, with Ferran Torres brand new after not betting at London Stadium. Ilkay Gundogan played two games last week, but is the first selection in the Champions League.
Raheem Sterling remains the most productive option to complete in advance, and the City expects the game to win early, so Liam Delap could arrive.
Marcus Banks
The City will respond after not being able to beat West Ham this weekend, but adjustments are expected.
De Bruyne’s comeback will be massive and the Belgian is expected to start with Foden after the young man makes an impressive appearance from the bench in front of the Hammers.
Torres was unlucky enough to remain an unused replacement this weekend, but is expected to return to the line of attack. Mahrez struggled, meaning Bernardo could return to the role of nine fakes he used last season. As a result, Sterling can return to the left wing.