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Manchester City return to the Champions League on Tuesday night when they host RB Leipzig in their penultimate game at organisational level.
The Blues are hoping to shake off the hangover from Saturday’s draw against Liverpool as they try to clinch the most sensible spot in the standings. City and Leipzig have already qualified for the knockout stages, leaving Pep Guardiola with some room to rotate if he wishes.
But the most important spot in Group G is up for grabs and ahead of the match, MEN Sport tried to anticipate how City will line up.
Goalkeeper – Ederson
Guardiola can also easily opt to sign Stefan Ortega in place of Leipzig, but he may need to give Ederson some extra minutes after his injury in the foreign break.
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Defenders: Kyle Walker, Manuel Akanji, Josko Gvardiol
Against his former club, Gvardiol will most likely be called up to the starting lineup. With Nathan Ake returning from a recent injury, a safe move would be to move Akanji back into the defensive 3 alongside Walker. Rico Lewis will also fight hard to start.
Midfielders: John Stones, Mateo Kovacic
City have been boosted by the Stones’ wonderful appearance at the weekend and it would be wonderful to see them come through. Kovacic also returned to training on Monday and, if he’s fit, it’s an option to come in and give Rodri a well-deserved rest. .
Forwards: Phil Foden, Julian Alvarez, Bernardo Silva, Jack Grealish, Erling Haaland
Grealish’s return to training gave City another boost this week and allowed the impressive Jeremy Doku to take a relaxed night. Guardiola may need to give Haaland a rest at some point, but it seems likely that he will start.