After the first international break of the new season, Manchester City will resume Premier League play against West Ham at the London Stadium.
With four straight victories so far in the English top flight, Pep Guardiola’s team has been the only team to have kept a perfect record this season with a winning record of 100%.
In their most recent victory, Manchester City overcame a difficult first half against Fulham at the Etihad Stadium to win 5-1 before halftime, propelled by a hat-trick from Erling Haaland.
Following Pep Guardiola’s return from Barcelona, where the Catalan coach underwent emergency surgery for a back issue and successfully recovered, Juanma Lillo will take over as assistant coach.
Lillo and the City team didn’t falter while their head coach was away, defeating Sheffield United by a score of 1-2 at Bramall Lane back in August, prior to the match against Fulham the last time out.
With Jack Grealish, John Stones, and Mateo Kovacic joining Kevin De Bruyne on the injured list, Manchester City will be without a number of important players when they travel to the London Stadium this afternoon.
David Moyes and Pep Guardiola have now announced their respective starting lineups for West Ham United and Manchester City ahead of kickoff at the London Stadium!
West Ham United.
The starting lineup consists of Areola, Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson, Alvarez, Bowen, Soucek, Ward-Prowse, Paqueta, and Antonio.
Alternates include Fabianski, Kehrer, Ogbonna, Mavropanos, Cresswell, Fornals, Kudus, Benrahma, and Ings.
Manchester City.
Starting lineup: Ederson; Walker; Akanji; Dias; Gvardiol; Rodrigo; Bernardo; Alvarez; Doku; Haaland; Foden.
Ortega Moreno, Carson, Lewis, Ake, Gomez, Phillips, Nunes, and Bobb are available as replacements.
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Guardiola speaks about Matheus Nunes rare qualities that are hard to find.
As the Portuguese midfielder prepares for his first Man City minutes, Pep Guardiola says Matheus Nunes possesses a “quality that is so difficult to find.”.
With a quality that is “difficult to find,” Matheus Nunes, a new signing for Manchester City, can play in a variety of positions, according to Pep Guardiola.
- For £53 million, Nunes left Wolves and joined.
- Against West Ham, a debut might occur.
- He’ll get better, according to Guardiola.
Nunes joined City in a £53 million ($67 million) transfer from Wolves at the conclusion of the summer transfer window, but he has yet to make his English and European champions debut.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Although the Portuguese international still has a lot of room for growth, Guardiola thinks his versatility will make him a valuable player.
WHAT THEY SAID: “With time, he could play at full-back with his physicality,” he told reporters.
“He can play in holding midfield, he can play in attacking midfield.
“In my opinion, he needs to get better at making decisions after the first touch and first contact.
It’s not precise enough, in my opinion.
Similar to Kevin, try using the ball. His energy is of a caliber that is extremely rare.
In simple tasks, he will learn to be more precise.”.
He continued, “He has played the last games at Wolves as a winger, demonstrating his versatility.
Being able to dribble through players and travel 10, 15, or 20 meters with the ball is a talent that is extremely rare.
He will eventually learn to be more accurate with the fundamentals, such as the initial touch and initial pass.
He will understand it given our training method and team dynamic.”.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: After just one full season at Wolves, the 25-year-old made the move to the Etihad, where he appeared in 41 matches across all competitions and scored one goal. He faces stiff competition for a spot in City’s starting lineup from players like Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri, and Mateo Kovacic who are vying for positions in central midfield.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR NUNES?
The new acquisition will be hoping to make his Premier League debut when City plays West Ham on Sunday.
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