In the event of a win, Manchester City can get significantly closer to winning the league title. Yes, there will be sixteen rounds left, during which anything can happen, but with the current form of Guardiol’s party, the lead of a possible thirteen points seems unattainable. The Citizens last experienced a sense of defeat in the Champions League against Leipzig at the beginning of December, the German team won 2: 1. As for the Premier League, the last defeat of the City dates back to October 30 and the duel with Crystal Palace, in which the Eagles won 2: 0. In the last match, the Citizens in the FA Cup played playfully with Swindon in the fourth league, the 4: 1 victory was led by Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Ilkay Gündogan and Cole Palmer. In the Premier League, Manchester last played at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal, which they defeated 2: 1 with luck. But now he will have to be careful, because last year Chelsea won 2: 1 at his stadium.
“Some players are coming back, some are positive again. If you take the test twice negative, you will come back, otherwise you will stay at home in isolation, which has happened in all Premier League clubs in the last three months. We have some new cases, yes, but we want privacy “I can’t tell you who’s out,” coach Pep Guardiola said at the pre-match press conference. “Unfortunately, we are used to dealing with this situation in the long run. It’s been going on for a year or two. We are adapting and hoping that the cases will be resolved and the players will return in good shape.”
Chelsea advanced to the final of the League Cup via Tottenham, after the initial 2-0 victory they also managed to retaliate on the Spurs and won 1-0 thanks to a hit by Antonio Rüdiger. In the final, she will have either Liverpool or Arsenal – the opening duel on Anfield Road ended without goals, revenge is on the agenda next week. The Blues also advanced in the FA Cup, although it was an easier job for them. They won 5: 1 against Chesterfield from the fifth league. However, it has not been so good in the league lately. The last time Chelsea drew 2: 2 with Liverpool and before that 1: 1 with Brighton. Coach Tuchel’s charges Manchester City have been able to beat three of the previous four fights, including last year’s Champions League final. However, the problem may be that they have kept a single clean sheet in the last four outdoor league clans and have failed at Etihad Stadium eight times in a row.
“Manchester City has opened the gap between first place and the rest not in recent months, it has opened a gap in recent years and I have never been ashamed to say it. We are trying to close it. We were confident enough and we said we would try to close it from the first day of the season. “That’s what we did and we did it very well,” said coach Thomas Tuchel for the club’s website. “I want to be clear about that. I will be completely satisfied with the players who travel with us and will be on the field tomorrow, and we will put in the greatest confidence we can have.”
The last match ended in September with the Citizens 1-0 win.
Ederson – Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo – Gündogan, Rodri, Silva – Jesus, De Bryune, Foden.
Kepa – Azpilicueta, Silva, Rüdiger, Alonso – Kanté, Kovacic – Mount, Hudson-Odoi – Havertz, Lukaku.
