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Oct 29, 2019 at 7.45pm UK at ​Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 37,143
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3-1
Southampton
Otamendi (20'), Aguero (38', 56')
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How Manchester City could line up against Southampton

Sports Mole looks at how Manchester City could line up for Saturday's Premier League clash with Southampton at the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City welcome Southampton to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday for the second time in just five days.

Pep Guardiola's men made it four wins from four since the recent international break in Tuesday's EFL Cup match, extending Saints' winless run to five games in the process.

Although we are only ten games into the season, there is already pressure on City not to drop points as they look to keep pace with rivals Liverpool at the top of the table.

Here, Sports Mole looks at how the Citizens could line up for Saturday's showdown.


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Out: Leroy Sane (knee), Oleksandr Zinchenko (knee), Aymeric Laporte (knee), Rodri (thigh)
Doubtful: Angelino (knock)

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Guardiola is likely to ring the changes for Saturday's game after making a number of alterations in midweek.

One of the Spaniard's main decisions will come in defence. Nicolas Otamendi was highly impressive in midweek, which could see him keep his place for Saturday's game, although Fernandinho is now back after serving his one-game suspension following his dismissal against Aston Villa.

Kyle Walker is likely to be preferred to Joao Cancelo at right-back, while Bernard Mendy could be set for a rare start at left-back now that he is fully fit again.

In midfield, creative stars Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva are expected to be recalled to partner the more defensive Ilkay Gundogan in a balanced triumvirate in the middle of the park.

Sergio Aguero grabbed a brace against the Saints on Tuesday and the Argentine is likely to get the nod ahead of Gabriel Jesus with City also preparing for their trip to Bergamo to face Atalanta in the Champions League.

Out wide, Raheem Sterling is expected to get a recall on the left, with Portuguese international Bernardo Silva the favourite to start on the right.

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1Liverpool1110102591631
2Manchester CityMan City1181234102425
3Leicester CityLeicester117222781923
4Chelsea117222517823
5Arsenal114521615117
6Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd11443128416
7Bournemouth114431413116
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton114341414015
9Crystal Palace114341014-415
10Manchester UnitedMan Utd113441311213
11Tottenham HotspurSpurs113441716113
12Wolverhampton WanderersWolves112721414013
13West Ham UnitedWest Ham113441417-313
14Burnley113351418-412
15Newcastle UnitedNewcastle11335917-812
16Aston Villa113261618-211
17Everton113261117-611
18Southampton112271027-178
19Norwich CityNorwich112181126-157
20Watford11056623-175

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