Goalkeeper and Defence


GK – Stefan Ortega – Ederson started against Barcelona midweek so it’s likely that the German will be recalled to the eleven this weekend.

RB – Rico Lewis – with Kyle Walker not expected to return to training until next week, the 19-year-old may play at right-back instead, having swapped from the left-hand side to start there versus Barca.

CB – Jahmai Simpson-Pusey – Kalvin Phillips was selected in the middle of defence on Tuesday, but manager Pep Guardiola may decide to go with youth again this Saturday.


CB – Callum Doyle – plenty of clubs are pursuing the young centre-back’s signature after his loan spell at Leicester last season, where he was managed by Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca.

LB – Josko Gvardiol – If Doyle does start, the Croatian international may be asked to move to fullback; a position that Guardiola regularly deployed him in during the 2023/24 campaign.


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David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.