Goalkeeper and Defence


GK  – Ederson – made an important save at the end of the first half against Inter. He will hope that he isn’t called into action too often on Sunday.

RB – Rico Lewis – Guardiola seems to favour the youngster ahead of Kyle Walker in big games now, which is a testament to his progress.

CB – Manuel Akanji – With Nathan Ake injured and John Stones not impressing versus Brentford, the Swiss international is the favourite to start against Arsenal.


CB – Ruben Dias – had a strong game versus Inter and fans will hope that the Portuguese international can replicate that performance this weekend.

LB – Josko Gvardiol – impressed going forward on Wednesday, but he will need to be smart defensively to keep Bukayo Saka quiet.


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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.