At 04:15 a.m. Beijing time on December 28, the 19th round of the English Premier League will stage a battle that attracts attention, and Manchester City of the Blue Moon Army will challenge the Toffees Everton.
In the latest period, defending champions Manchester City's form has fallen into an unprecedented slump, with just one win in the last six Premier League games. Due to the continued poor record, Manchester City also slipped all the way from the top of the Premier League to fifth place in the Premier League. In this round against Everton, Manchester City must win, otherwise, I am afraid that they will be thrown out of the first group of the Premier League title.
Past head-to-head records show that Manchester City have won 11 and drawn two of their last 13 meetings with Everton, giving the Toffees an overwhelming psychological advantage. Therefore, as long as Manchester City plays at their normal level in this round, it should not be a problem to win the average Everton. In order to sweep away the recent malaise, coach Pep Guardiola will not slack off in this game, and will inevitably play with an elite main lineup.
In the goalkeeper position, it is natural that the main goalkeeper Ederson guards the Manchester City goal, and at the back, it is not surprising that Guardiola will offer a more solid back four formation, and the four players who are expected to start will be Gvardiol, Akanji, Ruben Dias and the most trusted right wing-back Kyle Walker. Akanji and Ruben Dias play in a pairing of centre-backs, while Gvardiol and Kyle Walker will play at wing-backs on the left and right.
In midfield, it is no surprise that the main defender responsible for interceptions and tackles in Manchester City's central midfield will still be Spain international Rodri, while it will be the Blues veteran Mateo Kovacic who will be partnered with Rodri in a double midfield pairing. In front of the two midfielders, it is expected that Manchester City's Prince Foden will continue to be called up, sitting in the attacking command of Manchester City's front, leading the city's attack, while the two wings of the midfield and Foden will form the two wings of the team, Bernardo Silva and Grealish, who form an iron triangle up front and feed the team's forward line together.
On the forward line, in the case of the injury of the main striker Haaland, it is expected that Alvarez, who will charge for Manchester City in the front court, will still be the young Argentine star and known as the "little spider".
Based on the above analysis, the final predicted starting line-up for Manchester City against Everton is: Ederson, Gvardiol, Akanji, Ruben Dias, Kyle Walker, Rodri, Kovacic, Bernardo Silva, Foden, Grealish, Alvarez