At 22:00 on the evening of January 7, Beijing time, the third round of the English FA Cup will stage a focus of attention, with the Blue Moon Army Manchester City hosting the English Championship team Huddersfield.
Manchester City has been affected by the change of squad this season, and the whole state has been a little up and down, but with a super team background, they are still moving forward steadily under the leadership of Guardiola, and have played an impressive record in the Champions League and the Premier League. The only regret is that Manchester City were eliminated from the EFL Cup early and lost their first trophy of the season. After the early exit of the EFL Cup, Guardiola should pay more attention to the FA Cup, so Manchester City will not take this round against Championship side Huddersfield Town lightly.
Since entering the new millennium, Manchester City have played Huddersfield Town a total of 7 times, with a record of 4 wins and 3 draws, with an overwhelming advantage. Considering the disparity in quality between the two teams, Manchester City should be able to secure the win. And in order to be foolproof, Gua Shuai is bound to sacrifice the elite main force on the basis of rotation.
In goal, it is expected that the main goalkeeper Ederson will be rotated, and he should be replaced by substitute goalkeeper Ortega Moreno. At the back, Pep Guardiola is expected to continue with his usual back four, with Sergio Gomez, Ruben Dias, Akanji and talented Rico Lewis expected to start. Ake, Kyle Walker, and Gvardiol will be rotated and substituted.
In midfield, it is no surprise that Chelsea veteran Mateo Kovacic will be the main defender in charge of interceptions and tackles in Manchester United's central midfield, while England midfield international Calvin Phillips will be partnered with Kovacic in a back pair. Spain international Rodri should be rotated. In front of the double midfield, midfield commander Kevin De Bruyne, who has recovered from injury, is expected to make a strong comeback, and sit in Manchester City's midfield to strategize and lead the team's attacking line. The two wide attackers who formed a strategy around him should be Manchester City's prince Foden and the king of the target Grealish. Portugal's ace B should be rotated and substituted on standby.
On the forward line, Haaland continued to be injured, and it was naturally Argentine international Alvarez who charged for Manchester City in the front. Alvarez has been in hot form recently, winning many games in a row, and in this game, the "little spider" should still be the biggest killer for Manchester City to defeat the enemy.
Based on the above analysis, it is expected that Manchester City will rotate six main players for this game against Huddersfield, and the final starting lineup is: Ortega Moreno, Sergio Gomez, Ruben Dias, Akanji, Rico Lewis, Calvin Phillips, Kovacic, Grealish, De Bruyne, Foden, and Alvarez