At 22:00 on the evening of April 13, Beijing time, the 33rd round of the English Premier League will stage a focus of attention, with the defending champion Manchester City sitting at home against the Premier League promoted Luton Town.
After the first 31 rounds, Manchester City has 21 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses, accumulating 70 points, and is currently temporarily ranked 3rd in the Premier League standings. Although they are third in the Premier League, they are only one point away from Arsenal at the top and Liverpool at the second place, so Manchester City is still the favorite to win the Premier League title this season. With seven games left in the Premier League, as long as Manchester City play their final seven rounds, they still have a good chance of defending their Premier League title this season.
This round against the limited strength of the promoted Madrid Luton Town, for Manchester City, is undoubtedly a great opportunity to grab points and occupy a favorable position to compete for the title. In terms of overall strength, Manchester City naturally crushes Luton, and judging from the past head-to-head records between the two teams, Manchester City has won 5 and drawn 3 in the last 8 meetings with Luton, which is also an overwhelming psychological advantage. Therefore, as long as Manchester City plays normally, it should be a high probability to win Luton, which has limited strength. Despite the victory, in order to get the three points properly, manager Pep Guardiola should try to play as elite as possible.
In goalkeeper, it is natural that Ortega Moreno will continue to guard the Manchester City goal, and at the back, according to past practice, Guardiola should continue to play the more usual back four, and the four defenders who are expected to start will be Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, John Stones and talented defender Rico Lewis. Ruben Dias and John John Stones will play in central defence, while Gvardiol and Rico Lewis will play at wing-back. Akanji should get a rotation.
In midfield, there is no doubt that the main defender responsible for interceptions and tackles in Manchester City's midfield will still be the Spanish iron Rodri, while the pair with Rodri should be Chelsea veteran Kovacic. In front of the double midfield, midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, who did not play in the last round of the Champions League due to physical discomfort, should return to the starting position, sitting in the midfield and leading the team's attacking line, while the two attackers who form a strategy around him should be Manchester City's prince Foden and the team's standard king Grealish. Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva has been rotated and is on the bench.
In the forward line, considering the poor recent form of the leading striker Haaland, it is expected that he will be rotated in this game, and it should be the Argentine international (known as the little spider) striker Alvarez who will charge forward in his place. Based on the above analysis, the final predicted starting line-up for Manchester City against promoted Luton Town is: Ortega Moreno, Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Stones, Rico Lewis, Rodri, Kovacic, Foden, De Bruyne, Grealish, Alvarez