Premier League match coverage and predicted starting lineup for Manchester City vs. Newcastle United
Manchester City needs to focus on the serious issue of Newcastle United’s Premier League
visit before considering trying to overcome a one-goal deficit against Real Madrid.
With 12 victories, 5 draws, and 7 losses apiece, Eddie Howe’s Carabao Cup final-qualifying
team and the defending Premier League champions are presently tied for first place in the standings.
The club suffered the most recent in a string of injury losses on Thursday when Manuel Akanji,
who in the first leg against the Spanish squad appeared to be a potential solution to the team’s right-back issues,
was declared out for at least two months. Before considering trying to overcome a one-goal deficit against Real Madrid,
Manchester City needs to focus on the not-so-small matter of a Premier League visit from Newcastle United. Eddie Howe’s Carabao Cup final-qualifying team and the defending Premier League champions currently have a strikingly similar record of 12 wins, five draws, and seven losses apiece. On Thursday, the team suffered the most recent in a string of injury setbacks when Manuel Akanji, who briefly appeared to be a potential solution to the team’s right-back issues in the first leg against the Spanish team, was sidelined for at least two months. Additionally, it’s unclear if either the club’s deadline-day signing in Nico Gonzalez.
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