Rodri returns as Julian Alvarez decision made – Man City predicted team vs Brighton

At the Etihad on Saturday, Manchester City will look to snap their Premier League losing streak, and Pep Guardiola has a talented group of players to choose from.

On Saturday afternoon, Manchester City will host Brighton and Hove Albion at the Etihad, and Pep Guardiola will be happy to have Rodri back available.

The Blues were eliminated from the Carabao Cup after losing against Newcastle United, and they have now dropped their past two league games against Wolves and Arsenal. Since Rodri was sent out for snatching Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White by the throat, he was not there for all three.

However, he is available after playing for Spain during the international break, and Guardiola won’t wait to get his stalwart back into the starting lineup. The 27-year-old’s absence has forced City to try a number of deep midfielders, but none of them have been as good as him both when in and out of the game.

Mateo Kovacic will most likely assume the favored spot a little bit farther forward in the lineup when Rodri returns as the deepest midfield player. The Croatian has had a fantastic start to life at City, but he has struggled recently and was fortunate to escape a red card against Arsenal.

Guardiola will have to make a major choice regarding the most advanced midfield position after watching Julian Alvarez play 79 minutes for Argentina in the wee hours of Wednesday. But in recent weeks, the 23-year-old has been City’s finest attacking player. Following the most recent international break, he played the entire match against West Ham.

Alvarez should continue to start alongside Erling Haaland since he has earned his spot in the starting lineup. The Norwegian hasn’t scored in his past three City games and was unable to muster a single effort on goal against Arsenal, but a brace for his nation might start things off in that regard.

Guardiola has all four options available to him on either side of Haaland. Jeremy Doku and Bernardo Silva each only made one appearance during the interval, while Jack Grealish and Phil Foden made one start and one cameo for England.

Guardiola may find it advantageous to have Doku’s pace and Grealish’s dribbling skills on either wing against Brighton, who are expected to play a high and aggressive line on Saturday. Foden and Silva will be available off the bench.

After resting for England’s friendly victory over Australia, Kyle Walker participated in the entire ninety minutes of the match against Italy. With more minutes played than any other player in blue this season, the 33-year-old is in the finest form of his life and has been unstoppable for City.

He will stay at right back, with Ruben Dias playing center wing alongside him. Guardiola is anticipated to start with Josko Gvardiol on the left and Manuel Akanji at center back, with the always reliable Ederson in goal. The other two defensive spots are frequently switched out.

In England’s two games, John Stones played a total of 90 minutes as he continues to regain match fitness following an extended hiatus. Guardiola will probably start the defender off on the bench in order to avoid overloading him.

The complete lineup that City projected was Ederson, Walker, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol; Rodri, Kovacic, Alvarez; Doku, Grealish Haaland.

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