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City have a relatively kind run of fixtures in the next few weeks, starting at home to Everton today. That said, Arsenal and Chelsea have both come up dry against Sean Dyche this month, and even Liverpool couldn’t score against them three weeks ago. Any goals are likely to be hard-earned.
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Kick off 12.30pm
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Nathan Ake, Savinho and Jeremy Doku come into the City side in place of Ilkay Gundogan and the injured pair of Jack Grealish and John Stones.
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Everton start Seamus Coleman at right-back in place of the suspended Ashley Young. That’s the only change from the goalless draw against Chelsea on Sunday.
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Manchester City (possible 4-3-3) Ortega Moreno; Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Foden, Kovacic, Bernardo; Savinho, Haaland, Doku.
Substitutes: Carson, Brits, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Simpson-Pusey, Mubama, Alleyne, O’Reilly, McAtee
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Everton (possible 4-2-3-1) Pickford; Coleman, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Mangala, Gueye; Harrison, Doucoure, Ndiaye; Calvert-Lewin.
Substitutes: Virginia, Patterson, Keane, Beto, O’Brien, Chermiti, Broja, Lindstrom, Armstrong
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Referee Simon Hooper.
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main events
Sean Dyche is one step closer to using the V-word here. The day he starts talking about vibes is the day we know it's over.
Pep Guardiola leads Amazon
[How do you find your rhythm again?] I don't know. Basically winning the game. All I can think about is the next match. we'll try.
I love the club, the class, the people and life in Manchester. For various reasons, we have many problems and the goal is to turn it around.
When we won it all in the past, the team was almost full. Eight important players have now left the team. As soon as he comes back, he has to get back into the team and gets injured again at a pace of one game every three days. We are in a cycle that we cannot break out of.
Kyle is sick, Kevin and Gundogan [who are on the bench] I've had the flu the past few days, Jack. [Grealish] I'm injured. Football is unpredictable. When you think, “Oh, that's difficult,'' the situation may change.
[On the transfer window] We definitely need to add more players if possible. Having said that, the winter transfer window is not easy, so we don't know if it will happen or not.
statistics department City have won 14 and drawn one of their last 15 games against Everton, so there is that.
Bernie Ronay talks about City's stunning collapse
There is no clear explanation for this. Everyone was emitting an aura, and the team, which had a spear-like presence, became a stuffed-shirt, straw man with an anti-presence.
As always, explanations tend to be divided into macro and micro views of history. The details are always the deciding factor. But we are still obsessed with overarching narratives. So, a more solid analysis suggests that if you take a Ballon d'Or winner from any team and have one or two key injuries in defence, there will naturally be dropouts.
team news
Nathan Ake, Savigno and jeremy doc He replaces Ilkay Gundogan and the injured pair Jack Grealish and John Stones in the City side.
everton start Seamus Coleman He started at right-back in place of the suspended Ashley Young. That's the only change from Sunday's goalless draw against Chelsea.
Manchester City (possible 4-3-3) Ortega Moreno. Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gvardior. Foden, Kovacic, Bernardo. Sabinho, Haaland, Doc.
Substitutes: Carson, Blitz, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Simpson-Pewsey, Mbama, Alleyne, O'Reilly, McAtee.
Everton (possible 4-2-3-1) Pickford; Coleman, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko. Mangala, Guie. Harrison, Doucoure, Ndiaye. Calvert Lewin.
Substitutes: Virginia, Patterson, Keane, Beto, O'Brien, Charmity, Broja, Lindstrom, Armstrong.
referee Simon Hooper.
preamble
You don't have to wait until New Year's Day to start working on your resolution. Please stop drinking. Manchester City will be hoping that all four days of the Christmas break will be a springboard for them to break away from the alarming slump of the past two months. It will probably never mean anything for a team of City's caliber to lose nine of their 12 games, but the sooner they start winning, the sooner they can make their mark.
City have a relatively good schedule of fixtures over the next few weeks, and today they face Everton at home. However, Arsenal and Chelsea have both kept clean sheets against Sean Dyche this month, and even Liverpool failed to score against them three weeks ago. Any goal can be hard earned.
kick off 12:30pm
