Man City managed to get back to winning ways over the weekend, with an impressive 3-1 win against an in-form Bournemouth side. Pep Guardiola’s side is now second in the Premier League table, six points behind dominant league leaders Arsenal.
However, Pep Guardiola will turn his attention away from the Premier League this week despite a game against Liverpool next weekend. City will welcome Borussia Dortmund to the Etihad Stadium for their fourth game in the Champions League ‘league phase’. City have won two and drawn one game in their opening three, the same as Wednesday’s opponents, Dortmund.
Guardiola will have a lot of choice in terms of his team selection as Man City currently don’t have any injury concerns, as the likes of Rodri and Rayan Ait-Nouri both returned against Bournemouth last time out. So, how could Guardiola line up his City side with a full-strength squad? ManchesterWorld decided to predict what the Man City boss will do...
5. RB - Matheus Nunes
Nunes isn't a natural right-back, but he has been slotting in there nicely. If Pep wanted to look elsewhere, he could play Rico Lewis here. | Getty Images
6. CDM - Rodri
Rodri came off the bench after recovering from a knee injury. Pep won't give him 90 minutes against Dortmund, but he could start and come off after around an hour. | Getty Images
7. CM - Tijani Reijnders
Reijnders returns to the starting XI this week after he was left out by Pep against Bournemouth after a couple of quieter performances. | Getty Images
8. CM - Phil Foden
Foden has been an ever-present in the Man City XI recently, and so keeps his spot. If Pep wanted to rest him ahead of Liverpool, he could play Bernardo Silva here. | Getty Images