Everything is ready for the Manchester City of Pep Guardiola start your way to the second consecutive defense of the title in the Premier League. After having conquered the league in 2021 and 2022, the citizens debut in the competition with a visit to the West Ham by David Moses.
Unlike previous years, and following a hectic transfer market, this time the Spanish coach will have a renewed front in which the Norwegian will stand out Erling Haaland and where the former River Plate will surely see minutes Julian Alvarezwho had a more than satisfactory preseason.
The 22-year-old participated in the team’s tour and debuted with a victory once morest America of Mexico at the NRG Stadium in the city of Houston (USA) by 2-1. Nevertheless, his goal was to come in the first official match of the season.
Against Liverpool for the final of the Community Shield, The spider converted his first goal with the shirt Sky Blue. at 70 minutes gave him the tie (1-1) following a play that had to be checked by the VAR, but finally Guardiola’s men ended up falling 3-1.
“With Julián we have not made a mistake, we knew he was a fantastic boy and we have verified it. He is a team player and has a goal. He has been an extraordinary signing, he is going to stay and will be here for many years, ”considered the Catalan coach following the end of that match.
Now, prior to what might be his debut in the Premier League, the former Barcelona coach was once once more consulted by the Argentine: “We always help new players (in adaptation). It matters what vibe they have, relationships are the most important thing.”
Later, he also referred to Haaland and took the pressure off him: “I don’t know how many goals he will score and I don’t care. We are not going to win for Erling or lose for ErlingWe have to be ourselves.”
At London’s Olympic Stadium, City will begin their title defense once morest West Ham, who last season ranked 7th with 56 points and figures of 60 points in favor and 51 once morest. Manchester City, meanwhile, was crowned champion of the tournament last season with 93 points and a balance of 99 goals in his favor and 26 once morest.
There have been other West Ham home clashes before and the results are 10 losses and eight draws. In turn, the local team has a streak of three straight games undefeated at home once morest Manchester City. The last match in this tournament between West Ham and Man City it was played in May 2022 and It ended in a draw (2-2).
POSSIBLE FORMATIONS
West Ham: Łukasz Fabiański; Vladimír Coufal, Kurt Zouma, Craig Dawson, Ben Johnson, Declan Rice; Tomas Soucek, Pablo Fornals, Arthur Masuaku; Jarrod Bowen y Said Benrahm
Manchester City: Ederson; Kyle Walker, Rúben Dias, Nathan Aké, João Cancelo; Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri, Bernardo Silva; Riyad Mahrez, Erling Haaland and Jack Grealish.
HOUR: 15:30 GMT (12:30 ARG-URU / 11:30 CHI-PAR-VEN-BOL / 10:30 COL-PER-ECU-MEX)
TV: ESPN
ESTADIO: London Olympics
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