Manchester Metropolis return to Premier League motion with a difficult conflict in opposition to Brentford on Tuesday evening on the Gtech Group Stadium in west London.
Pep Guardiola and his gamers have seemingly come out of the opposite facet of a two-month droop in kind that featured only one win in 13 matches throughout November and December, recording victories in all of their final three video games.
The journey to Brentford this week marks the primary of three consecutive away matches for Manchester Metropolis, as a go to to Ipswich City follows on Sunday afternoon, earlier than heading over to Paris on matchday seven of the league section within the UEFA Champions League in opposition to PSG.
Whereas Manchester Metropolis managed to cruise via their very own FA Cup third spherical tie with an 8-0 win over Salford Metropolis on Saturday evening, Brentford endured one of many shocks of the spherical as Plymouth Argyle gained 0-1 in west London to ship the Bees crashing down on the first hurdle.
Pep Guardiola’s damage image is considerably enhancing with Oscar Bobb again in first-team coaching and increase his personal match sharpness, and Ederson beginning in opposition to Salford on the weekend.
Rodri stays sidelined alongside Ruben Dias and John Stones, whereas Kyle Walker is absent as he continues to discover a route via Manchester Metropolis’s exit door amid curiosity from each AC Milan and Inter Milan.
Forward of kick-off on the Gtech Group Stadium, right here is how each Thomas Frank and Pep Guardiola have lined up their respective Brentford and Manchester Metropolis sides in Premier League motion!
Brentford
Beginning XI: TBC
Substitutes: TBC
Manchester Metropolis
Beginning XI: Ortega Moreno; Nunes, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Kovacic, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo; Foden, Haaland, Savinho.
Substitutes: Ederson, Lewis, Simpson-Pusey, O’Reilly, Gundogan, McAtee, Grealish, Doku, Mubama.
