City lineup vs Chelsea predicted as Cherki starts and Donnarumma returns
Manchester City are away at Chelsea in the Premier League today as they battle Arsenal for the Premier League title.
Gianluigi Donnarumma is set to return to the Manchester City starting XI for the Premier League game with Chelsea
Manchester City return to Premier League action this weekend with a trip to Stamford Bridge as they seek to keep pace with Arsenal at the top of the table.
City impressed in brushing Liverpool aside 4-0 in the FA Cup quarter-finals last time out and will hope to maintain that momentum when they travel to Chelsea.
The Blues know they need a win to keep alive their chances of overhauling league leaders Arsenal, who visit the Etihad next week.
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Pep Guardiola confirmed Ruben Dias and John Stones are not yet fit to feature with the defensive duo having missed the win over Liverpool. That means Marc Guehi and Abdukodir Khusanov will continue in the centre of defence. Nico O’Reilly has produced back-to-back starring performances from left back, while Matheus Nunes is established as first choice on the right.
Gianluigi Donnarumma is set to return in goal despite James Trafford keeping successive clean sheets and impressing against Arsenal at Wembley and Liverpool at the Etihad.
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In midfield, Rodri and Bernardo Silva look set to partner each other in the middle of the park, allowing Rayan Cherki the chance to hurt Chelsea from an attacking role. Antoine Semenyo has been a consistent performer since arriving at the Etihad in January while Jeremy Doku gets the nod on the other flank. Erling Haaland, fresh from a hat-trick last time out, will lead the line.
City predicted XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, O’Reilly; Rodri, Bernardo, Cherki; Doku, Semenyo, Haaland