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AVL vs MCI Dream11 Match Prediction: Manchester City will be taking a trip to Villa Park as they an inconsistent Aston Villa side who find themselves 17th in the league with 21 points. The defending domestic champions Manchester City are third in the league with 44 points as they look to claw their way back u in spite of the task being near to impossible. Liverpool sits at the top spot with 58 points with a game in hand as well.
Match Details
Date- Sunday, January 12
Kick-Off- 10:00 PM (IST)
Venue- Villa Park
Aston Villa
Dean Smith should persist with three at the back for the hosts. Jonathan Kodija couldn’t make it into the team sheet against Leicester in the Carabao Cup semi-finals due to illness and still remains doubtfull to start here. Keinan Davis, Wesley, Matt Targett and John McGinn are also on the sidelines due to injury.
Manchester City
Leroy Sane and Aymeric Laporte are nearing their return for City. Other than the duo, Pep Guardiola has fully fit squad available. There could be a toss-up between Aguero and Jesus to lead the line of attack. Ederson should return as the frontline goalkeeper for the Champions.
AVL (Expected Playing 11)- Nyland; Taylor, Hause, Mings, Konsa, Guilbert; Grealish, Luiz, Nakamba, Trezeguet; Ghazi
MCI (Expected Playing 11)- Ederson; Walker, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Mendy; De Bruyne, Rodrigo, Gundogan; Mahrez, Aguero, Silva
Jack Grealish will be the main man in midfield for Aston Villa. The 24-year-old has six goals, five assists and a pass accuracy of 85.2% from 1704 minutes in the league this season.
Kevin De Bruyne has been lethal for Manchester City in central midfield. The Belgium international has seven goals, 12 assists and a pass accuracy of 81.3% from 20 appearances in the league this season.
Anwar El Ghazi has also shown glimpses of quality for the Villians. El Ghazi has three goals, four assists and a pass accuracy of 74.7 % from 1231 minutes in the league.
Riyad Mahrez is bringing out his A-game for Manchester City on the right flank. The former Leicester man has five goals, six assists and a pass accuracy of 90% from 17 appearances in the league this season.
Manchester City has ample quality in their locker in contrast to Aston Villa. With that being said Pep Guardiola’s City unit walk in as favourites.
To be updated…