Manchester City will be able to climb to the top of the table if they manage to win this game vs Burnley at Turf Moor on Wednesday. Pep Guardiola’s men cannot afford to drop points, especially with Arsenal ahead of them in the league table.
Manchester City will need to win the remaining matches of the season to win the Premier League title. Meanwhile, Burnley are 19th in the league table, and they are one of the favourites to go down at the end of the season.
The Clarets have lost five of their last six Premier League matches, and this will be a difficult outing for them. Manchester City will be motivated to pick up all three points, and they have a quality team. The home team will need a major slice of luck in order to upset the odds.
The home team will be without Zeki Amdouni (knee), Connor Roberts (Achilles), Axel Tuanzabe (calf), Hannibal Mejbri (thigh), and Jordan Beyer (hamstring). Josh Cullen is out for the season with ACL damage.
Burnley will shape up in the 3-4-3 formation vs Manchester City, with Martin Dubravka in goal. In the back three, Kyle Walker will start alongside Maxime Esteve and Joe Worrall. Oliver Sonne and Quilindschy Hartman will start in the wing-back roles. They will look to keep things right at the back and hit City on the break.
As for the midfield unit, Florentino Luis will start alongside James Ward-Prowse in the middle of the park. The two players will look to keep things tight in the middle and protect the defensive unit. Finally, Zian Flemming will lead the line for Burnley vs Manchester City, with Jacob Bruun Larsen and Jaidon Anthony on either side of him.
Probable Lineup (3-4-3): Dubravka; Walker, Worrall, Esteve; Sonne, Florentino Luis, Ward-Prowse, Hartman; Bruun Larsen, Flemming, Anthonyn
Ruben Dias (muscular), and Josko Gvardiol (calf) are ruled out for the away side. Rodri is a major doubt with a groin problem. Manchester City will shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation vs Burnley, with Gianluigi Donnarumma in goal.
Matheus Nunes and Nico O’Reilly will start as the two full-backs. They will keep things tight at the back and help out in the final third. Meanwhile, Abdukodir Khusanov and Marc Guehi will form the central defensive partnership.
Tijjani Reijnders will start in the defensive midfield role, looking to control the tempo and provide defensive cover, with Bernardo Silva adding drive and creativity alongside him.
Rayan Cherki will add creativity from the attacking midfield role. Jeremy Doku and Antoine Semenyo will add flair and goals from the flanks, with Erling Haaland leading the line for Manchester City vs Burnley on Wednesday.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma; Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, O’Reilly; Silva, Reijnders; Doku, Cherki, Semenyo; Haaland
The French international has had an excellent debut campaign with Manchester City, and he has been in impressive form in recent weeks. The 22-year-old produced an outstanding display against Arsenal at the weekend, and he will look to pick up from where he left off.
Burnley are likely to sit back and defend here. Manchester City will need him to step up and create opportunities in the final third. The Frenchman has the flair and ingenuity to open up the home defence. Cherki will look to create opportunities for his teammates and find the back of the net as well.
The home team will look to salvage some pride until the end of the season and put up a fight here. However, the difference in quality between the two teams is substantial. Manchester City are motivated and in impressive form.
The visitors will look to continue their recent run of form and grind out a positive result here. They should be able to pick up all three points easily. The Hard Tackle predicts a 3-1 win for Pep Guardiola and his charges.
