Defender Nathan Ake and midfielder Kevin De Bruyne stand a decent chance of making the match day squad tomorrow, but for now, we’re still going to label them as “doubts.” Said manager Pep Guardiola regarding Nathan Ake:
“Yesterday, Nathan did the first training with the team. Maybe they can travel [this weekend], but they’re not ready to start.”
Wolves vs Manchester City FYIs
Kickoff: Sun. Oct 20, 2pm, Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK
Manchester City Preview Material:ย Starting XI Predictionย ย Team News
Google Result Probability: Manchester City 73%ย Draw 16%ย Wolves 11%
PL Form:ย Manchester City WWDDWย ย Wolves DLLLL
PL Standing:ย ย Manchester Cityย 2nd, 17 ptsย Wolves 20th, 1 pt
Man City Team News
On topic of Kevin de Bruyne specifically, Pep said: “I don’t think so… In training, the last part.” If either of them do play, it will only be in a limited cameo off the bench.
Other than that, City have only two injury concerns at this time- Rodri who is out for the season and Oscar Bobb, who is looking at a December return. On paper, this match should be a laugher. City have dominated this series as of late, and the table certainly doesn’t lie. Second versus 20th should turn out exactly as you might think it might.
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