Manchester City will next try to catch the Flu…metaphorically speaking of course. Fluminese, the Brazilian champions, are more commonly known as Flu, and they’ll meet the European and English champions in the Club World Cup Final, set to be staged in the capital of Saudi Arabia.
With City participating in this mini-tournament, their Premier League fixture against Brentford this weekend is not postponed.
Manchester City vs Fluminese FC FYIs
Kickoff: Tues Dec. 19, King Abdullah Sports City
Where: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 9pm local
Competition: Club World Cup Final
Man City Preview Material: Team News Starting XI Prediction
Transatlantic Passage: How the Premier League Redefined Soccer in America: LINK
So with that in mind, we should expect to see a decently strong team here on Friday night in Jeddah. City have been a trophy machine of a club since the group connected to the United Arab Emirates ruling parties took them over, and that has only increased since Pep Guardiola took charge in 2016.
They’ll go all in to get another trophy for the case here!
Man City Starting XI Prediction vs Fluminese (Club World Cup Final)
Ederson; Kyle Walker, Manuel Akanji, Josko Gvardiol; John Stones, Kalvin Phillips, Mateo Kovacic, Matheus Nunes, Jack Grealish; Julian Alvarez, Bernardo Silva
Prediction: Man City 3, Fluminese 0
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