What is the bottom for Manchester City this season? Ahead of the visit from Everton FC on Boxing Day they now sit seventh in the table. With all the pre-Christmas fixtures now in the books, City are not just out of the league title race, they’re also outside the top four.
In fact as it stands right now, they are not even in line for a Europa League berth. Wow! How the mighty have fallen once Rodri went down with injury.
Boxing Day Fixtures FYIs
Manchester City vs Everton FC
Kickoff: Thurs. Dec. 26, 12:30pm, Etihad Stadium
Manchester City Preview Material: Team News Starting XI Prediction
Google Result Probability: Man City 70% Draw 18% Everton FC 12%
Premier League Form, Standing: Everton FC 15th, 16 pts, DLWDD Man City 7th, 27 pts, LWDLL
Despite the fact that he was just recently extended, Pep Guardiola resignation rumors are floating about- that’s what a disaster this season has been.
The club did come out and say that there is nothing at all to those rumors however.
Man City Starting XI Prediction vs Everton FC
Stefan Ortega; Kyle Walker, Manuel Akanji, Josko Gvardiol, Rico Lewis; Mateo Kovacic; Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden, Jeremy Doku; Erling Haaland
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