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Norwich City face defending champions Manchester City at Carrow Road in matchday five of the English Premier League on Saturday.
The game will be a spectacle between teams from extreme ends of the league table, as Norwich currently placed second from the bottom whereas Pep Guardiola's men are placed second from the top. The home side come in as underdogs after managing just three points from their first four matches. Therefore, the Canaries will be eyeing a decent result in order to get some lift for the future.
On the other hand, City will be the outright favourites, as they are one of the only three teams who are still unbeaten in the league, winning 10 points from their first four matches.
This will be the first game between both teams in more than three years, so there will be a chance for the home side to surprise City, who will be doing their all to increase pressure on the league leaders, who sit two points ahead of the 2018-19 champions.
In the previous five fixtures between both teams, it is clear advantage to City who have emerged victorious thrice with two draws.
Expected Lineups
Norwich City: Tim Krul; Sam Byram, Ben Godfrey, Grant Hanley, Jamal Lewis; Todd Cantwell, Mario Vrancic, Ibrahim Amadou, Alexander Tettey, Emiliano Buendia; Teemu Pukki
Manchester City: Ederson; Kyle Walker, John Stones, Nicolas Otamendi, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne
Norwich City face defending champions Manchester City at Carrow Road in matchday five of the English Premier League on Saturday.
The game will be a spectacle between teams from extreme ends of the league table, as Norwich currently placed second from the bottom whereas Pep Guardiola's men are placed second from the top. The home side come in as underdogs after managing just three points from their first four matches. Therefore, the Canaries will be eyeing a decent result in order to get some lift for the future.
On the other hand, City will be the outright favourites, as they are one of the only three teams who are still unbeaten in the league, winning 10 points from their first four matches.
This will be the first game between both teams in more than three years, so there will be a chance for the home side to surprise City, who will be doing their all to increase pressure on the league leaders, who sit two points ahead of the 2018-19 champions.
In the previous five fixtures between both teams, it is clear advantage to City who have emerged victorious thrice with two draws.
Expected Lineups
Norwich City: Tim Krul; Sam Byram, Ben Godfrey, Grant Hanley, Jamal Lewis; Todd Cantwell, Mario Vrancic, Ibrahim Amadou, Alexander Tettey, Emiliano Buendia; Teemu Pukki
Manchester City: Ederson; Kyle Walker, John Stones, Nicolas Otamendi, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva; Riyad Mahrez, Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero
Combined XI
Player Recommendations
Goalkeeper: Ederson is considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world, though he'll likely have to do some extra work in the coming games, as centre-back Aymeric Laporte is facing an extended absences because of a knee injury.
Midfielder: Kevin De Bruyne is one of the best attacking midfielders in the world of football. The 28-year-old already has five asists and one goal this season, and manager Pep Guardiola will continue to rely heavily on the Belgian.
Forward: Teemu Pukki is Norwich City's most in-form player, coming in with five goals in just four Preier League matches. Additionally, he continued his stellar form over the international break, scoring two goals in two matches for Finland. Saturday's test won't be easy, but Pukki has already found the back of the net against title-contenders Liverpool.
Captain: Kevin De Bruyne
Vice-captain: Raheem Sterling
