Premier League 2024-2025: Southampton-Manchester City, the likely lineups
Southampton and Manchester City will face each other on the packed Saturday afternoon of the 36th day of the Premier League. Kickoff at St. Mary’s Stadium at 4 p.m. The Saints, already relegated, will try to give themselves some joy in these last days. The Citizens, on the other hand, seek their fifth consecutive success to stay in the Champions League zone.
Rusk should rely on the offensive tandem consisting of Onuachu and Sulemana. In the middle of the field, there will be room for Downes, Ugochukwu and Mateus Fernandes, with Walker-Peters and Manning as full-backs.
They are expected to be in the middle of the field.
Guardiola, on the other hand, should launch from 1′ Marmoush as center forward, with Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne and Doku as trequartisti. In defense, protecting Ederson, there will be Dias and Gvardiol in the center, with Nunes and O’Reilly as full-backs.
Probable lineups
SOUTHAMPTON (3-5-2): Ramsdale; Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens; Walker-Peters, Downes, Ugochukwu, Mateus Fernandes, Manning; Onuachu, Sulemana. Coach: Rusk
MANCHESTER CITY (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Gundogan, Kovacic; Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Doku; Marmoush. Coach: Guardiola
