Both Pep Guardiola and Thomas Frank have released their official Manchester City and Brentford starting lineups respectively for the Premier League clash at the Etihad.
Pep Guardiola has decided to start Erling Haaland in his Manchester City starting lineup against Brentford in the Premier League matchday 16 clash.
Haaland, who fully recovered from an injury last week, came off the bench to score Man City’s match-winning goal from the penalty spot against Fulham. The game ended 2-1 in favour of 10 men Manchester City.
Guardiola believes the Norwegian, who didn’t feature against Chelsea on Wednesday, is fit enough to start against a relentless Brentford as he bids to finish at the top of the Premier League table with club action taking the backseat for over a month due to the upcoming World Cup in Qatar.
Phil Foden returns to the starting lineup after he started on the bench against Chelsea on Wednesday in the Carabao Cup.
Goalkeeper: Ederson
Defenders: Stones, Akanji, Laporte, Cancelo
Midfielders: Rodri, De Bruyne, Gundogan
Forwards: Bernando, Haaland, Foden
Ivan Toney returns to the team after missing Brentford’s last two matches due to some reason. Thomas Frank wants to head into the international break on a high.
As a result, he named a strong side capable of causing harm to Manchester City but the Citizens are the clear favourites to get the points.
Goalkeeper: Raya
Defenders: Roerslev, Zanka, Mee, Pinnock
Midfielders: Henry, Onyeaka, Janelt
Forwards: Jensen, Mbeumo, Toney
Manchester City are currently in the 2nd position but can go one point clear of Arsenal if they beat Brentford, who are in the 11th position, at the Etihad during lunchtime.