Manchester City will be looking to get back to winning ways when they make the trip to Bournemouth on the south coast. Pep Guardiola’s men failed to make their opportunities count last time as they drew with Everton at the Etihad Stadium on Monday night.
Bournemouth haven’t had the best start to their season, with consecutive losses to West Bromwich Albion and Watford in recent weeks. They will want to get their season back on track, but it won’t be easy against a City side looking to win their first Premier League title in four years.
The last time these two sides faced was also at the Vitality Stadium, with City edging a tight game 2-0, thanks to Raheem Sterling and a Tyrone Mings own goal. City have won all of their encounters with Bournemouth so far, but they’ll know it won’t be easy with the threat that Bournemouth have going forward.
The Cherries have made three signings so far this window, with the big capture being Nathan Ake from Chelsea in a club record fee of £19.3 million. Other purchases include Jermain Defoe from Sunderland on a free transfer and Conor Mahoney as a free agent from Blackburn Rovers. Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe knows this will be a tough test for his seemingly weak squad, and they will be up against it for the majority of the match.
Here’s how we expect Pep Guardiola to set out his team for the game.
