Manchester City will host Crystal Palace at the
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Michael Pineda Jersey month.Nathan Ake and Jack Grealish are both unlikely to be involved in the game after picking up injuries but will be a se sed before kick-off.While neither Kalvin Phillips nor Luke Mbete would be expected to start, the chances of either man being present on the bench decreased on Wednesday when both men picked up injuries in City's friendly match against Barcelona.In terms of po sible starters for City, you would expect Ruben Dias to come back into the team to start alongside John Stones now that both Laporte and Ake are injured. Ilkay Gundogan has started in all three of the club's matches so far this season and has scored in his previous two outings, so the German is unlikely to be dropped anytime soon.Scroll to ContinueErling Haaland should also be expected to start, with the Norwegian scoring three from three at this early phase of the campaign.Kevin De Bruyne will likely be one of the first names on the team
Minnesota Twins Hoodie sheet after starting the season in fine form, scoring one goal and providing three a sists in City's first three games.Bernardo Silva failed to start in either of The Cityzens' first two games but impre sed in his first start against Newcastle last week after scoring City's third goal and will likely retain his place in the starting eleven.Crystal Palace- Palace have been handed a major injury setback today as that Wilfried Zaha is expected to mi s the game due to a leg injury sustained in the club's victory over Aston Villa.The Eagles are also expected to be withoutJames McArthur, James
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