Manchester City will clash heads with Swansea City at the Swansea.com Stadium on Wednesday night as they look to secure a good result on the road in the Premier League. The Mancunian club suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat at the hands of Aston Villa last weekend, so they would be keen on securing a victory in midweek.
Pep Guardiola could opt for the 4-3-3 formation and is expected to make a lot of changes to his first team for this game. Omar Marmoush will get a chance to lead the line for Man City up top, while Erling Haaland makes way for him and drops to the bench.
Pep Guardiola’s side will be hoping to return to winning ways following a 1-0 defeat to Unai Emery’s Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon courtesy of a solitary goal from Matty Cash in the first-half.
The last time we saw City in Carabao Cup action came last month as they swept aside League One outfit Huddersfield Town away from home in a comfortable 0-2 victory thanks to goals from Phil Foden and Savinho, and fans will be hoping for more of the same this time around.
Manchester City struggled to create too much in the way of clear-cut chances for Erling Haaland at the weekend in an attacking display that saw wingers Savinho and Oscar Bobb draw criticism for largely being out of ideas and lacking end product.
The League Cup provides the perfect stage for experimentation and may allow players such as Rayan Cherki and Omar Marmoush to shake off the rust following spells on the sidelines, along with allowing opportunities for the struggling young wingers to regain some confidence ahead of some tough Premier League and Champions League clashes in the coming weeks.
Last time out, Aston Villa took the lead in the 19th minute from a brilliantly taken Matty Cash strike, and the home side did well to stay ahead against a City line-up that looked somewhat reminiscent of last season’s displays.
Many have been quick to point out the absence of a natural holding midfielder that may have been the deciding factor in the defeat, with Nico starting on the bench and Rodri absent through injury.
Swansea City come into this match-up having advanced past Premier League opposition in the form of an Ange Postecoglou-led Nottingham Forest in a 3-2 victory in round three. The Welsh side also most recently beat Norwich City in a close-run 2-1 match in league action.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of the fourth round Carabao Cup clash against Swansea City at the Swansea.com Stadium.
