How Man City should line up against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League
Manchester City are back in Premier League action this weekend and could welcome two players back to the fold.
City welcome Nottingham Forest to the Etihad Stadium this afternoon as they look to continue their 100 per cent start to the season. Pep Guardiola has had to deal with plenty of injuries already and while there is some good news on that front, it comes with some bad as well.
Jack Grealish and Mateo Kovacic have both returned to training and could be in a position to be involved on Saturday. The Blues boss indicated both wouldn't be fit enough to start if they are available but could come on off the bench.
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However, Bernardo Silva is set to be sidelined for up to 10 days after picking up a knock against Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Kevin De Bruyne and John Stones remain out.
"Jack is coming back, he has trained and maybe he can play some minutes," Guardiola said. "Kova is nearly back. But now we've lost Bernardo for a few days and John and Kevin are still out."
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Joe Bray
City can - and should - record six wins from six against Forest, with a Carabao Cup clash to come next week. Mateo Kovacic and Jack Grealish could be back, but neither fixture this week means they need to be rushed back to action so the same players who beat Red Star can largely continue.
I'd like to see Josko Gvardiol come in, but at centre-back having played on the left so far in his City career. Nathan Ake can shift left, and Manu Akanji can get a
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