In danger of suffering three consecutive defeats for the first time since the 2017-18 season, Manchester City are in trouble when they travel to Portugal for their Champions League tie with Sporting Lisbon next Tuesday.
The visitors are also in turmoil at the moment, albeit due to an off-field decision rather than on-field struggles, as they prepare to cut ties with manager Ruben Amorim, who is set to move to Manchester United.
Latest Sporting Lisbon vs Man City squad information
Guardiola's fears that he might have just 13 players available for the Bournemouth clash were not entirely realised, with Savinho, Jeremy Doku, Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne all included in the squad after leaving hospital.
However, the City boss confirmed that defensive duo Ruben Dias and John Stones will be out for "a significant period" with unspecified problems, joining Rodri (ACL), Oscar Bobb (foot) and Jack Grealish (unspecified problem) in the visitors' treatment room.
Neither De Bruyne nor Savinho - who was stretchered off with an ankle injury in the defeat to Tottenham - made any substitute appearances at Vitality, while Walker is a firm candidate to make way for Rico Lewis after running hard at the weekend.
On Sporting's side, Amorim is only missing two injured players: Eduardo Quaresma (22 years old, muscle injury) and Nuno Santos, who will be absent for the rest of the year due to a knee injury.
Responsible for four of his side's five goals in the defeat to Estrela, Swedish sensation Viktor Gyokeres has been identified by City's hierarchy as the ideal addition should Erling Haaland want to leave.
The 26-year-old has scored 20 goals in 17 games this season and has found the net in all four of Sporting's home appearances in European competition.
Latest expected lineup Sporting Lisbon vs Man City
Sporting Lisbon:
Israel; Inacio, Diomande, Debast; Quenda, Braganca, Hjulmand, Araujo; Trincao, Gyokeres, Goncalves
Manchester City:
Ederson; Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Silva, Kovacic, Gundogan; Doku, Haaland, Nunes
Latest Sporting Lisbon vs Man City football review
City fans should have arrived at the Vitality Stadium in high spirits on Saturday, as news broke that Arsenal had slipped in the Premier League title race to Newcastle United, giving the reigning champions an opportunity to extend their lead over the Gunners to eight points.
However, Guardiola's side ended the day off the top of the Premier League table after a shock 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth, where the ever-dangerous Antoine Semenyo and Evanilson scored before Josko Gvardiol pulled one back.
With Liverpool able to do what City could not and come back from a home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion, Guardiola's side are now two points behind second in the table, after their 32-match unbeaten run in the Premier League was ended.
City's defeat on the south coast came just days after their EFL Cup dreams were ended at home to Tottenham Hotspur, but the 2022-23 Champions League winners have enjoyed a near-perfect start to their European campaign this season, scoring four goals against Slovan Bratislava and five against Sparta Prague after a 0-0 draw with Inter Milan on matchday one.
Excluding penalties, the Citizens have gone a record 26 games without losing in regulation time or extra-time in the Champions League, but Amorim's Sporting could not have met the Premier League champions at a better time before the manager they so desperately want begins his Manchester adventure.
Having responded to an invitation from Old Trafford following Erik ten Hag's delayed but inevitable departure, Amorim will officially take over as United's new manager after the November international break, and a win on Tuesday would be the perfect way to score points with the Red Devils' fans.
Despite reports from Portugal that some of Sporting's top stars were unhappy with the 39-year-old's decision, the Primeira Liga outfit continued their work and welcomed City to the Estadio Jose Alvalade in fine form.
In fact, Sporting hammered Estrela Amadora 5-1 on Friday, making it 10 wins in their first 10 games of the 2024-25 Primeira Liga season - needless to say, they're firmly at the top of the table - and their Champions League record isn't bad at all either.
Amorim's side are on a record seven points from their first three games, beating Lille and Sturm Graz either side of a 1-1 draw with PSV Eindhoven, who are currently eighth out of 36 teams, five places behind Guardiola's team due to a lower goal difference.
Now looking to equal their record for the longest unbeaten run in the Champions League/Eropean Cup – four games without defeat in the early 1980s – Sporting will be reunited with Man City after the 2021-22 round of 16 tie, where Amorim's side lost 5-0 at home before restoring some dignity with a goalless draw in the second leg at the Etihad.
Latest Sporting Lisbon vs Man City score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the match Sporting Lisbon vs Man City :
- Sportsmole: Sporting Lisbon 1-3 Man City
- WhoScore: Sporting Lisbon 1-1 Man City
- Our prediction: Sporting Lisbon 2-2 Man City
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