Manchester City - Everton. The day before

21 August 2017, 10:30 | Football 
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Football. Ua presents preview of the match of the 2nd round of the Premier League between Manchester City and Everton.

Manchester City - Everton Monday, 22:00, Manchester, Etihad Stadium.

Text broadcast of the match Tentative compositions:.

Manchester City: Ederson - Walker, Company, Stones, Danilo - Fernandinho - B. Silva, D. Silva, De Bryune, Sane - Jesus.

Everton: Pickford - Keane, Williams, Jagielka - Calvert-Lewin, Klaasen, Guye, Schneiderlen, Baines - Ramirez, Rooney.

Will not play: Gundogan, Mendy, Delph - Funes Mori, Barkley, Coleman, Bolasi, McCarthy.

In doubt: ... - Ramirez Bombards: Aguero, 1 - Rooney, 1 Referee: Bobby Madley.

For sure, both Josep Guardiola and Ronald Cooman remember the last meeting of the teams, which culminated in the pogrom of Man City - 4: 0. These are pleasant memories for fans of "toffee", but since then the teams have changed too much - in the composition of each there may be about 4 beginners at the base.

Everton won all his 4 first games of the season and has not yet missed. However, with all due respect to Ruzomberoku, Stoke City and Hajduku, Man City is a rival of a somewhat different level. Toffees scored in 5 of the last 6 matches on the Etihad Stadium, as well as missed, so you can expect from the teams of the productive game and today.

The wealth of choice of personnel from Josep Guardiola can only be envied. In the last round, the Spaniard tried out a scheme with two forwards, firing and Gabriel Jesus, and Sergio Aguero. Today, you can still assume a return to the city's favorite scheme Pep 4-5-1 with Jesus on the point and Sergio Aguero, ready to intervene at any time and decide the outcome of the fight with Everton.

Interesting Facts:.

- Everton won his biggest Premier League victory over Man City last season when he won 4-0.

- Man City does not lose already in 6 home matches of the Premier League Everton (B3 H3).

- Wayne Rooney lacks one goal to 200 goals scored in the Premier League.

- Rooney scored 8 goals at the gate of Man City in the Premier League. More only Alan Shearer (11), who, by the way, is the only person who scored more than 200 goals in the Premier League.

- Sergio Aguero needs one goal to become the top scorer in the history of the Premier League among non-European players.

The trainers say:.

Josep Guardiola, Manchester City: "We are trying to gather the most powerful composition before the long season. So let's see how things go on in the market. If we stay with those who are now, I will be happy. If someone else comes - too happy. I know how the club works.. We do everything in our power. Sometimes it turns out, sometimes it does not. As in the past year, I think every season that my players are the best. We will talk with Chiki Begiristain, but everyone has their own opinion and vision of how to strengthen the composition of the ".

Ronald Cooman, Everton: "The football that Guardiola likes to play is the most difficult, so watching his teams is always nice. The City in the cage has many attacking players and they are trying to defend themselves very highly. Behind the backs of the defenders of "citizens" there is always a lot of free space, and we remember it. When we played against the City at home, we managed to punish them for it, but, given their summer transfers, they became stronger than they were last year ".

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