With Haaland on top, Manchester City's starting line up vs Young Boys in Champions League

Manchester City faces Young Boys on a new UEFA Champions League date. The English team is placing itself in an important way in the current season and many hope that the club will be able to start heading its classification to the next round. However, a victory on matchday 3 is essential to avoid any type of setbacks. Pep Guardiola's team recently ended a negative streak of results and is expected to continue in a great way in this match.

Before the match, a curious complaint from Pep Guardiola about the artificial grass in the rival's stadium. Asking in the pre-match press conference about the surface of the Wankdorf Stadium, the Spanish coach stated that “the grass is better. 99% of teams play on grass, otherwise UEFA and FIFA would decide to play on artificial grass. It's common sense.” Citizens will have no choice but to adapt to the Swiss team's artificial grass.

Guardiola will presumably make some rotations, even more so with the Manchester derby against United at Old Trafford on Sunday on the horizon. Akanji, sanctioned by then, aims to be this Wednesday's game like Jack Grealish, already recovered from his injury and whom the Santpedor player praised in the preview. Furthermore, he confessed that the club greatly values what Jack Grealish has given them in recent years and therefore, he believes that he will be a key player for what is to come at the club.

The Manchester City vs Young Boys lineup

Manchester City will have the new additions of Akanji and Jack Grealish. It is likely that Pep Guardiola will decide to rest Julian Alvarez. At the moment, the lineup looks like this. Ederson, Kyle Walker, Rúben Dias, Nathan Aké, Joško Gvardiol, Rodri, Mateo Kovačić, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland. Manchester City, current champion of the competition and who arrives as the favorite not only for this game, but also to take first place in Group G.