With their Champions League quarter-final second leg coming up next week, Manchester City are likely to rotate their starting lineup against Leeds United in the Premier League this weekend.
City have a fully-fit squad to choose from on Saturday, with Benjamin Mendy, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Sergio Aguero, Ferran Torres, Nathan Ake, Aymeric Laporte, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling and others all pushing for starts against Leeds United at the Etihad.
Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri, John Stones, Joao Cancelo, Kyle Walker and Phil Foden are among those who could be rested.
Marcelo Bielsa's side will be without key player Jack Harrison, who is ineligible against his parent club, with Adam Forshaw missing out through injury.
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So, what line-up will Guardiola go with against Leeds? And, what will the final score be?
We used FIFA 21 to get a score prediction. This is what happened...
City vs Leeds United score predicted using FIFA 21
To set up this simulation, we used kick-off mode within FIFA 21 but didn't select a team to control; we then selected the teams and watched the match play out by itself.
The AI difficulty was set to legendary, with the line-up updated with the latest transfers, injuries and suspensions.
We predict that City could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with the line-up as follows: Ederson; Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko; Bernardo, Fernandinho, Gundogan; Sterling, Aguero, Jesus.
We predict that Leeds United could set up in a 4-1-4-1 formation, with the line-up as follows: Meslier; Ayling, Llorente, Cooper, Dallas; Phillips; Raphinha, Klich, Roberts, Costa; Bamford.
Manchester City were brilliant in the first half of this FIFA 21 simulation and raced into a three-goal lead before half-time.
Raheem Sterling opened the scoring after 26 minutes, with Bernardo Silva assisting the English forward, who finished clinically from close range.
It was 2-0 just four minutes later, with Ilkay Gundogan finishing well after a fine team move.
And just before half-time, Bernardo Silva made it 3-0 with a fine finish from just inside the area, following a quick break.
The away side were slightly better in the second half and grabbed a goal back in the 57th minute through Raphinha.
The Brazilian winger scored from close range following an impressive passage of play.
But City's three-goal advantage was restored in the 72nd minute, with substitute Kevin De Bruyne finding the net in what was a superb cameo.
In the final few minutes, Leeds United grabbed another goal back through Jamie Shackleton, but City were never in danger of losing this game.
Predicted FIFA 21 score: City 4-2 Leeds United
Here are the full-time match stats.
FIFA 21 predicts a game full of goals with both teams scoring, but should the match be open, it should suit City as long as they have their finishing boots on!
What do you think the score will be this weekend?
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