Manchester City will be in Premier League action on Saturday, as they host Crystal Palace in the early kick-off. Paul Merson is among those who are concerned about the game’s outcome.
Presently, Manchester City is embroiled in a highly competitive battle for the Champions League positions, with the entire top half of the Premier League table at stake.
On a more optimistic note, Arsenal’s unexpected victory over Real Madrid in the first leg of the quarterfinals has resulted in Champions League participation for the top five of England. City are currently sixth in the table with 52 points, while Crystal Palace are 11th with 43 points.
Despite this, Crystal Palace have a game in hand over all of the teams in their vicinity. Paul Merson has now made a prediction regarding the performance of City against Palace, pointing out that there is a “huge concern” that could potentially arise for Pep Guardiola’s team. City’s 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace implied that they would not be able to finish outside of the top four.
According to Merson, the current lack of conviction among many City players is a challenge in a Guardiola-led environment. The pundit also stated that City cannot afford to finish outside the top four, stating that it would be a “huge concern” for a team so dominant to subsequently tumble to sixth. Nevertheless, Merson has predicted that City will emerge victorious against Palace,
with a score of 2-1 versus Oliver Glasner’s team.Merson wrote on Sportskeeda, “There are numerous players in the Manchester City team who are currently experiencing a lack of confidence.” Premier League Man City Saturday, April 12th 12:30 Crystal Palace “Playing within Pep Guardiola’s framework can be challenging when you are in that circumstance.”
During the derby against Manchester United, we observed this. “Manchester City must achieve a position within the top four.” They are unable to transition from being champions to finishing sixth; this would be a significant setback. Nevertheless, the Citizens are still without Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake, Erling Haaland,
Rodri, and John Stones. Marc Guehi and Eddie Nketiah will be absent from Crystal Palace due to their suspensions as a result of their red cards against Brighton last weekend. Glasner has access to defenders Maxence Lacroix and Chris Richards for the match; however, Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure are long-term absentees.
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