18 August 2021, 16:48 | 28 August 2021, 15:29
English Premier League fixture, Manchester City vs. Norwich City F.C. kicks off at 15:00 (GMT+1) on Saturday, August 21 at the City of Manchester Stadium.
Preview Manchester City Premier League, Aug 21, 2021
Preview Manchester City kicked off their campaign with a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on the opening day of the season. Despite the ability to getting into promising positions, the Citizens lacked quality in the final third. João Cancelo failed to convert a clear-cut chance, - missing by inches and leaving an already beaten Hugo Lloris happy with his luck. Minutes later, Heung-Min Son (55') created space for himself after some nifty footwork allowed him to shoot past a wall of sky-blue shirts and establish a Tottenham lead. False-9, Ferran Torres missed another mouth-watering chance before Kevin De Bruyne forced a save out of Hugo Lloris. In general, we arrived in the final third many times but were not clinical enough, said Pep Guardiola in his post-match interview after the narrow defeat. City have been without several players ever since the Premier League curtain-raiser against FA Cup title winners, Leicester City. However, it remains clear that they lack potency at the focal point of attack. According to the latest reports from The Sun, dated: August 18, Manchester City are expected to make a fresh British-record setting bid for Harry Kane before the end of the weekend. City are also linked with Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo with the Daily Mirror [August 18] claiming the 36-year-old has been offered to the Premier League champions. Pep would like to restart with a win against Norwich City and we can anticipate an attacking 4—3—3 formation with Jack Grealish, Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez leading the attack. Phil Foden remains doubtful with a foot injury.
Preview Norwich City Premier League, Aug 21, 2021
Preview Borrowing a leaf from City's book, Norwich City also started their Premier League campaign with a defeat. The newly-promoted side was trashed 3-0 by Liverpool on home soil last Saturday at Carrow Road. A five-star performance from the Egyptian forward, Mohamed Salah saw him bag a brace of assists, - for Diogo Jota (26') and Roberto Firmino (65') before hitting the back of the net himself in the 74th minute. A slim window of opportunity will be presented to Daniel Farke on Saturday when Norwich travels to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City. A victory over Manchester City appears to be a tall order, but Farke would be delighted with a point. A 4—1—4—1 formation with Teemu Pukki playing upfront is anticipated. Centre-backs, Rocky Bushiri and Timm Klose remain doubtful while Scottish midfielder, Kenny McLean could also miss out on the trip to the Etihad due to a niggling knee injury.