Man City lineup vs. Coventry: Predicted XI for Premier League clash including Fernandez, Ndiaye decisions

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By Oliver Thomas | 03 Sep 2026 08:40, Last updated: 03 Sep 2026 08:51

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca could beryllium tempted to manus Deadline Day signings Enzo Fernandez and Iliman Ndiaye their debuts successful Saturday’s Premier League clash with Coventry City astatine the Etihad Stadium.

Both players are acceptable and disposable for enactment aft finalising their moves connected Tuesday night, with Jeremy Doku (calf) and Matheus Nunes (muscle) the club’s lone wounded concerns astatine present.

Fernandez, a record £125m accomplishment from Chelsea, volition conflict for a commencement successful midfield alongside chap caller recruits Elliot Anderson and Ayyoub Bouaddi, the second made his debut during a little cameo quality disconnected the seat successful City’s 4-1 win astatine Crystal Palace past week.

Rayan Cherki starred successful that lucifer with 2 goals and volition anticipation to clasp his starting spot successful the No.10 role, which could spot Phil Foden proceed connected the close broadside of onslaught and Antoine Semenyo retired connected the left.

Erling Haaland besides netted a brace against the Eagles and is expected to pb the line; the Norwegian has scored 19 goals successful 20 Premier League appearances against newly-promoted teams.

Maresca volition measurement up whether to commencement Nico O’Reilly oregon Josko Gvardiol astatine left-back. Should the erstwhile get the nod, Gvardiol would truthful conflict with Marc Guehi for a centre-back spot alongside skipper Ruben Dias.

With Nunes inactive doubtful, Abdukodir Khusanov volition apt beryllium preferred to Rico Lewis to proceed astatine right-back, portion goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma volition beryllium looking to assertion his archetypal cleanable expanse of the play this weekend.

Manchester City imaginable starting lineup:

Donnarumma; Khusanov, Dias, Guehi, Gvardiol; Anderson, Bouaddi; Foden, Cherki, Semenyo; Haaland

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