Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are having a difficult period that never happened before under Pep Guardiola. Manchester City now have lost five consecutive matches across all competitions, the longest losing streak ever in Pep Guardiola’s entire coaching career.
Last week, they were humiliated by Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League. With three back-to-back league defeats, Man City are now eight points behind the table topper, Liverpool. The English defending champions are back in the Champions League, standing in 10th.
Man City were also humiliated in their most recent Champions League match, losing to Sporting CP brutally. Now the Citizens are desperate more than any others to get back on the winning track.
Pep Guardiola strongly believes that his team will end this season in a good position. The City boss stated, “I have the feeling that this season we will do very good things. I don’t give up and I have the feeling we will be there. I think we deserve some patience when we lose games. You are defending a legacy and that is difficult to handle.”
Tonight, Man City will welcome Feyenoord at Etihad Stadium, aiming to secure a win. Feyenoord are in a good rhythm in Eredivisie, winning each of their last three games. Let’s see how they can handle the unstable Man City away from home.
Stats & Facts
- Man City and Feyenoord met only twice in the UEFA Champions League. They were in the same group in the 2017-2018 campaign and Pep Guaridola’s side won both meetings with the Dutch club.
- Feyenoord just won one of their 10 meetings with English clubs in European competitions, with that victory coming against Newcastle United in 2002.
- Man City’s 28-game unbeaten run in the Champions League ended with a defeat against Sporting CP. A defeat against Feyenoord tonight would see them losing consecutive Champions League matches for the first time since 2018.
- A win over Feyenoord would see them winning three away games in a row in the UCL for the very first time.
- Man City have not lost any of their last 33 home games in the UEFA Champions League.
Team News
Pep Guardiola will still miss the service of Rodri, Oscar Bobb, and Mateo Kovacic due to their injuries. However, Ruben Dias has returned to training and should be available for tonight’s clash.
Kevin de Bruyne, Jack Grealish, and Jeremy Doku are now back following their injury and have a chance to play against Feyenoord.
As for Feyenoord, they will be without Chris-Kevin Nadje due to a suspension following his red card against RB Salzburg. They will also miss the service of Hugo Bueno, Ayase Ueda, Ibrahim Osman, and Quilindschy Hartman due to injuries.
Possible Lineup for Man City:
Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Stones, Ake; Nunes, Lewis; Savinho, De Bruyne, Grealish; Haaland
Possible Lineup for Feyenoord:
Wellenreuther; Nieuwkoop, Trauner, Hancko, Smal; Timber, Zerrouki, Milambo; Moussa, Gimenez, Paixao
Prediction: Man City 2-1 Feyenoord
Although Man City are now in a good rhythm, they are a favorite against Feyenoord as the home side. The return of Kevin de Bruyne and Jack Grealish is a great boost for the Citizens.
However, Feyenoord are also in a great position. It will be no surprise if they can beat Man City. But the chances are high Man City will break their losing streak with the match against Feyenoord tonight.
Betfair Odds
Man City: 1.20
Draw: 8.03
Feyenoord: 15.73
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