MCI vs NOR Dream11 Team Prediction Tips for Manchester City vs Norwich City EPL Fixtures 21 August

Manchester City welcomes Norwich to the Etihad in their second game of the campaign. City is a wounded animal and will come out all guns blazing at home. The Citizens lost their opening game against Tottenham Hotspur thanks to a Son Heung-min effort. They played well, but the lack of a designated striker showed.

MCI vs NOR Dream11:

Norwich had their usual poor start to the campaign. They were easily overpowered by Liverpool at home and now face an even more daunting task. The Canaries have more pain ahead as they face Leicester City and Arsenal next.

Date: 21 August, Saturday
Kick-Off: 7:30 PM (IST)
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Premier League Table: Manchester City| 13th; Norwich City| 19th

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Head to Head 

Unsurprisingly, Manchester City has the upper hand in the last five fixtures. They have won thrice, and one game ended in a draw. Norwich famously beat them at home 3-2 in the season before last.

MCI vs NOR Today Match Prediction Details 

Manchester City News

Injury Report and Unavailability: 

• Manchester City will be without the services of Phil Foden.
• Although he has resumed training, Ilkay Gundogan is a doubt for this game.

Expected Changes and Strategy:

• Manchester City will lineup in a 4-3-3 formation.
• Ederson Moraes should be starting in goal.
• J Cancelo, R Dias, N Ake, and B Mendy are expected to lineup in defence.
• Fernandinho, K de Bruyne, and J Grealish could occupy midfield positions.
• G Jesus should start up front flanked by R Mahrez and R Sterling.

Manchester City Starting XI (likely)

Ederson
Joao Cancelo
Ruben Dias
Nathan Ake
Benjamin Mendy
Fernandinho
Jack Grealish
Kevin de Bruyne
Riyad Mahrez
Gabriel Jesus
Raheem Sterling

Norwich City News

Injury Report and Unavailability: 

• Przemyslaw Placheta, Sam Byram and C Zimmermann are set to watch the game from the sidelines.
• Jordan Hugill and Onel Hernandez are also doubts for this game.

Expected Changes and Strategy:

• Norwich City will lineup in a 4-3-2-1 formation.
• T Krul should be starting in goal.
• M Aarons, G Hanley, B Gibson, and D Giannoulis are expected to lineup in defence.
• P Lees-Melou, B Gilmour and L Rupp could occupy midfield positions.
• M Rashica and T Cantwell should start just behind forward T Pukki.

Norwich City Starting XI (likely)

Tim Krul
Max Aarons
Grant Hanley
Ben Gibson
Dimitris Giannoulis
Pierre Lees-Melou
Billy Gilmour
Lukas Rupp
Milot Rashica
Todd Cantwell
Teemu Pukki

Fantasy Football Tips

Captain Options

Riyad Mahrez was impressive in preseason. After three seasons on the periphery, the Algerian earned a starting position in Pep Guardiola’s team last season. Last season, he had nine goals and eight assists in the league. He had a big chance in the Spurs game which he squandered away but he should do well against Norwich.

Raheem Sterling is one man who can benefit from the arrival of Jack Grealish. Manchester City have playmakers all over the park now and Sterling will find himself on the end of many chances. He had ten goals and nine assists last year.

Differential Pick

Our differential pick for this game is the 100 million man Jack Grealish. He looked lively in the last game. Although he started in the middle of the park, he often drifted wide and had a shot on goal. He has high assist potential in case Jesus and Sterling start. The Englishman had six goals and 12 assists last season.

MCI vs NOR Dream11 Teams 

Goalkeeper – T Krul
Defenders – B Mendy, R Dias, J Cancelo
Midfielders – K de Bruyne, R Mahrez, B Gilmour, P Lees-Melou, J Grealish
Forwards – R Sterling, T Pukki

Likely Winner:
We doubt Norwich is going to get anything away from this game. The host side is expected to keep a clean sheet and look good money to score 2+ goals. The MCI vs NOR Today Match Prediction odds are in favor of a resounding win for Manchester City.

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