Man City XI vs Brentford: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest for Premier League

Evening Standard

·13 January 2025

Man City XI vs Brentford: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest for Premier League

Pep Guardiola has a big decision to make over a key player

Manchester City captain Kyle Walker is a doubt for Tuesday night’s Premier League clash against Brentford, Pep Guardiola has revealed.

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The City defender is not injured, but the uncertainty surrounding his involvement at the Gtech Community Stadium is down to requesting a transfer out of the club.

Walker was not in the matchday squad for the 8-0 thrashing of Salford City in the FA Cup over the weekend, with Guardiola revealing the shock development afterwards.

Though, amid interest from teams in Saudi Arabia as well as both Milan clubs, the Man City boss has stressed there is no update with regard to the 34-year-old’s future.

However, when asked in the pre-match press conference as to whether Walker will be involved against Brentford, Guardiola said: “I will decide in the afternoon, after training.

“I said what I said. I’m not going to add anything else. I don’t have any news, so it’s Brentford on my mind.”

Kyle Walker could leave Manchester City this month.

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Regardless of the Walker decision, Guardiola is expected to recall a number of key Man City players for the trip to west London.

Stefan Ortega, Rico Lewis, Josko Gvardiol, Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland are all pushing to start after being rested at the weekend.

Meanwhile, there is a decision to make in the wide areas as Jack Grealish and Jeremy Doku were both on the scoresheet against Salford but Phil Foden netted in the league win over West Ham and Savinho has been in fine form of late.

With John Stones and Ruben Dias not expected to return from injury, Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake are likely to resume their central defensive partnership after each playing a half each in the FA Cup tie.

Predicted Man City XI: Ortega; Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Kovacic, De Bruyne, Silva; Foden, Savinho, Haaland

Doubts: Walker

Injured: Dias, Stones, Bobb, Rodri

Time and date: 7.30pm GMT on Tuesday 14, January 2025

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium

TV channel and live stream: TNT Sports