Man City vs Barnsley: Manchester City play their final pre-season friendly against Barnsley on Saturday as they look to finish pre-season on a high.
LIVE LINK to watch Manchester City vs Barnsley:
https://www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/watch-city-v-barnsley-live-on-city-63763249
Match Details:
Teams: Manchester City vs Barnsley
Date: Saturday 31st July, 2021
Time: 10:30 PM IST
Venue: Academy Stadium, Manchester
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MATCH PREVIEW:
The Premier League holders started off their campaign with a 2-0 win over Preston in the pre-season friendly on Tuesday.
Mahrez and Edozie scored in either half to secure the win for the CityZens.
After failing to win the UCL title at the end of last season, City will be adamant to prove their worth at the European level once again.
They won the EPL and League Cup double last year but will want to make it a clean slate by winning every possible trophy this year.
City faces Leicester in the Community Shield final next week. Hence, this is their final chance to get their squad match fit and ready to go.
On the other hand, Barnsley drew their last match 0-0 against Morecambe prior to which they won back-to-back matches against Rochdale and Sheffield Wednesday.
The Championship side narrowly missed out on qualification last season but will look to put in another good show against England’s best side.
Barnsley begin their EFL Championship next week against Cardiff. Hence, this is their final shot at getting the right team combination.
Both sides last met in FA Cup 2013 where Man City win 5-0 with Tevez scoring a hat-trick.
Line-ups
Manchester City:
Steffan, Couto, Dias, Ake, Mendy, Fernandinho, Palmer, Gundogan, Knight, Mahrez and B.Knight
Barnsley:
Walton, Sibbick, Sraha, Kitching, Brittain, Palmer, Styles, Williams, Cole, Woodrow and Morris
Prediction: Man City 3-0 Barnsley
Man City is expected to win this one quiet comfortably due to their attacking strength and good form even if its one game.
The City line up is too strong for the Championship side and we cannot see any other result pan out.
