the match between manchester city against newcastle united in my opinion is a very interesting match, this is the time for manchester city's chance to win who previously got 3 points against the sevilla team.
However, recently I saw that Newcastle is playing very confidently to be in the top four this season with a very strong defense.
The victory that Manchester City won over Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup was lucky in my opinion, Man City won its fourth trophy in one season through a penalty shoot-out process. Man City performance has decreased slightly in terms of creating opportunities due to De Bruyne being treated, the impact of which is that Haaland is having difficulty scoring goals.
The match against Newcastle was very crucial for Man City, they had to maintain their performance in order to get three points in front of their fans. Newcastle is not an easy team to beat based on his performance last season, Man City must be wary of the surprises that Newcastle can give.
I would say otherwise, Sevilla are very lucky to play their games when City are not with the full squad. otherwise, the match will not reach the penalty shoot-out stage. why is that, because Pep didn't play some of his core players. De Bruyne has been hit with an injury, Bernardo Silva has recently been reported ill, John Stones also seems to be having a muscle problem. which in the end, Pep had to rotate his players and implement a different system. even so, City still dominated the course of the game. Unfortunately, they were not able to take advantage of every opportunity that existed.
In this match, several City players were again reported as being in doubt. Stones is still reportedly experiencing muscle problems, as well as Bernardo Silva who is reported to have not fully recovered from his illness. if these players are absent again in the match against Newcastle, then it looks like the match will take place quite tough. I'm not sure Pep will adopt a 3-2-4-1 pattern, or with a 4-2-3-1, maybe Pep will prefer a 4-3-3 pattern. but for sure, we'll just have to wait for these two teams to play the match later.
Referring to the available odds, City has quite tempting odds @1.81. while Newcastle as the challenger, has odds @4.10. however if City play their full starting eleven, their odds will not be as high. although, Newcastle have deepened their squad this season. even so, I remain optimistic City will calm this fight but maybe with a thin score.