MANCHESTER CITY will be determined to shake off that Newcastle draw against Crystal Palace at the Etihad.
Pep Guardiola’s men fought hard to rescue a point against the Magpies last weekend.
But the Citizens would have still been disappointed as it resulted in them falling behind Arsenal in the pecking order.
And now, City come up against a Crystal Palace side who have caused them a number of problems in recent seasons.
Plus, Patrick Vieira’s men go into this fixture off the back of a comfortable midweek 2-0 away win over Oxford United in the EFL Cup.
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Pep Guardiola will be expected to continue without the defensive duo of Aymeric Laporte and Nathan Ake.
As well as £100 million man Jack Grealish who remains side-lined with knee issue.
Elsewhere, Patrick Vieira was able to rest a number of players for the 2-0 win over Oxford United.
But the quartet of James Tomkins, James McArthur, Jack Butland and Nathan Ferguson are all highly unlikely to figure against the reigning champions.
*Odds courtesy of Betfair are correct at time of publication
