Our prediction for this EFL Cup match:
Man City
Match Time & Date:
29/10/2019
03:45 PM
Prediction: 2-0
Southampton
Manchester City will be looking to build on back-to-back wins over Crystal Palace and Aston Villa when they take on Southampton in the Carabao Cup last 16. Since Pep Guardiola wants to win everything with the Citizens, we are positive that his men are going to stick to their attacking style of play against the Saints. Kun Aguero is set to return to the starting XI, and we predict that the Argentine attacker is going to pose a significant threat to the opposition defenders.
Southampton experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 9-0 loss to Leicester City, and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Man City's party at Etihad Stadium. Regardless of which players will be deployed in the Manchester City starting line-up, anything but a routine home win will be a major surprise.
Highlighted Player (Leroy Sane):
Leroy Sane began his senior career at Schalke 04. The pacey winger, who is capable of playing as attacking midfielder as well, made his debut for die Knappen on 20 April, 2014 against Stuttgart. Sane came as a substitute in the second half of the match, replacing Max Mayer 13 minutes before the final whistle.
He scored 11 goals in 47 league appearances for Schalke and on 2 August, 2016 he signed a deal with big-spending Premier League side Manchester City. The former Schalke footballer joined the Citizens on a five-year deal for a fee of £37 million. Sane was born in Essen on 11 January, 1996, but his father is Senegalese.
Souleymane Sane used to play for the Senegalese national football team in the past, while his mother Regina Weber was a rhythmic gymnast. Speaking of his international career, Leroy Sane has 6 caps for Germany U21 and he made his debut for the senior team on 13 November, 2015 in a 2-0 loss to France.
Highlighted Team (Southampton):
Southampton are an English football club that have been playing their home games at St Mary's Stadium since 2001. The Saints were based at The Dell in the past and the capacity of Southampton’s new stadium is 32,505. Southampton wear red and white striped shirts and the colour of the team’s away kit is navy and green.
The Saints have yet to win the Premier League trophy, but they did well to clinch the FA Cup title back in 1976, while participating in the final of the prestigious competition in 1900, 1902 and 2003. Southampton outplayed Manchester United in the 1976 FA Cup final and that is probably the club’s greatest victory ever.
The club are well known for their football academy and Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale is one of the players who began their football carrier at the St. Mary’s Stadium outfit. Southampton’s fiercest rivals are Portsmouth and the two teams square off against each other in the South Coast Derby.
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