Man City will take advantage of the 2022 World Cup break by warming up with Girona. Based on the latest schedule, The Citizens only played one friendly match before facing Liverpool in the official competition, the last 16 of the EFL Cup on December 22.
The last match in the Premier League, Man City lost 1-2 to Brentford last month. Man City, who were able to equalize the score through Phil Foden at the end of the first half, were unable to withstand the onslaught of their opponents so they conceded again in the 90+8 minute by Ivan Toney.
With this result Man City is still in second place with 32 points, 5 points adrift of Arsenal. Pep Guardiola is forced to see his former student Mikel Arteta’s team top the standings on Christmas Day.
Meanwhile, some of Man City’s core players will not be involved in the friendly match against Girono. Among them is Man City striker Julian Alvarez who is preparing to defend Argentina against France in the 2022 World Cup final. Alvarez has scored 4 goals until the semifinals, only losing 1 goal to Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe.
Other players such as Phil Foden, John Stones, Kyle Walker, Jack Grealish, Kalvin Phillips, Ederson, Nathan Ake, Bernardo Silva, Joao Cancelo and Ruben Dias also participated in the World Cup, but their teams have fallen early. Together with Manchester United, Man City is one of the English clubs that have sent the most representatives to the World Cup.
On the other hand, Girona ended La Liga before the World Cup with 3 consecutive wins, two in the primary league, and one Copa Del Rey. Despite the good results, Girona’s position is still stuck in 13th place in the La Liga standings with 16 points.
Only 4 wins and 4 draws have come to Girona from the 14 La Liga matches that have been completed. Luckily in the last two matches, Michel’s troops were able to secure 6 points from wins over Athletic Bilbao (2-1) and Elche (1-2).
How to Stream Manchester City vs. Girona
The Manchester City vs Girona match will only be broadcast online on Soccer TV, and the duel at the Academy Stadium (Manchester) Stadium can be watched via live streaming at 08:00 EDT.
Kick-off Schedule & Live Streaming Links
Official TV | Soccer TV |
Date | Saturday, December 17, 2022 |
Kickoff | 08:00 EDT |
Live TV | Soccer TV, TV-Bola |
Manchester City – Girona Head-to-Head Record
- 08/15/2017 Girona vs Manchester City 1 – 0
Last 5 Match Performance
Manchester City
- 10/29/2022 Leicester vs Manchester City 0 – 1
- 11/03/2022 Manchester City vs Sevilla 3 – 1
- 11/05/2022 Manchester City vs Fulham 2 – 1
- 11/10/2022 Manchester City vs Chelsea 2 – 0
- 11/12/2022 Manchester City vs Brentford 1 – 2
Girona
- 11/09/2022 Elche vs Girona 1 – 2
- 11/13/2022 Quintanar del Rey vs Girona 1 – 2 E
- 12/08/2022 Girona vs Standard Liège 1 – 0
- 12/10/2022 Nice vs Girona Cancelled
- 12/14/2022 Girona vs Osasuna 1 – 1
Manchester City vs. Girona Squad Predictions
Manchester City (4-3-3): Carson; Lewis, Burns, Katongo, Gomez, Palmer, Robertson, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Haaland, Borges.
Girona (4-3-3): Gazzaniga; Couto, A. Martinez, Bueno, Gutierrez, Terrats, Romeu, Garcia, Martin, Stuani, Vallejo.