Updates as Manchester City host Huddersfield, kick-off 1.30pm (BST)De Bruyne injury blow exposes chink in City’s armourAnd feel free to email Rob to get in touch 12.52pm BST Some pre-match reading for you Related: When Manchester City thrashed Huddersfield 10-1 at Maine Road Related: José Mourinho says Manchester City’s TV series shows they lack class Related: Kevin De Bruyne injury blow exposes chink in Manchester City’s armour 12.47pm BST With Kyle Walker on the bench, it’s not clear which formation City will play. They could play John Stones at right-back in a 4-1-3-2, or Bernardo Silva at right wing-back in a 3-1-4-2. Or they could just play a 0-8-2. One thing’s for sure: the knees of amateur tactics sleuths are trembling like never before as they try to work out how the Spatial One will set up his team. 12.37pm BST Manchester City (possible 3-1-4-2) Ederson; Stones, Kompany, Laporte; Fernandinho; B Silva, Gundogan, D Silva, Mendy; Aguero, Jesus.Substitutes: Bravo, Walker, Otamendi, Mahrez, Foden, Sterling, Sane.Huddersfield Town (possible 5-4-1) Hamer; Smith, Stankovic, Schindler, Kongolo, Lowe; Hadergjonaj, Pritchard, Billing, Sabiri; Mounie.Substitutes: Lossl, Sobhi, van La Parra, Mbenza, Williams, Diakhaby, Depoitre. 9.43am BST Morning! The Premier League title race was fun while it lasted. While you can’t officially win anything in August, the way Manchester City beat Arsenal last weekend suggested that retaining the title, traditionally so tough, could be a doddle. It’s true that there have been deceptively fast starts in the past. The reigning champions Chelsea started the 2010-11 season with five straight wins and 21 goals before going completely off the rails, and something similar happened to Pep Guardiola in his first season at Maine Road. But this fashion-conscious bald man is relentless once he takes control of a domestic league, and City may well give the other 19 Premier League teams a nine-month course in Futility Studies. Continue readingreadfullarticle
