Title holders, Manchester City, will play host to Aston Villa on Saturday in a match which appears to be a loop-sided one on paper.
The Eastlanders were made to sweat by Tottenham in their 2-1 win last week, but will be looking to put up a much more convincing show against a stuttering Villans team.
The champions have got a handful of players in their dugout who can shape the course of the game by producing a moment of magic.
Here, in this article, we will take a look at some of the players who are expected to make their presence felt and could define the outcome.
Edin Dzeko
Surprisingly, the striker is City’s leading goalscorer this season, despite failing to establish his place in the regular starting line-up. He has already notched up 6 league goals in his 9 appearances, chipping in every time his team have needed him.
Earlier, the Bosnian forward inspired the Eastlanders to a remarkable come from behind win at the Hawthorns by scoring a brace late on. Besides that, he also netted the winners against Fulham and the Spurs last week, ensuring the team’s unbeaten run in the
campaign so far.
Although he might fail to get a nod for a starting place on Saturday, that will not prevent him for leaving his mark on the game.
Yaya Toure
There is nothing much the opposition can do to stop the Ivorian footballer when he is on song. His burly stature, excellent first touch and great aerial ability are some of the profound features of his otherwise complete game. The midfielder will wreak havoc
with defences if allowed any space outside the box and, irrespective of the outcome, is expected to make an impression at the weekend.
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The ever-dependable Tevez will be one player who is expected to fluster the Villa defence. After mending his relations with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323, the Argentinean hit-man has redeemed himself by establishing his place in the team’s fold. He has already managed
to find the back of the net on 4 occasions, including a sensational and decisive strike against Swansea City last month. The visitors will need to keep him quiet for large portions of the match if they are to get anything out of the fixture.
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The Villans starlet scored two stunning goals against Manchester United in his last match at Villa Park. Even though his side went on to lose 3-2, the Austrian footballer will be booming with confidence and can hit the hosts by converting from any rare opportunity
that he gets. Surely, City’s defenders must have already plotted schemes to take him out of the equation.
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Guzan will be one player who is likely to have a busy game on Saturday. The goalkeeper will be gutted to have conceded 3 goals against United last week, but nonetheless made a couple of superb saves during the game. Villa will be keeping their fingers crossed
for his form, as the host team are expected to pound their goal frequently and will ask questions of the American International’s abilities.
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