{"id":1399422,"date":"2025-09-16T14:28:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1399422"},"modified":"2025-09-16T14:28:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:28:01","slug":"man-city-team-news-vs-napoli-and-predicted-lineup","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/man-city-team-news-vs-napoli-and-predicted-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City team news vs Napoli and predicted lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Manchester City begin their Champions League campaign at home to Napoli on Wednesday night.<\/strong> <strong>Kick-off at the Etihad Stadium is at 20:00 and can be watched live on TNT Sports or Discovery+.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-man-city-predicted-lineup-vs-napoli\">Man City predicted lineup vs Napoli<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Man City Predicted XI <\/strong><em>(4-3-3<\/em>): Donnarumma, Lewis, Dias, Khusanov, Gvardiol, Silva, 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GambleAware.org<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-man-city-team-news-vs-napoli\">Man City team news vs Napoli<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Phil<strong> <\/strong>Foden made an emphatic return to the starting line-up in the Manchester derby on Saturday, opening the scoring in City\u2019s 3-0 win over their rivals with a header after some smart work from Jeremie Doku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Pep Guardiola may look to manage Foden\u2019s workload, avoiding two quick successive starts, meaning Oscar Bobb could move to the right side of attack in place of the Englishman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rico Lewis could also return to the starting XI, shifting the defence, with Gvardiol expected to line up at left-back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/match-preview-man-city-vs-napoli-18-09-25-champions-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Man City vs Napoli prediction, stats and betting tips<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donnarumma will remain in goal after a strong start to his Manchester City career, keeping a clean sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Omar Marmoush remains sidelined after suffering a knee injury on international duty for Egypt, while Rayan Cherki is also out for a further six weeks with a thigh problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mateo Kovacic remains in training after surgery on an Achilles issue and is due back in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rayan Ait-Nouri is managing a hamstring problem, and the Napoli fixture comes too soon for the Algerian, although he could return for Sunday\u2019s game against Arsenal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Stones started the first three matches of the season for City but withdrew from the England squad with a minor muscle issue. He could be back in contention for the clash with Napoli.<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- Shortcode [midnite-offer-bet-10-get-20] does not exist -->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-haaland-out-to-continue-hot-streak\">Haaland out to continue hot streak<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Manchester City can take confidence from an in-form Erling Haaland leading the line. Including international fixtures, the Norwegian has scored 11 goals in six games this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He looked at his very best against United on Sunday with two superbly taken goals in the 3-0 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Haaland\u2019s two starts against Napoli during his time at RB Salzburg, he scored three goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The deadline-day signing of Donnarumma is also a boost for City heading into this fixture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Italian goalkeeper played a crucial role in PSG\u2019s Champions League triumph last season, and he is no stranger to Napoli, having faced them multiple times while at AC Milan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manchester City scraped through the league phase of the Champions League in its inaugural running last season, and now with a better understanding of the format, they will want to ensure a stronger campaign. A statement win against Napoli would be a big step towards doing that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, they did go unbeaten in their four home legs of the league phase last season, winning two and drawing two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>City have a huge clash away to Arsenal next Sunday in the Premier League and going into that game following a European success would do their confidence a world of good.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City begin their Champions League campaign at home to Napoli on Wednesday night. 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