I want to say otherwise, it will not be easy for Newcastle to overthrow the reigning Premier League champions. although most people say, that City was not impressive in the match against Sevilla. in the match vs Sevilla, City did not play some of their core players due to several factors. Injured De Bruyne, Silva, John Stones, Pep are preparing for the Premier League competition. in this match, it seems that Pep will use the pattern that is his mainstay.
Yes, that's why people are too confident that Newcastle can beat Manchester city, even in every meeting of the two, Manchester City is far superior to Newcastle. After all, Guardiola has thought of several key injured players and to replace several key players so they can play to fill the void in several lines. Guardiola always has a way to strategize to win and get points.
Even though we saw some shortcomings against Sevilla before that doesn't mean Manchester City looks inconsistent, I believe Manchester City can beat Newcastle even though they have to win narrowly, because of course Newcastle doesn't want to lose points and will definitely play well, but whatever it is, my bet is still on manchester city.
IMO, Pep knows very well that the current situation is not very favorable for his squad with De Buryne injured. so he only played the available players in the match against Sevilla, he tried to do a little experiment by rotating some of his players, saving energy for some of the players who were his mainstay. City played as it should, they even controlled the game. whereas, the main players played were only Haaland, Grealish, who were on the front lines. the rest, Pep did a little rotation with a different system. as a result, the match did not meet the expectations of many parties.
In the match vs Newcastle, Pep will show the best game from his squad. moreover, the match was held at the Etihad Stadium. referring to the new information I read regarding City vs Newcastle, it seems that Bernardo Silva's status is doubtful due to illness. if Silva is absent, Pep will apply a 4-2-3-1 pattern. Silva's absence will have quite an impact on Man City's attack power. because, De Bruyne was also absent from injury. but we'll see in due time, if City don't have any problems, even though De Brunye is absent injured, Pep Guardiola's squad will topple Newcastle in this week's meeting.