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With what we saw in Manchester City performance against Sevilla with no goal from Haaland am only but wondering how City will be able to get a comeback should Newcastle gets to score first this weekend. Cause Newcastle are in one of their best form at the moment and who will be doing the delivery passes to Haaland now that Debryune is out to injury. That game is going to be tough for the City's.

Newcastle will be Manchester City's first big test in the premier league. I have a strong believe that Newcastle will will them come this weekend. Newcastle have very good players and will not miss goals if they have the opportunity to score.

Manchester United will have a good test against Tottenham and Tottenham will also be looking to see how they are doing without Harry Kane. Onana may not be as lucky as he was keeping a clean sheet.

Liverpool have a good chance to get three points against Bournemouth as the stronger side. They have midfield problems, in that game we will see if they have improved on their situation.

Chelsea will play without their captain Reece James against West Ham, and they will need to fit in a new player that can do what he does for them in the field.

Arsenal will face Crystal Palace at their home and Crystal palace will have to cope with only Eberechi Eze as Zaha who was a big threat in the team is out of the club and Michael Olise who Chelsea wanted to steal has a thigh injury.

I really liked seeing Sevilla's performance, and the truth is that what I saw of City didn't surprise me much, I really expected Man City to be overwhelming, but I didn't see anything, I didn't see that much magic, as far as I'm concerned, yes in City continue to play like this, because I don't see the forcefulness they had last season, plus I have great faith in Newcastle, they have very good players, they have technique and can make a difference, really, of all these teams the I am expecting a lot or I have high expectations regarding Newcastle, I hope they do well, in any case the PL is a league that I consider to be the strongest so far, previously I thought that the level was in the League, but seeing the level and demand that the PL has is at a very high standard.

On the other hand, I see that Liverpool can do it well, they have everything to do it, a Mo Salah who can throw the team to the men as he always has done, they can make a difference, Tottenham I want to see how they perform without their star Kane, it's interesting what's coming.

Manchester City v Newcastle - The Opposition

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Manchester City welcome Newcastle United to the Etihad Stadium as the blues open their home season with a tough evening match.

City will take to the pitch after returning victorious from Athens after beating Sevilla 5-4 on penalties to win the European Super Cup for the first time, and face the Geordies at the ridiculous time of 8pm.

So, let’s take a look at Newcastle, their new signings, form and a look at the boss amongst others.

Source: https://bitterandblue.sbnation.com/2023/8/17/23835960/manchester-city-v-newcastle-the-opposition

Much is expected of this match, however I think that the one that can surprise is Newcastle, we all have in our mind that the hardest will be City, for all that they have shown, also that Haaland looks at a great level You can tell that that break did him good, but the last game he received a lot of scolding from Pep Guardiola who even scored a shot at a camera, he was really very upset, and Haalan is a very strong player, and that at any moment I could define a match, I think that Pep does not like the liberties that the Viking takes, but how can I tame the beast if he has to show what he is on the field of play, honestly when I see that a player like He puts himself in evidence, I think that things can happen as he wants, but appearances must be kept, the favorite for many is still City, let's wait and see how Newcastle plays, many of us have our hopes placed on them.

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Manchester City will be defeated when they play Newcastle.

There is a huge chance that this could be possible, but we are talking about the treble winners here, and the newly crowned UEFA super cup champions, definitely you cannot rule them out even before the game has started. If City were playing away in this game, i might have agreed with you, in the St James' Park, with all the injuries, it'd be a mountain that City might just fail to climb.

Having said that, the game is at the Etihad, and more often than not City find their rhythm when they play at home and with their crowd cheering, don't get me wrong, i don't mean City must win because they are playing at home, at least not with all the injuries they have to worry about, but playing at home will help them so much to maybe get over the line. It is going to be so intense and interesting, we don't say this too often, but City might actually be happy if they get a draw, considering the state they are in right now.

If placing the prediction of Man City defeat against Newcastle tomorrow due to the injury of several key players, in my opinion that is not quite right. The mentality possessed by Pep Guardiola squad is inversely proportional to that of Newcastle, we can see the number of EPL trophies in City cupboard as proof.

Along with this, Newcastle comeback has not been tested in my opinion, the opening match they won against Aston Villa cannot be a complete benchmark. It makes sense to say that this fight will end in a draw, because that's more likely.

Well, what I think about this with the Aston Villa home game is that Dibu had all the blame for what happened , it's incredible that he didn't save so many shots on goal, and the ones he did cover were because they were really basic and that any The Goalkeeper must cover, in this sense I really like what Newcastle is doing, they have a well-coordinated attack, I would not venture to say yes, that since City have very prominent players they are going to lose, I think there could be many considerations in Consideration, it is not the same how City plays without its main players, and Newcastle yes, it is a great Advantage, if the Viking Haaland plays , he is a player who can complicate the game For any team.