A very interesting weekend match to watch when the two teams meet again is Manchester City against West Ham. Previously, in the first match last season, West Ham lost without being able to score a goal 2-0 against Manchester City. And now is the time for West Ham to show their defensive prowess against Manchester City and avenge their defeat in the previous match, or even later the two teams will draw with a score of 1-1.
So far West Ham are doing well, they haven't had a defeat. They have 10 points, that's much better than Man United. But injury problems make it very difficult for West Ham to win. West Ham right-back Vladimir Coufal is reportedly with a minor injury, currently he is still with the Czech Republic to recover. He is one of the best right-backs and has been a regular appearance, no other player has had the same ability as him.
With this, it is certain that West Ham's defense will weaken slightly and this can be put to good use by Pep Guardiola's squad. But I think David Moyes will not remain silent and will immediately fix the hole left by Vladimir Coufal. If you look at the list of West Ham players, there is one name that will replace Vladimir Coufal, namely Ben Johson.
So far Ben Johnson has never been a starter and has only been a backup, but if you look at last season he made a total of 17 appearances with West Ham with a total of 858 minutes played. I think that's quite good and rather than having no replacement at all, at least West Ham are still have a player who fits Vladimir Coufal's position. Even though it is very difficult to beat Manchester City, West Ham must try harder this time if they want to widen the gap.