Starting lineups: Man City v Bournemouth
Man City: Steffen, Walker, Garcia, Harwood-Bellis, Rodrigo, Doyle, Foden, Bernabe, Torres, Mahrez, Delap
Subs: Carson, Ake, Sterling, De Bruyne, Mendy, Nmecha, Palmer
Bournemouth: Travers, Ofoborh, Simpson, Kelly, Smith, Rico, Gosling, L Cook, Billing, Brooks, Surridge
Subs: Begovic, Stacey, S Cook, Lerma, Kilkenny, Zemura, Anthony
Man City: Steffen, Walker, Garcia, Harwood-Bellis, Rodrigo, Doyle, Foden, Bernabe, Torres, Mahrez, Delap
Subs: Carson, Ake, Sterling, De Bruyne, Mendy, Nmecha, Palmer
Bournemouth: Travers, Ofoborh, Simpson, Kelly, Smith, Rico, Gosling, L Cook, Billing, Brooks, Surridge
Subs: Begovic, Stacey, S Cook, Lerma, Kilkenny, Zemura, Anthony
Early-round matches in the League Cup on a Thursday night is the football we have all been waiting for. How many youngsters will Liverpool play at Lincoln? Will Rory Delap’s son make his Manchester City debut against Bournemouth? So many questions we will get the answers to soon.
Jurgen Klopp will give plenty of players a chance to impress at Sincil Bank, as due to the rigours of the season competing in four competitions is pretty tricky. Luckily, the German has lots of quality youngsters at his disposal; Neco Williams, Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott generally impress when offered the chance to shine. Additionally, left-back Kostas Tsimikas could get a first taste of English football following his summer move from Olympiakos.
Michael Appleton’s side have won their opening two league matches in addition to beating Crewe and Bradford City in the Carabao. They are not short of confidence and will be keen to test themselves against the Premier League champions. “There are definitely no nerves, it’s more excitement,” Appleton said.
Jurgen Klopp will give plenty of players a chance to impress at Sincil Bank, as due to the rigours of the season competing in four competitions is pretty tricky. Luckily, the German has lots of quality youngsters at his disposal; Neco Williams, Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott generally impress when offered the chance to shine. Additionally, left-back Kostas Tsimikas could get a first taste of English football following his summer move from Olympiakos.
Michael Appleton’s side have won their opening two league matches in addition to beating Crewe and Bradford City in the Carabao. They are not short of confidence and will be keen to test themselves against the Premier League champions. “There are definitely no nerves, it’s more excitement,” Appleton said.
A new goalkeeper will be on show for Manchester City, with Zack Steffen set to start between the sticks for Pep Guardiola’s side. The US international will make his debut behind a defence which could include Taylor Harwood-Bellis, who has looked steady in previous outings for the first team. As previously mentioned, it looks likely that Liam Delap will notch his first game as a professional, having sat on the bench against Wolves. The teenage striker has impressed in the youth ranks and has earned his chance to play but do not expect any long throw-ins.
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