The game that could change the Premier League: Man City take on Brentford

For several years Manchester City have dominated the Premier League. They have won five of the last six titles, proving that they are the best English team of this era. But this time they encountered an important rival: Liverpool. In Jurgen Klopp's last season as manager, the Reds are competing in all four tournaments and are aiming to win as many titles as possible to close the German manager's era in a perfect way.

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Right now Liverpool are the leaders of the Premier League standings with 57 points, 2 more than Arsenal and 4 more than Manchester City. But Pep Guardiola's team have played one game less, as in December they traveled to Saudi Arabia to play the Club World Cup and had to postpone the game against Brentford. They will finally catch up this Tuesday at Etihad Stadium, in a game that could change the Premier League.

If the Citizens get a win, they will move closer to the Reds in the standings, being just one point off the top when they still have to play each other. But if they fail to do so, things will be much more difficult for them: although there are still 13 more games to go until the end of the tournament, Liverpool have proven to be a reliable team and in key matches they have achieved good results.

In addition, another decisive factor will be the future of each club in international competitions. For now Manchester City and Arsenal are in the round of 16 of the Champions League, while Jurgen Klopp's team are in the same stage of the UEFA Europa League. If all of them continue to advance in their respective tournaments, they will have to divide their efforts between all the competitions they are facing and that will complicate the coaches' plans.

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What will the team look like?

Pep Guardiola knows that this Tuesday's match vs Brentford is decisive for Manchester City's future and that is why he will include in the starting lineup most of the stars of the squad. The Citizens' likely XI at Etihad Stadium will be: Ederson; Kyle Walker, Rubén Dias, Nathan Aké, Manuel Akanji; Phil Foden, Matheus Nunes, Rodri, Julián Álvarez, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland.