Haaland vs Martinez, these are the starting lineups of Man City and Aston Villa

This Wednesday there will be several Premier League matches, but undoubtedly one of the most interesting will be the one to be played at Villa Park. There the hosts, Aston Villa, fourth in the standings of the tournament, will face the third, Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola's team were leaders until recently, but three consecutive draws against Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham made them lose that place. The Villans' path is the opposite, they have won six of their last nine games in the league and are at their best.

This match will also be a duel between Erling Haaland and Emiliano 'Dibu' Martinez. The Norwegian striker is not only the star of Manchester City, but also the Premier League top scorer with 14 goals and the second most voted player in the Ballon d'Or awards. The Argentine player also has his merits, as this year he was chosen as the best goalkeeper in the world at The Best and Ballon d'Or awards.

Considering the difficulty of the match, Pep Guardiola will not rest his main stars, but will put together the best possible XI to get a victory at Villa Park and reduce the gap with leaders Arsenal. The Citizens' starting lineup will be: Ederson; Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Josko Gvardiol; Rico Lewis, John Stones, Bernardo Silva; Julian Alvarez, Erling Haaland, Phil Foden. Substitutes will be Scott Carson, Stefan Ortega, Nathan Ake, Kalvin Phillips, Sergio Gomez, Matheus Nunes, Oscar Bobb and Mateo Kovacic.

For them it is a great opportunity

Aston Villa are having a great performance this season. At the moment they are in fourth place in the Premier League standings, in the Champions League qualification zone and with the chance to overtake Manchester City. Coach Unai Emery decided that the starting lineup will be: Emiliano Martinez; Ezri Konsa, Diego Carlos, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne; Leon Bailey, Youri Tielemans, Douglas Luiz, John McGinn; Boubacar Kamara, Ollie Watkins.