Manchester City weigh Nico O’Reilly fitness and Elliot Anderson role
Reports say City do not want Jack Grealish back if Everton end his loan after a disciplinary breach, leaving the winger in limbo with his contract due to expire in the summer.
A speculative piece suggests Newcastle should target Enzo Fernandez, Jeremy Doku and Joško Gvardiol if City were relegated and key players became available.
Former City defender Michael Ball said the club hope to stay in the Premier League despite their FFP case, while he sees Erling Haaland’s next move, if he leaves, as Real Madrid or Barcelona.
Predictions back City to beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 at the City Ground, with their clinical edge expected to outweigh defensive concerns before the international break.
Harry Kane’s new Bayern deal reportedly makes him Europe’s highest-paid player on base salary, but the figures cited still trail Erling Haaland’s weekly earnings.
Nico O’Reilly’s England omission gives the City left-back a chance to rest, recover from back and fitness issues, and return sharper after the international break.
Everton’s Thierno Barry said he studies Erling Haaland videos after scoring twice and assisting in a 3-1 win over Coventry, leaving him three league goals behind City’s striker.
Former City midfielder Cole Palmer named Erling Haaland the Premier League's best player, praising his ‘every time, goal’ scoring record for Manchester City and Norway.
Former City goalkeeper James Trafford said a lack of game time after Gianluigi Donnarumma arrived felt ‘horrendous’, prompting his £45m move to Leeds for regular football.
Enzo Maresca faces key calls at Forest after back-to-back league defeats, with Nico O’Reilly unlikely to start and Ayyoub Bouaddi, Elliot Anderson and Enzo Fernandez tipped for midfield.
City need more of Elliot Anderson’s attacking spark after his assist against RB Leipzig, but less of his habit of vacating midfield spaces as he adapts to Enzo Maresca’s system.
