Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[LordShanken]

^^100% agreed... Over these months they have lost two most experienced players in their midfield region- De Bruyne and Gundogan. City plays possession game and these two were great in finding players in tight spaces which really give City a winning edge. I am sure with now KDB gone they will really have tough time finding goals.

KDB injury is gonna be a huge head scratcher for Guardiola now.

Injuries is really affecting a lot of teams, Kevin De Bruyne for Manchester City to add to John Stones, Timber for Arsenal, Tyrone Mings for Aston Villa, and now Chelsea's captain Reece James for Chelsea to add to the problems that they have with Nkunku out. All these clubs will have to find a way to make up and make sure that these injuries do not affect their campaign. Manchester City coach is smart, he will be able to find a temporary solution until Kevin De Bruyne returns, Arsenal coach also still has options to play until he returns much later, and Chelsea have replacements, they have many young and talented players. These things are not planned, but coaching has to do with handling any kind of situation you face.

The reality is that Kevin De Bruyne will never be replaced by someone else. The Manchester City team could suffer some serious problems in his absence offensively. But Pep Guardiola will try to fix this issue brilliantly.

[Lida93]

I see the loss of the figure of Kevin De Bruyne greatly affecting the performance of the Manchester City team, their front line is not well organized and there is not enough supply of balls for strikers, this is dangerous for Man City in the next match because they will lose Kevin De Bruyne who is absent for 6 months due to injury.

You are right, so far Kevin De Bruyne role has been very important in building Manchester City's attack. He has been likened to the brain of an attacker who can read the opponent's gap, but now Manchester City losing him for several months is a bad sign. In my opinion, it is very difficult to replace the role of Kevin De Bruyne, therefore Pep Guardiola must think hard to find other options. Especially after losing Gundogan when he was still at Manchester City he could replace Kevin De Bruyne.

I dont know what player can currently replace him on that position with the similar quality. He has been the brains behind a lot of attacks of Man City in the previous season and without him this is gonna cause problems. We seen already against Sevilla that there were many problems in getting that direct ball for the goal.

Judging by the kind of quality Kelvin De Bruyne brings to the  Manchester City side whenever he's playing, there's no doubt that his creativity in the attacking of Manchester City wouldn't be greatly missed.
Against Sevilla yesterday, City struggled to create goalscoring chances and that's because De Bruyne wasn't on the pitch. Pep Guardiola I know isn't a novice to this kind of issues and I know he'll find the perfect style that'll keep his City side going once again

De Bruyne is underated in Manchester City and when I see the comparison and his contribution been toyed and argued, it shows many don't like him or maybe it was because his a Midfielder instead of a winger or striker but the fact that he was nominated for UEFA mens player of the year along side with Messi and Haaland shows that the guy is goated, his contributions and assists last year was a top notch, only sallah comes close to what he did but he had 4 ahead of Sallah, he was the key to their success in Premier League.

Manchester City felt his absence yesterday and I will repeat it again that it was the reason why Haaland suffer and was running throughout in the match they had with Sevilla in Super Cup, we saw how he contributed 2 assists in a match out of the what Haaland scored in most of their matches and the reason why Messi is always ranked ahead of Ronaldo is because of the assists and goals he score, if De Bruyne is a striker, he would have done more than what we have seen in Manchester CIty. I'm waiting for him to recover back to match to take his place in assists ranking.

He (Kelvin Debryune) is really goated indeed! You don't seem to find two of his kind of talent in the EPL and stretching to Europe as a whole when searching for talented midfielders. He has always been the powerhouse of City's goals in the two previous seasons in all competitions.

With what we saw in Manchester City performance against Sevilla with no goal from Haaland am only but wondering how City will be able to get a comeback should Newcastle gets to score first this weekend. Cause Newcastle are in one of their best form at the moment and who will be doing the delivery passes to Haaland now that Debryune is out to injury. That game is going to be tough for the City's.

[Jody.Drummer]

KDB is one of, if not the most important City player. Without him they would not have had the trophy laden years they’ve had under Pep. Foden is a top player but make no mistake about it, they are going to miss KDB. A 4 month absence will hurt City, no doubt about it.

Pep Guardiola is smart manager and he was success move up several player position as head coach in several teams, when becoming Bayern Munich manager he was success give new position for Joshua Kimmich before as left defender and success with new position as holding midfielder. I believe with Pep magician will be success in Manchester City giving new position for Phil Foden as attacking midfielder than usually his position on winger left or right side. Its seems not many choose on attacking midfielder for Manchester City, current midfielder left have games play as holding midfielder from Mateo Kovacic, Rodri and Kalvin Phillips.

Upcoming next match in Premier League against Newcastle United and looking how possibility with new position for Phil Foden, will be permanent move up as attacking midfielder until Kevin De Bruyne back from injury or Guardiola will use other player as attacking midfielder.

I'll speak from Guardiola's side, as you said he's one of the good coaches, no doubt about it, he's been able to carefully look at players' abilities and successfully occupy the vacancies left by players who contributed greatly before.
Not only at Bayern Munich, also when he was in charge of Barcelona he was able to cover positions that many people said were their weak points, even with new players filling those positions.

Honestly, now Mamchester City has a very solid squad, they have a solid foundation, so it will not be difficult if we look at what they show to fill the vacancies that exist.

[Iranus]

Great Club, great coach, great fanbase and staffs too who have all contributed wholly for the development of the club in the last few months. European win from Man City is a win for every club in the Premier League and English League.
Sevilla did good but they should get another player that takes chances when he has it. El Nesri missed goals yesterday to put Sevilla ahead. One more thing remaining for him to win is to win Fifa World Club Cup to complete it all.

It looks like Manchester city is currently the most popular club for players to win titles. When it comes to money, Saudi Arabia will win, but titles are won in Manchester. Now the Supercup in the penalty shootout, every City player scored, very good. There was only one substitution during the whole game at city, I found that strange. But it was only 90 minutes, not 120.

Manchester City had 10 players on the field for 120 minutes. This means that their fitness is very good. Even then they could not win the match in 120 minutes. I thought City would win in 90 minutes. Because considering the squad, City was much stronger than Sevilla.
Manchester City played well throughout the match. They are having more ball possession, they attack is also several times more than Sevilla's. However, the match was a 1-1 draw. City's attack is considered one of the best in the Premier League. But we haven't seen such a good performance from City. City have to play better if they want to win the Champions League title again.

Thats what happens when you defend real good against a side like City. City plays a possession game but if opponent defenders doesn't gives much space then opponents have real shot at winning against City. With now De Bruyne out with injury their productivity while attack has really taken a hit and City are very much vulnerable right now. To be honest City were lucky to have gotten a win finally against Sevilla but Sevilla really pushed them to the edge.

I hope Guardiola understands his team's weaknesses. Now he will take appropriate steps to correct the weaknesses.
Sevilla played defensively in this match. As a result, Manchester City managed to score just one goal in 120 minutes. Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne and Cancelo could not play in this match due to injuries. All three are key players in City's squad. Also I don't know why Julian Alvarez was brought on after 86 minutes. Alvarez was also brought in as Palmer's replacement. Palmer performed well in this match. Foden and Haaland cannot play well. All in all, Manchester City's performance was a bit sloppy. They need to play better in Premier League matches if they want to stay at the top of the table.

[Rockstarguy]

Compared to Manchester City and Sevilla match, Sevilla performed exceptionally well. And during the match I thought Sevilla would normally be able to win the match. But more importantly, Sevilla's attacking players missed something spectacular. In terms of which defeat is normal. However, Manchester City felt the lack of Kebin DeBruina thoroughly.

Normally Sevilla has always been this very hard team that seems to be very tough to big teams, Sevilla can frustrate a team before even the team gets lucky to win at last. I was expecting Manchester City to play Sevilla without difficulties due to the squad they already have but the performance was not very impressive,  Sevilla played Manchester City a tough game, though I wasn't really expecting much like the way they played against Manchester City. I think luck was on the side of Manchester City to win the game at last. De Bruyne is a great player and have always contributed to the success of Manchester City in every game.

[indah rezqi]

I actually do not know how long Kelvin De Bruyne is gonna be sidelined because of the injury he picked last time in the first half of their first English Premier League match of  the season but I trust that Pep Guardiola knows how to perfectly handle his absence from the club.
But if he thinks there's no other player in Manchester City's squad that can replace the injured Belgian, City should then sign another creative midfielder that can do the things he does for the club.

It is reported that Kevin De Bruyne will be absent for the next four months, if he has to undergo surgery. It is very possible that Man City will add new players in the remaining time of the transfer market, Lucas Paqueta is the talk for now. Reportedly Westham will not release his players at a low price, the price reaches 90 million euros.

There are several other names that are being linked with the potential to replace De Bruyne's role, including Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund). But Lucas Paqueta is in first place I think, because Man City has previously made an offer to West Ham.

[gabbie2010]

I dont know what player can currently replace him on that position with the similar quality. He has been the brains behind a lot of attacks of Man City in the previous season and without him this is gonna cause problems. We seen already against Sevilla that there were many problems in getting that direct ball for the goal.

The influence of Kevin De Bruyne is very important, and this is why when a team depends on one player, it will be difficult for them to find a replacement because the advantage of Kevin De Bruyne is that it is very difficult to be replaced by other players, which finally made Manchester City's match yesterday not very good. We wish Kevin De Bruyne a speedy recovery and hope he starts giving his best contribution to Manchester City again.Without Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City will find it difficult to win in every match to come.

Guordiola knew how important Kevin De Bruyne in the team that is why he is on the verge of signing Lucas Paquetá from West Ham as a temporary replacement for KDB, his impact on field particularly in term of creating assist and his accurate shots on goals are some of his qualities, would Kovacic play that attacking midfield role perfectly in the absence of Kevin De Bruyne? or possibly when Lucas Paquetá is signed he may take up the role, however I don't think any of those two players can make as much impact as Kevin De Bruyne nevertheless I trust Guordiola he will surely do the needful to put the team in a good shape by winning Man City matches even without injured Kevin De Bruyne.

[BITCOIN4X]

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Pep Guardiola is smart manager and he was success move up several player position as head coach in several teams, when becoming Bayern Munich manager he was success give new position for Joshua Kimmich before as left defender and success with new position as holding midfielder. I believe with Pep magician will be success in Manchester City giving new position for Phil Foden as attacking midfielder than usually his position on winger left or right side. Its seems not many choose on attacking midfielder for Manchester City, current midfielder left have games play as holding midfielder from Mateo Kovacic, Rodri and Kalvin Phillips.

Upcoming next match in Premier League against Newcastle United and looking how possibility with new position for Phil Foden, will be permanent move up as attacking midfielder until Kevin De Bruyne back from injury or Guardiola will use other player as attacking midfielder.

It is true that Pep Guardiola is a coach who is able to change the position of his players to new positions in several teams he has coached. Not only in Barcelona and Bayern Munich, but Pep Guardiola also did it at Manchester City.

So it's true that it's possible for Pep Guardiola to play Phil Foden as a central midfielder or attacking midfielder instead of continuing to play him on the wing. Phil Foden has the ability to adapt to different positions although I prefer to see him play on the left wing. But it doesn't matter, this will make Foden have high playing minutes while De Bruyne is injured.

[RaltcoinsB]

De Bruyne is a better team player compared to Foden. He is thinking of his teammates to score more. I can say that there is a great cooperation between De Bruyne and Haaland in most of their matches. For this reason De Bruyne's absence can affect the productivity of the team in a negative way.

Foden will most probably be the replacement for him now as you also have mentioned. He is a lovely player with great individual skills. Even though he doesn't have the same characteristics with De Bruyne I hope to see him showing a good level of performance in the meantime.

Foden haven't give any big contribution for Manchester City, I think Pep could sell him and replace with the other player. He's one overrated player because his market value is 105 Million Euros, due to his poor performance, I don't think there's a team would want to spend such huge amount to buy him.

Manchester City is actually in danger, they can lose many points if they can't find the solution about the absence of De Bruyne.

De bruyne is absent for long and the absence of a vital player for Manchester City must have frightened Pep as much as the team. This is probably one of the most feared injuries for Manchester City. I hope they get over this problem quickly and don't feel the absence of De Bruyne too much.

[hahay]

On the second matchday, the big match will probably be Tottenham against Manchester United, but even though it's a big match, I personally still believe Manchester United has a chance to win. Because after all, it looks like Tottenham still have to get used to their squad playing without Kane and also, several Tottenham players have suffered injuries that might not be able to play in the match against Manchester United later.

Therefore, even though Manchester United will play away, I still really believe that maybe Manchester United will be able to get full points for the second time. Also apart from that match, I am very excited to watch the match between Manchester City against Newcastle. Because as we know, last season their first meeting also ended in a draw with a score of 3-3. But at this moment, Newcastle still seems to be looking good, because Newcastle managed to win big in their first match to beat Aston Villa with a score of 5-1.

[Coyster]

De bruyne is absent for long and the absence of a vital player for Manchester City must have frightened Pep as much as the team. This is probably one of the most feared injuries for Manchester City. I hope they get over this problem quickly and don't feel the absence of De Bruyne too much.

Of course De Bruyne will be missed by City so much, but Pep will definitely find a way to cope without him, other players like Phil Foden and Kovacic will have to step up. Looking at the City squad currently, they don't have too much depth in midfield and that's why this injury is somewhat going to hurt them, in defense and attack i think City have very good depth, but not in midfield right now.

Having said that, this is why City are very well interested in Lucas Paqueta from West Ham, they are still in negotiations and from what i understand West Ham want at least £85 for the player. Paqueta personally wants to join City, but it is now up to the clubs to make it work. If the deal goes through i think City would then have enough cover in midfield and would be very ready for the new season.

[bitLeap]

De bruyne is absent for long and the absence of a vital player for Manchester City must have frightened Pep as much as the team. This is probably one of the most feared injuries for Manchester City. I hope they get over this problem quickly and don't feel the absence of De Bruyne too much.

Of course De Bruyne will be missed by City so much, but Pep will definitely find a way to cope without him, other players like Phil Foden and Kovacic will have to step up. Looking at the City squad currently, they don't have too much depth in midfield and that's why this injury is somewhat going to hurt them, in defense and attack i think City have very good depth, but not in midfield right now.

Having said that, this is why City are very well interested in Lucas Paqueta from West Ham, they are still in negotiations and from what i understand West Ham want at least £85 for the player. Paqueta personally wants to join City, but it is now up to the clubs to make it work. If the deal goes through i think City would then have enough cover in midfield and would be very ready for the new season.

Yes, it is indeed very unfortunate when Manchester City must lose its important players and it is also predicted that he will be out for a long time too. But I hope that will not discourage them mentally, because it will be very dangerous for them. especially actually they are a club that has a balanced line up, both in the main squad, and substitutes. They just need to change their strategy a bit, because they used to rely on KDB, and now there must be other players who can replace her role. But I also think it's not a problem for Pep Guardiola, because I think he can handle it.

[BITCOIN4X]

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Yes, it is indeed very unfortunate when Manchester City must lose its important players and it is also predicted that he will be out for a long time too. But I hope that will not discourage them mentally, because it will be very dangerous for them. especially actually they are a club that has a balanced line up, both in the main squad, and substitutes. They just need to change their strategy a bit, because they used to rely on KDB, and now there must be other players who can replace her role. But I also think it's not a problem for Pep Guardiola, because I think he can handle it.

Only people who are Manchester City fans can expect the best from them without De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva, the rest is that this is an opportunity to end Manchester City's dominance at the start of the season. So please, don't tell me I'm wrong about this.

I believe Pep Guardiola is able to overcome the problems that are happening to Manchester City at the moment. He has a good line-up to continue the season without too many problems, but he is also ready to bring in new players if he feels his squad is incomplete without the players needed. Injuries to De Bruyne and Bernardo are a problem, but I also believe that Manchester City are doing well and not reducing their chances of winning the game.

[Hvdv]

De bruyne is absent for long and the absence of a vital player for Manchester City must have frightened Pep as much as the team. This is probably one of the most feared injuries for Manchester City. I hope they get over this problem quickly and don't feel the absence of De Bruyne too much.

Of course De Bruyne will be missed by City so much, but Pep will definitely find a way to cope without him, other players like Phil Foden and Kovacic will have to step up. Looking at the City squad currently, they don't have too much depth in midfield and that's why this injury is somewhat going to hurt them, in defense and attack i think City have very good depth, but not in midfield right now.

Having said that, this is why City are very well interested in Lucas Paqueta from West Ham, they are still in negotiations and from what i understand West Ham want at least £85 for the player. Paqueta personally wants to join City, but it is now up to the clubs to make it work. If the deal goes through i think City would then have enough cover in midfield and would be very ready for the new season.

Yes, it is indeed very unfortunate when Manchester City must lose its important players and it is also predicted that he will be out for a long time too. But I hope that will not discourage them mentally, because it will be very dangerous for them. especially actually they are a club that has a balanced line up, both in the main squad, and substitutes. They just need to change their strategy a bit, because they used to rely on KDB, and now there must be other players who can replace her role. But I also think it's not a problem for Pep Guardiola, because I think he can handle it.

I think Pep Guardiola will take care of that. KDB may not always be on the team. Alternative players and tactics should always be considered in long injuries like this. KDB is an important player yes but without him Manchester City can win games. The team has a well-balanced roster and still has players good enough to reach every trophy.

[ndutndut]

De bruyne is absent for long and the absence of a vital player for Manchester City must have frightened Pep as much as the team. This is probably one of the most feared injuries for Manchester City. I hope they get over this problem quickly and don't feel the absence of De Bruyne too much.

What we need to know is that the duo Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland at Manchester City were very scary by scoring lots of goals and assists last season, this is reminiscent of the previous Manchester City partnership, namely the duet of David Silva and Sergio Aguero. The performance of Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland, who remained consistent until the end of the season last season, made Manchester City win the treble winner.

However, at the start of this season, Man City experienced problems with the injury to Kevin De Bruyne, which made Pep Guardiola have to rack his brains to find the right strategy for Man City this season. Of course this is a serious problem for Man city, this was proven when Man City against Sevilla without De Bruyne's presence made Man City's attack not so scary for opponents.

[eightdots]

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Yes, it is indeed very unfortunate when Manchester City must lose its important players and it is also predicted that he will be out for a long time too. But I hope that will not discourage them mentally, because it will be very dangerous for them. especially actually they are a club that has a balanced line up, both in the main squad, and substitutes. They just need to change their strategy a bit, because they used to rely on KDB, and now there must be other players who can replace her role. But I also think it's not a problem for Pep Guardiola, because I think he can handle it.

Only people who are Manchester City fans can expect the best from them without De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva, the rest is that this is an opportunity to end Manchester City's dominance at the start of the season. So please, don't tell me I'm wrong about this.

I believe Pep Guardiola is able to overcome the problems that are happening to Manchester City at the moment. He has a good line-up to continue the season without too many problems, but he is also ready to bring in new players if he feels his squad is incomplete without the players needed. Injuries to De Bruyne and Bernardo are a problem, but I also believe that Manchester City are doing well and not reducing their chances of winning the game.

Injuries to Manchester City's key players are putting Pep in a difficult situation. We saw this against Sevilla. They may find it difficult to score against closed defenses. The absence of De Bruyne and Bernardo made itself felt. Still, City is a big club and will do everything to overcome this. As you say, other teams must seize the opportunity to end Manchester City's dominance or they will continue to watch City.

Pep is somehow achieving success. So I'm curious to see how his key players will cope with injuries.

[Minor Miner]

De bruyne is absent for long and the absence of a vital player for Manchester City must have frightened Pep as much as the team. This is probably one of the most feared injuries for Manchester City. I hope they get over this problem quickly and don't feel the absence of De Bruyne too much.

Of course De Bruyne will be missed by City so much, but Pep will definitely find a way to cope without him, other players like Phil Foden and Kovacic will have to step up. Looking at the City squad currently, they don't have too much depth in midfield and that's why this injury is somewhat going to hurt them, in defense and attack i think City have very good depth, but not in midfield right now.
Having said that, this is why City are very well interested in Lucas Paqueta from West Ham, they are still in negotiations and from what i understand West Ham want at least £85 for the player. Paqueta personally wants to join City, but it is now up to the clubs to make it work. If the deal goes through i think City would then have enough cover in midfield and would be very ready for the new season.

Yes, it is indeed very unfortunate when Manchester City must lose its important players and it is also predicted that he will be out for a long time too. But I hope that will not discourage them mentally, because it will be very dangerous for them. especially actually they are a club that has a balanced line up, both in the main squad, and substitutes. They just need to change their strategy a bit, because they used to rely on KDB, and now there must be other players who can replace her role. But I also think it's not a problem for Pep Guardiola, because I think he can handle it.

I think Pep Guardiola will take care of that. KDB may not always be on the team. Alternative players and tactics should always be considered in long injuries like this. KDB is an important player yes but without him Manchester City can win games. The team has a well-balanced roster and still has players good enough to reach every trophy.

Kevin De Bruyne was not the only one missing in this match. Last season we saw Manchester City's midfield mainstays being De Bruyne, Gundogon and Bernardo Silva. Since Gundogon joined Barcelona, he was not in this match. Silva and De Bruyne missed the match due to injuries. The midfielder was the main player missing in the match against Sevilla. Manchester City defender Cancelo also missed the match due to injury. Manchester City's performance was poor due to not having so many key players in the squad. Attacking players have done a lot of attacking. But they missed opportunities. Also, Sevilla's defense was very solid. I'd say with Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne back in the squad City's performances will be strong and consistent again.

[Docnaster]

I actually do not know how long Kelvin De Bruyne is gonna be sidelined because of the injury he picked last time in the first half of their first English Premier League match of  the season but I trust that Pep Guardiola knows how to perfectly handle his absence from the club.
But if he thinks there's no other player in Manchester City's squad that can replace the injured Belgian, City should then sign another creative midfielder that can do the things he does for the club.

It is reported that Kevin De Bruyne will be absent for the next four months, if he has to undergo surgery. It is very possible that Man City will add new players in the remaining time of the transfer market, Lucas Paqueta is the talk for now. Reportedly Westham will not release his players at a low price, the price reaches 90 million euros.

There are several other names that are being linked with the potential to replace De Bruyne's role, including Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund). But Lucas Paqueta is in first place I think, because Man City has previously made an offer to West Ham.

There is nothing that gives any club and coach very good confidence if his squad depth is very nice. Last season Manchester City had a very good squad depth and in the absence of Kevin de bruyne, Gundogan is always in the midfield covering up, but now both of them are not in the midfield and the impact is felt in Man City matches. If it is true that Kevin will have fuor months without playing, it therefore means that Manchester City obviously needs midfielder to carry until Kevin is back to the squad.

[Dzwaafu11]

De bruyne is absent for long and the absence of a vital player for Manchester City must have frightened Pep as much as the team. This is probably one of the most feared injuries for Manchester City. I hope they get over this problem quickly and don't feel the absence of De Bruyne too much.

Pep gurdiola is a coach that has many strategies to manage a team. Even though I believe the absence of De bryune will surely affect the squad, with the management skills that have been with Pep gurdiola, he will surely know what to do in order to see them succeed. There are other players that can replace Debryune; they have Foden, who can also play well, so you can see that the absence of the player will not cause them problems like that.

However, as you said already, there is no doubt the team will be a little bit weak because De bryune is one of the top players at Manchester City, and again, I noticed that Erlin Hallaand also does not enjoy matches without Kelvin Debryune, so you can see that there is a little bit of a problem, but I wish he would be healthy soon.

[Fara Chan]

There is nothing that gives any club and coach very good confidence if his squad depth is very nice. Last season Manchester City had a very good squad depth and in the absence of Kevin de bruyne, Gundogan is always in the midfield covering up, but now both of them are not in the midfield and the impact is felt in Man City matches. If it is true that Kevin will have fuor months without playing, it therefore means that Manchester City obviously needs midfielder to carry until Kevin is back to the squad.

The impact of De Bruyne's absence is of course very large for the team, Pep Guardiola of course will not remain silent seeing a situation like that, I think Manchester City's management will be active again in the market to look for additional power for the midfield. According to reports Manchester City are in the hunt for Paquita from West Ham and City are almost certain to sign the Brazilian midfielder to take him to the Etihad Stadium.