Overview
Man City is having a perfect start in the Premier League with 4 consecutive wins, and just defeated Porto 2-0 in the opening match of the Champions League group stage.
After the controversial 1-0 victory over Man United in the Manchester derby, Enzo Maresca's team is currently ranked second in the standings with 12 points. Erling Haaland's goal is still controversial as Man United believes that VAR's decision to recognize this goal is difficult to understand.
Man City is also the reigning Carabao Cup champion. The Manchester team has won this title 9 times, the most recent being a 2-0 victory over Arsenal in the final last season.
Norwich is Man City's next opponent in the Carabao Cup. The two teams have met 72 times in all competitions, with Man City winning 39 matches, drawing 23 and losing 10. The Manchester team has also won all 3 recent encounters.
Norwich had difficult matches against Man City when conceding 14 goals and not scoring any in the last 3 encounters. In their most recent confrontation in February 2022, Man City won 4-0 in the Premier League.
Norwich entered this match after a 3-4 defeat to Middlesbrough, thereby ranking 12th in the Championship with 9 points.
In the Championship, Norwich won 3 and lost 4 after the first 7 matches of the season. To participate in this round of the Carabao Cup, Philippe Clement's team successively defeated MK Dons 4-1 in the first round and Cardiff City 2-1 in the second round.
Norwich is still in quite good form with 4 wins in the last 6 matches in all competitions. However, the away trip to the Etihad Stadium is still a very big challenge for the team playing in the Championship.
Personnel situation
Man City will not have Phil Foden in the match against Norwich because the English midfielder is serving a suspension after a red card in the Manchester derby.
Jeremy Doku is also facing the risk of being absent due to serious problems in his calf. The possibility of the Belgian international returning in time for the Carabao Cup match is very low.
Enzo Maresca is expected to rotate the squad and give opportunities to some players who have played little. Geronimo Rulli and Allan are likely to make their Man City debut, while Vitor Reis, Rico Lewis, Mateo Kovacic, Ayyoub Bouaddi and Iliman Ndiaye may also start.
On Norwich's side, Gabriel Forsyth, Mirko Topic, Ali Ahmed and Lucien Mahovo are all absent due to knee injuries.
Norwich is also likely to change the goalkeeper position. Daniel Grimshaw is expected to start and make his second appearance in the Carabao Cup this season.
In attack, Mohamed Toure is in good form with 5 goals after 7 appearances. However, the 22-year-old striker is likely to start the match on the bench.
Expected lineup:
Man City: Rulli, Khusanov, Reis, Guehi, Lewis, Kovacic, Bouaddi, Allan, Ndiaye, Semenyo, Haaland.
Norwich City: Grimshaw, Stacey, McConville, Cordoba, Chrisene, Wright, Mattsson, Maghoma, Schwartau, Musaba, Makama.
The match between Man City and Norwich City takes place at 1:30 am on September 18 (Vietnam time).
