Another winnable occasion but no Guardiola to be in attendance.
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00:00 City concede a goal in the Premier League, what can you see going on there?
00:18 I think it will be a pretty comfortable one if I'm honest. City have played well the first two games of the season, they've played four matches already this season now including the two at the Community Shield and the Super Cup last week.
00:30 So, yeah, game five of the season already, incredibly. But, yeah, I think it will be a pretty straightforward one against Sheffield United. In truth, I haven't seen either of their games this season but they are lacking quality and they've kind of sold some of the best players from last season.
00:45 I do think they'll be probably in amongst the favourites to go down. So, it should be a relatively comfortable one. Those sides at the bottom of the table are just really struggling against City.
00:53 It's just so, so difficult to offer enough going the other way and to keep them out. So, I think it could be a big score. I think City will certainly try and get a few goals.
01:02 I think Arling Haaland, I think he's definitely, if you haven't got him in your fantasy team then definitely try and get him in ahead of this weekend.
01:08 And I think the only interesting thing really ahead of this game, I suppose, is the fact that Pep Guardiola's not going to be there.
01:13 Obviously, the news yesterday that he has gone to Barcelona for emergency surgery on his back. He's going to miss the game against Sheffield United and the Fulham game as well.
01:24 So, I mean, Guardiola, at the matches, he doesn't sit down. He's constantly pointing and shouting and screaming.
01:31 Even in the Newcastle match at the weekend, he grabbed Mateo Kovacic and he was pointing, saying this and this.
01:37 Kovacic was having a really animated conversation with him and was really involved in that as well.
01:42 So, it's just whether they lack those little things. Obviously, Juanma Lelos has to take charge of the next two games.
01:47 But it will be interesting. And, yeah, I don't think it will have an impact, if I'm totally honest.
01:53 But I think that's just the one kind of interesting aspect ahead of this weekend's game. But, as I say, I expect a comfortable victory for City.