Hoping to endear himself to the Manchester United faithful with victory over their biggest enemies, Ruben Amorim and Sporting Lisbon host Manchester City in Tuesday's Champions League clash.
Both teams have taken seven points from their first three games of the 2024-25 edition, with City sitting third in the 36-team table and Sporting eighth, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for the two clubs.
SPORTING LISBON vs. MANCHESTER CITY
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SPORTING LISBON
Out: Nuno Santos (knee), Eduardo Quaresma (muscle)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Israel; Inacio, Diomande, Debast; Quenda, Braganca, Hjulmand, Araujo; Trincao, Gyokeres, Goncalves
MANCHESTER CITY
Out: John Stones (unspecified), Ruben Dias (unspecified), Rodri (ACL), Oscar Bobb (leg), Jack Grealish (unspecified)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ortega; Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Silva, Kovacic, Gundogan; Doku, Haaland, Nunes
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Ben Knapton
