Manchester City vs Brentford: LIneups, Predictions & Betting Tips

Manchester City vs Brentford: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

The quarter final stage of the Carabao Cup sees eight time winners of the competition Manchester City welcome Brentford who last reached the semi finals of the competition back in 2020/21.

Despite perhaps being keen to rest some of his key players, Pep Guardiola will want to win the cup, having gone trophyless for the first time since his first campaign in Manchester last season.

Brentford meanwhile will be looking to cause an upset at the Etihad. The Bees have never won a major honour in their history, and have never reached the final of either the EFL Cup or FA Cup. Manager Keith Andrews will sense an opportunity to make history following on from taking over from Thomas Frank.

Manchester City Predicted Lineup:

Goalkeeper: Trafford

Defenders: Nunes, Khusanov, Ake, Ait-Nouri

Midfielders: Nico Gonzalez, Reijnders

Forwards: Savinho, Cherki, Doku, Marmoush

Brentford Predicted Lineup:

Goalkeeper: Kelleher

Defenders: Ajer, Collins, Van Den Berg, Kayode

Midfielders: Yarmolyuk, Henderson

Forwards: Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade, Thiago

Manchester City Last Five Results:

Real Madrid 1-2 Manchester City

Manchester City 3-0 Sunderland

Fulham 4-5 Manchester City

Manchester City 3-2 Leeds Utd

Manchester City 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen

Guardiola's side have been in fine form since a 0-2 home defeat to Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Champions League, with four wins in a row including an impressive victory at the Santiago Bernabeu over under pressure Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid.

Brentford Last Five Results"

Tottenham 2-0 Brentford

Arsenal 2-0 Brentford

Brentford 3-1 Burnley

Brighton 2-1 Brentford

Brentford 3-1 Newcastle

The last two matches for the Bees saw consecutive 2-0 defeats in North London to Tottenham and Arsenal respectivally, so Andrews will be hoping a cup upset will boost morale for his team.

Key Players to Watch:

Manchester City: Jermey Doku

Electric winger Doku has been in strong form of late, and will look to be the spark to break down a likely stubborn Brentford side

Brentford: Igor Thiago

One of only two players to be sitting on double figures for goals in the current Premier League campagin. Striker Igor Thiago has been excellent for Brentford since returning from a long-term injury and will be key to anything his side do in attack.

Best Manchester City vs Brentford Betting Tips:

Key betting tip: Over 2.5 goals at 1.53 represents strong value based on the tip provided by our team of in-house tipsters

Match Facts:

Wednesday 17th December Carabao Cup Etihad Stadium (Manchester City) Kick-Off: 19:30pm GMT