Manchester City return home on Saturday as they welcome Ipswich Town to the Etihad Stadium.
It was a winning start for the reigning Premier League champions on Sunday as they comfortably overcame Chelsea thanks to goals from Erling Haaland and Mateo Kovacic.
Now Manchester City play at home for the first time in the new season this weekend against newly-promoted Ipswich Town.
Kieran McKenna’s side have been given a rough start to life in the top flight after starting the season against Liverpool and things will only get harder against the Blues.
With Pep Guardiola hoping to have a returning Ilkay Gundogan at his disposal, here is everything you need to know about the game.
What time does Man City vs Ipswich kick off?
Manchester City vs Ipswich Town will take place on Saturday, August 24 at the Etihad Stadium.
The game gets underway at 3 pm.
How to watch Man City vs Ipswich
Unfortunately, as the game takes place during the 3 pm blackout period in the United Kingdom, the match will not be televised in the country on any channel. That means it also can’t be live-streamed on official channels.
However, you can follow all the action live with MCN’s live blog commentary of the match so you won’t miss a thing.
Manchester City vs Ipswich team news
It looks likely that Rodri will miss another match at the start of the season as he still hasn’t been in training yet after returning from his holidays.
However, Guardiola will be hoping to have Gundogan available after his remarkable return to the club was confirmed on Friday.
Savinho has trained as normal this week after picking up a knock against Chelsea but Oscar Bobb remains sidelined.
Ipswich will be without Kalvin Phillips, who is ineligible to play against his parent club, though it will be a quick reunion for Liam Delap with his old side.
The Tractor Boys also have injury doubts in George Hirst, Harry Clarke, Nathan Broadhead, Cameron Humphreys, Janoi Donacien, Ari Muric and Wesley Burns.
Referee and officials
Michael Salisbury will be the man in charge for Saturday’s game and here are the full list of officials.
- Referee: Michael Salisbury
- Assistants: Richard West, Akil Howson
- Fourth official: Sam Allison
- VAR: David Coote
- Assistant VAR: Nick Greenhalgh
Man City vs Ipswich prediction
Ipswich gave a good account of themselves in their opening match against Liverpool. They pressed high and took the game to the Reds.
Town managed to hold out for an hour but eventually Liverpool’s quality proved superior and they won 2-0.
City might be given a similar early shock on Saturday but their dominance on the ball should allow them to go ahead even earlier and win by a big margin.
Prediction: Man City 5-0 Ipswich
