Man City lineup vs. Barcelona: Predicted XI for pre-season friendly

Erling Haaland should again lead the line when Manchester City continue their preparations for the 2024-25 campaign with a pre-season friendly against Barcelona on Tuesday night.

The striker has had a rest this summer due to Norway not being present at Euro 2024, so he was able to link up with the Man City squad for the start of pre-season.

Haaland has scored in Man City's losses to Celtic and AC Milan this summer, and he will be aiming to continue his strong form against Hansi Flick's Barcelona in this contest.

Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Nathan Ake, Manuel Akanji, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Rodri and Jeremy Doku are among the absentees for Man City due to international commitments over the summer.

Meanwhile, Julian Alvarez is representing Argentina at the Paris Olympics, and the forward is being heavily linked with a move away from the English champions this summer.

There is also a host of speculation surrounding Ederson's future, with the goalkeeper admitting after Saturday's clash with Milan that he could leave this summer.

Ederson is expected to start this match, though, while the same could also be said for Mateo Kovacic, Oscar Bobb and Jack Grealish.

Josko Gvardiol, who represented Croatia at Euro 2024, came off the bench against Milan last time out, and he is also in line to start against Barcelona.

Manchester City possible starting lineup: Ederson; Lewis, Simpson-Pusey, Doyle, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Perrone; Bobb, McAtee, Grealish; Haaland

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