Samir Nasri

It’s Matchday 5 in the UEFA Champions League and Manchester City are in Germany to take on Borussia Dortmund. The visitors came out ahead when these two teams last met and have secured a spot in the Round of 16.

Along the back line, I like Pep to use this match as a chance to rest João Cancelo finally. The Portuguese defender has started every match so far this season. So with João out, I’m going with Manuel Akanji on the right and Nathan Aké on the left. Rúben Dias and Aymeric Laporte will once again hold down the central defence.

In the center of the pitch, we’re going to take another opportunity to rest a player that has seen a lot of minutes. Former Dortmund man İlkay Gündoğan comes into our setup to give Kevin De Bruyne a bit of a breather.

Bernardo Silva stays in the midfield after featuring there against
Up front, we have Dortmund’s favorite son, and Destroyer of Worlds, Erling Haaland. Joining the God of Thunder will be Jack Grealish on the left and Philip Walter Foden on the right. I see a better-than-fair chance of Julian Alvarez coming on in the second half.

Goal
Ederson
Defenders
Manuel Akanji
Rúben Dias
Aymeric Laporte
Nathan Aké
Midfielders
Rodri
İlkay Gündoğan
Bernardo Silva
Forwards
Phil Foden
Erling Haaland
Jack Grealish

Former City midfielder Samir Nasri has said that he believes his former side are capable of beating the German outfit away from home as he encourages them to fight hard this season to finally win the UCL title.