Manchester City vs Fluminense: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

Published at :December 20, 2023 at 7:25 PM

Modified at :January 14, 2024 at 12:29 AM

Pep and his men look to end this season on a high

Manchester City and Fluminense will compete in the final match of the FIFA Club World Cup 2023 which is being held in Saudi Arabia.

Both teams won their semi-final ties easily and will look to lift this trophy for the first time in their history.

Man City scored three past Japanese side Urawa Red Diamonds. An own goal in the first half was followed by goals from Kovacic and Silva in the second half.

Fluminense left it late and scored two second-half goals to win their match against Egyptian side Al Ahly SC. Jhon Arias and John Kennedy were the goal scorers for their side.

Kick-off:

Friday, 22 December 2023 at 6:00 PM (GMT); 11:30 PM (IST)

Location: King Abdullah Sports City

Form

Manchester City (in all competitions): W-D-W-W-L

Fluminense (in all competitions): D-W-W-W-W

Players to watch

Julian Alvarez (Manchester City)

Manchester City’s Argentine forward came off the bench in the last game. He will be fresh and lead the line of the European champions in Erling Haaland’s absence. Alvarez is a match-winner and will look to add another title to his young career.

Jhon Arias (Fluminense)

The Colombian forward netted a penalty in the semi-final match against Al Ahly SC. He attempted four shots and ran all over the field to get involved in attacking plays. The 26-year-old has 23 goal involvements in 60 games played in 2023 and will carry the greatest threat for his team.

Match facts

Both teams play their first-ever Club World Cup final
Marcelo is eyeing his fifth FIFA Club World Cup title

Injury & team news

Manchester City are without Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne and Jeremy Doku for this match. The three are unavailable due to Fifa rules forbidding any player who did not feature in the semi-final matchday squad from playing in the final.

There is no injury concern for the Brazilian team.

Head to Head

This is the first meeting between these two sides.

Predicted Lineup

Manchester City predicted lineup:

Ederson, Ake, Akanji, Walker, Grealish, Kovacic, Rodri, Stones, Foden, Bernardo, Alvarez

Fluminense predicted lineup:

Fabio, Marcelo, Nino, Melo, S. Xavier, Martinelli, Andre, Keno, Ganso, Arias, Cano

Match Prediction for Manchester City vs Fluminense

Manchester City need to play their best football to beat the Brazilian side. This will be a tight contest, with the European champions heading as the favourites to lift the trophy.

Prediction: Manchester City 2-0 Fluminense

Telecast for Manchester City vs Fluminense

India – Eurosport, Fancode and FIFA+

UK – TNT Sports and FIFA+

US – TNT Sports, Discovery+ and FIFA+

Nigeria – StarTimes and FIFA+

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