CITY CAN IMITATE KLOPP TO PICK VILLA APART

ASTON VILLA’S diamond formation will help them stifle City’s passing game in midfield but leave them exposed on the wings. When Liverpool played Villa earlier this month, their wingers stayed extremely wide, with full backs supplementing the attack. City can replicate this tomorrow, with their wingers (RW and LW) causing problems, especially with the likes of Joao Cancelo (RB or LB) getting forward to join the attack. If one of the Villa centre backs (CB) tries to cover wide, it leaves space in the middle for City’s forwards to exploit.