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Fresh off suffering its first Premier League defeat of the season, Manchester City must travel to Portugal to face Sporting CP in the Champions League.
For the first time in over a year, Manchester City lost back-to-back matches. The defending English champions were eliminated from the Carabao Cup by Tottenham Hotspur on Oct. 30 and then stunned by Bournemouth in the Premier League on Nov. 2. City lost both matches by a scoreline of 2–1.
The defeats came amid a growing injury crisis for Pep Guardiola's side, but the team seems to be on the right track in terms of recovery. Kyle Walker returned to the starting XI while Jérémy Doku featured off the bench. Savinho and Kevin De Bruyne were unused substitutes, but even their presence in the squad was an injury boost for City.
Guardiola still must compensate for the players he is missing, including Rodri, John Stones, Rúben Dias, Jack Grealish and Oscar Bobb, if City wants to collect all three points from Tuesday's clash.
Here's what City's XI could look like against Sporting CP on Nov. 5.






