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Sutton's predictions: Man City v Chelsea

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[BBC]

Well, so much for City being 'back' after beating Leicester, West Ham and Ipswich recently. What happened against Paris St-Germain was more evidence that they are nowhere near their usual selves.

The number of signings they are making is maybe an admission from Pep Guardiola of how much needs to change.

The pressure is really on City in the Champions League now after Wednesday's defeat in Paris, but they have got some tough games coming up in the Premier League too, starting with this one.

Saturday is not just a case of Cole Palmer returning to his former club as a potential match-winner, because Chelsea's manager Enzo Maresca is also back on familiar territory.

This is a huge game in the race for the top four and it feels like anything could happen.

I definitely don't see City keeping Chelsea out, but my gut feeling is still that they will win this.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

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