ম্যানচেস্টার সিটি বনাম ব্রাইটন অ্যান্ড হোভ আলবিয়ন

Manchester City hold the Carabao Cup and open the defence of it against Brighton in the fourth round at the Etihad. The two sides meet again in the Premier League at the same ground on Saturday, so this tie is also a rehearsal. City beat Norwich 5-0 in the last round but lost 2-1 at Aston Villa in the league last weekend. Enzo Maresca has said the short gap between the two games means changes, and Erling Haaland, Elliot Anderson, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol were given three days off. Geronimo Rulli is set for only his second City appearance in goal. Brighton came from two goals down to win 3-2 at Manchester United in round three. They have scored more league goals than any other side this season, with five wins, one draw and one defeat. Yankuba Minteh is close to a return and Mats Wieffer is back in contention after missing nine games. Maresca calls them brave and aggressive. Our prediction: 2-1