Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

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City could depend on Liverpool to win the league, pressure is still on Timo Werner and Ross Barkley risks missing the plane

What better way to prepare for the second leg of their Champions League showdown with Paris Saint-Germain than by winning the Premier League? Manchester City will be guaranteed another title if they take three points at Selhurst Park on Saturday and Liverpool beat Manchester United on Sunday. The luxury for Pep Guardiola is that he can hold back many of the players he plans to start against PSG and still be confident of giving Palace what for. Having played without a striker in Paris, City could, for
instance, deploy both Sergio Agüero and Gabriel Jesus against Palace,
giving Kevin De Bruyne a chance to rest up. John Stones will definitely not play, with his suspension giving Aymeric Laporte a chance in central defence and possibly keep his place for the following league match, which happens to be against Chelsea, a potential opponent in the Champions League final. PD

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from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2021/apr/30/premier-league-10-things-to-look-out-for-this-weekend

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