Starting lineup for this match:
Home team Manchester City, 4231:
Agüero
Sterling/Silva/Nasri
Tang Long/Toure
Kolarov/Ranocchia/Mangala/Sabaleta
Joe Hart
Away team Borussia Monchengladbach, 442:
Rafael/Stindel
Fabian/Zaka/Dahud/Herman
Winter/Domingos/Christensen/Kob
Sommer
For this match, Manchester City made several adjustments to their starting lineup.
First, Apollo and Joe Hart have both returned to the team.
Chiwo hit the nail on the head; Tang Long has been moved from the attacking midfielder position to the defensive midfielder, forming a double pivot with Yaya Toure.
Perhaps it's because Pellegrini believes that within Group B, Borussia Monchengladbach is their weakest opponent, plus Manchester City is playing at home with various comprehensive advantages. Therefore, he's using this Champions League match to try out new tactics.
Borussia Monchengladbach has many German natives, and these players are tall.
