Straight from a captivating Champions League triumph over Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City invite individual high-flyers West Ham United to the Etihad for Sunday's Premier League fight.
David Moyes' side additionally created the products in mainland rivalry in midweek, seeing off Rapid Vienna easily in the Europa League.
Pep Guardiola should feel extremely grateful that wantaway midfielder Bernardo Silva didn't leave the club over the late spring, as the Portuguese - alongside comrade Joao Cancelo - tired PSG out during a 2-1 Champions League achievement.
Subsequent to neglecting to accept their abundant open doors in the principal half, City fell behind through Kylian Mbappe's opener, however Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus reacted for last season's beaten finalists before a glad home group.
The Citizens would now be able to bear to take their foot off the gas in Europe in the wake of fixing progress to the last-16 of the opposition, and Guardiola's side likewise facilitated to a 3-0 success over Everton in last end of the week's Premier League fight, with Rodri scoring a thunderclap on the day.
In doing as such, City have kept the strain on pioneers Chelsea and untruth second in the table - three focuses uncontrolled of the European bosses - however Liverpool are just one guide behind the defending champs and prepared toward exploit any mistakes.
Triumph over PSG addressed City's fourth success in succession across all rivalries - just as their eighth victory from 10 home matches - and West Ham are facing a tough conflict to turn out to be only the second side in the Premier League to track down the net against City at the Etihad this season.
An always amazing West Ham have to a great extent cleared aside the opposition in the Europa League easily this year - even with Moyes turning his assets consistently - as Mark Noble and Andriy Yarmolenko both got in a standard 2-0 accomplishment over Rapid Vienna in midweek.
The Hammers go into Sunday's down having fixed their position in the last-16 of Europe's optional contest, however there was close to nothing to celebrate during their latest Premier League fight as Raul Jimenez's work won the day for Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 1-0 loss at Molineux.
Having now lost a touch of ground in the groups above them, West Ham remain solidly in dispute for a Champions League place as they possess fourth spot in the rankings, however Arsenal could move level on focuses with their London partners this end of the week.
Rout to Wolves finished a four-game series of wins for West Ham in the first class and denoted whenever that they first had lost a Premier League game away from home since April, and not since beating Manchester United in 2001 have the capital outfit won against the defending champs from home.
The Hammers have as of now guaranteed a noteworthy scalp over City this term - finishing their perpetual reign of strength in the EFL Cup by means of a punishment shoot-out - however they are winless in 11 Premier League matches versus the Citizens since a 2-1 Etihad win in September 2015.
Manchester City possible XI : Ederson; Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo; Silva, Rodri, Gundogan; Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling
West Ham United possible XI : Fabianski; Johnson, Zouma, Dawson, Cresswell; Rice, Soucek; Bowen, Fornals, Benrahma; Antonio
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