EPL: Man City desperate for maximum points

Bournemouth vs. Man City
Venue: Vitali Stadium
Kick off: 12:30pm

Bournemouth head into Saturday’s Premier League fixture with Manchester City having failed to register a point or goal from their opening two top-flight matches of the season.
City make the long trip to the Vitality Stadium on the back of a 1-1 draw with Everton, but boss Pep Guardiola will be confident that his players can respond with victory on the south coast.
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe will take the positives from a much-changed team registering a 2-1 triumph away at Birmingham City in the EFL Cup, but the pressure remains ahead of the visit of the pre-season title favourites and rather than taking the “nothing-to-lose” approach, Howe must now look for a way to get at least a point on the board before the international break.
However, many believe that this season’s Premier League title race will come down to the two Manchester clubs, but City are already in a position where they are under a small amount of pressure to keep up with their local rivals.
It is the third game of the season so the consequences of failing to win at Bournemouth would be played down, but City will be aware that not registering a win today will give United an opportunity to move four points clear at the top of the standings.
Guardiola has decisions to make regarding his starting lineup because including both Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus has not necessarily worked as it should do so far, and with the likes of Bernardo Silva and Raheem Sterling waiting in the wings, how long can the Spaniard wait until changing things up?
The duo came off the bench during the clash with Everton on Monday and played a part in salvaging a point when City had played with 10 men for 48 minutes, and it could be argued that they add more balance to a team which is overloaded with attackers.

Bournemouth possible XI: Begovic, A.Smith, Cook, Ake, Daniels, Fraser, Surman, Arter, Pugh, King, Afobe.
Manchester City possible XI: Eederson, Stones, Kompany, Otamendi, Danilo, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Sane, Sterling, Silva, Aguero.