How Man City should line up vs West Ham in Premier League

Pep Guardiola has another injury crisis in defence for the trip to West Ham on Sunday, where a win would put Manchester City on the verge of the Premier League title.

City are three points ahead of Liverpool, needing four points to guarantee the title. With Liverpool not in league action this weekend, City can move six points clear of Jurgen Klopp's men, who would only have six points left to play for.

However, Guardiola will be hoping for positive injury news on his remaining defenders, with three already ruled out. Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, and John Stones are definitely out, while Aymeric Laporte and Fernandinho are doubts after picking up injuries against Wolves in the week. Nathan Ake is struggling for fitness, with Rodri possibly needed to drop back. Guardiola will assess his squad on Sunday.

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In attack, Kevin De Bruyne will surely start after his amazing four-goal haul at Wolves, although if Rodri is needed in defence, then maybe Ilkay Gundogan will have to be the designated defensive midfielder.

Read how our writers think City should line up below and use the interactive team selector to pick your best starting XI:

Stuart Brennan

Defence is the huge issue for Pep Guardiola, and it seems unlikely that Fernandinho and Aymeric Laporte can be patched up enough to play after spending the last two or three days in the treatment room. That means Nathan Ake will need to test his sore ankle again and that Rodri will step back into the centre back role, with City's back four looking really makeshift.

That will also have an effect on midfield as it will probably require Ilkay Gundogan and Bernardo Silva to form a double pivot, leaving