The 2019/20 Premier League season may be on hold for the time being, but there's little doubt that when the season resumes Liverpool will eventually become champions, stopping Manchester City from winning three league titles in a row.
And with legendary midfielder David Silva due to leave the club when the season finishes, many expect Pep Guardiola's side to strengthen their squad this summer, as they will hope to win back the Premier League trophy in 2020/21.
So, how could the City squad look at the beginning of the 2020/21 season?
We used popular football management simulation game Football Manager 2020 to have a bit of fun and get a prediction.
Manchester City's 2020/21 squad predicted after summer transfers
Transfers in: £120 million rising to £134 million
Richarlison (Everton) - £48.5 million
Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) - £41 million
Gabriel Barbosa (Flamengo) - £21.5 million
Yan Couto (Coritiba) - £5.25 million rising to £11.25 million
Milo Desmet (Club Brugge) - £3.3 million rising to £11.5 million
City spent the most on Everton winger Richarlison, with central defender Boubacar Kamara also being brought in from Marseille. Another Brazilian forward, Flamengo striker Gabriel Barbosa was also signed, along with Brazilian youngster Yan Couto and Club Brugge youngster Milo Desmet.
Transfers out: £38.5 million
Olexandr Zinchenko (Borussia Dortmund) - £28 million
Jack Harrison (Crystal Palace) - £5.75 million
Philippe Sandler (Swansea) - £2.7 million
Joe Hodge (Everton) - £800,000
Ryotaro Meshino (Portsmouth) - £700,000 rising to £925,000
Daniel Grimshaw (Walsall) - £43,000
David Silva (Valencia) - Free
Zinchenko was shipped out for a decent fee, whilst the likes of Harrison, Sandler, Meshino, Grimshaw and Hodge were also sold. David Silva returned to Spain with Valencia on the expiry of his deal.
Manchester City's first XI in 2020/21
After the summer of 2020 on Football Manager 2020, this is how Pep Guardiola's City side lined up in their first Premier League game of 2020/21.
New signings Richarlison and Kamara both started, whilst Gabriel Jesus started ahead of Sergio Aguero and Phil Foden replaced the departed David Silva in the line-up.
Interestingly, Angelino returned from his loan spell at RB Leipzig and was first choice, with Raheem Sterling starting on the right hand side of City's attack to accommodate Richarlison. The likes of Bernardo Silva, Ilkay Gundogan, Joao Cancelo, John Stones, Gabriel Barbosa and Aguero were all on the bench for City,
The full City line-up is as follows: Ederson; Walker, Kamara, Laporte, Angelino; Rodri, Foden, De Bruyne: Richarlison, Jesus, Sterling.
Well there you have it, this is how Football Manager 2020 predicts City will look at the beginning of next season, would you be happy with this?
Andy_Mac
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Richarlison is likely to be an emerging player next season. He has been on the rise since last summer where he stepped up in games for the national side and has been very consistent for Everton since the arrival of Carlo Ancelotti. Man City can lure him quite easily because he has never played in Europe before or even for a club of the stature of Man City. He can win the physical and aerial duels well too. That's something Man City would be looking to add because they don't have a lot of physical players in their squad. Richarlison could offer them a different dimension to their game.