Stoke City vs Manchester City preview: What time does it start, where can I watch it live?

A look ahead to the Premier League fixture at Brittania Stadium

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It’s a big game for…

Raheem Sterling: After being dropped by Pellegrini last season and a string of ignominious performances at the Euro’s many have begun question whether Sterling really is the prodigious talent has been billed as. After he actively forced a big money transfer from Liverpool last season, there is a feeling that it will fall on his head if he fails to live up to the extravagant fee that was eventually agreed.

Best stat…

Manchester City have only conceded 1 goal in their last 7 games.

Remember when…

Man City beat Stoke in the 2011 FA Cup final, ending a 35 year dry spell without silverware.

Player to watch…

Xherdan Shaqiri: His move to Stoke seemed to signal the club’s intentions to become a genuine force to be reckoned with at home and abroad, rather than the mid-table drifters they were becoming. A player or real skill and power who could easily get into the sides of traditionally bigger English clubs.

Past three-meetings…

Manchester City 4 (Fernando, Aguero pen, Iheanacho x2) Stoke City 0, Premier League, April 2016

Stoke City 2 (Arnautovic x2) Manchester City 0, Premier League, December 2015

Stoke City 1 (Crouch) Manchester City 4 (Aguero, Milner, Aguero pen, Nasri), Premier League, February 2015

Form guide…

STOKE CITY: DLDDWL

MANCHESTER CITY: WWWWWW

Vital information…

KICK-OFF TIME: 12:30 Saturday 20th August

TV: Live on Sky Sports 1, highlights on BBC1

Odds…

STOKE CITY: 22/5

DRAW: 29/10

MANCHESTER CITY: 8/11

(Odds provided by BetVictor)