Manchester City vs. Inter Milan: Picks, Predictions, Odds and Player Props

Manchester City and Inter Milan kick off their 2024/25 UEFA Champions League campaign at the City of Manchester Stadium and it's a fixture which has happy memories for the English Premier League champions.

It is just 15 months since these sides met in the 2023 UEFA Champions League final in Istanbul, a match which the Citizens won 1-0 to lift the trophy for the first time.

Manchester City vs. Inter Milan betting picks and predictions

Draw or Inter Milan Double Chance (+150)

Manchester City and Inter Milan meet in a rematch of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League final, a match which City won 1-0.

League Phase points are on the line this time around and there is enough evidence to suggest that Inter can at least avoid defeat against the Premier League champions.

There wasn't a great deal between these teams in Istanbul and there probably isn't now either.

City go into the game having won all four of their league games so far, but they have been troubled in the last two, a 3-1 win at West Ham and 2-1 victory over Brentford.

They boast the only 100 percent record in England's top-flight and arguably the best striker in the world in Erling Haaland, who has bagged nine of his side's 11 goals in an astonishing start to his season.

But Inter, last season's runaway Serie A winners, are also unbeaten this season with two wins and two draws, the 4-0 drubbing of UEFA Champions League rivals Atalanta the pick of their results.

Simone Inzaghi's well-established 3-5-2 set-up continues to confound the finest minds in Italy's top tier.

And while Lautaro Martinez, the Golden Boot winner at this summer's Copa America, goes through a rare quiet patch, strike partner Marcus Thuram has stepped up with four goals in four games.

The magic comes from Nicolo Barella and Hakan Calhanoglu in midfield and their flying wing-backs, and they will pose more than enough questions of City, who certainly looked vulnerable against Brentford.

City are short enough in a competition opener and there is a temptation to look at the Double Chance market and look at the Draw or Inter Milan at +150.

Federico Dimarco Over 0.5 Shots on Target (+200)

Inter Milan will be encouraged by Brentford racking up eight shots on 46 percent possession at the City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday.

Thomas Frank's Bees were impressive and threatened City on a number of occasions. The Italian champions have their own gems who can trouble City.

Inzaghi, of course, was in charge when his men lost 1-0 to Pep Guardiola's City in the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League final, a match in which the Italians carved out 14 chances, twice as many as City.

Two of those were taken by Federico Dimarco - one of them hitting the woodwork - and the Inter left wing-back is a major threat once again.

Inter proved that City can be exposed when they leave gaps down their flanks and that will encourage Matteo Darmian on the right flank and Dimarco on the left.

Italy international Dimarco has already fired off ten shots in just four Serie A matches this term as he looks to match or improve upon the five league goals he scored last term.

He looks decent value at +200 to have Over 0.5 shots on target.

Kevin de Bruyne Over 0.5 Fouls Committed (-200)

City are going to have to work hard against very strong opposition and they aren't afraid to put their foot in when necessary.

The likes of Rodri and Mateo Kovacic are masters in the art of breaking up play when necessary and the same is true of Kevin de Bruyne.

The Belgian's work-rate without the ball is crucial for City and he does commit fouls accordingly - he is averaging one per game in the Premier League this term.

Against a side who will test City defensively more than many, De Bruyne to commit at least one foul looks a solid play.

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Manchester City vs. Inter Milan odds

Manchester City	-200
Tie	+350
Inter Milan	+500

Manchester City vs. Inter Milan player props

Anytime Goalscorer

Erling Haaland (Man City)	-125
Kevin de Bruyne (Man City)	+300
Jack Grealish (Man City)	+450
Marcus Thuram (Inter)	+300
Lautaro Martinez (Inter)	+300
Federico Dimarco (Inter)	+800

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This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.