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title: "Villa fans make their picks for who will start against Manchester City – should Dean Smith go more defensive?"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2019/10/25/villa-fans-make-their-picks-for-who-will-start-against-manchester-city-should-dean-smith-go-more-defensive/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Alex Murray"
section: "Features & Analysis"
published: "2019-10-25T11:26:24Z"
modified: "2019-10-25T11:26:25Z"
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# Villa fans make their picks for who will start against Manchester City – should Dean Smith go more defensive?

Aston Villa fans are calling on Dean Smith to play more defensively ahead of their clash with Manchester City this weekend.

Villa will have a tough test when they face the champions of England on Saturday lunchtime, despite City’s less than perfect start to the season.

![Henry Browne/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2019/10/1179183741.jpg)

Several Villa fans took to Twitter to voice their opinions on who should start against the Champions, with several revealing that they want Dean Smith to play more defensively.

> Twitter: @VillaViews\_ Tbh need to be more defense imo (@VCub06)

> Twitter: @VillaViews\_ Luiz for hourihane\
> Trezeguet for El Ghazi (@MShauib1)

> Twitter: @VillaViews\_ I’d go\
> Heaton\
> Guilbert Engels mings targett\
> Luiz Nakamba\
> Trez mcginn grealish\
> Wesley (@dshiner37)

> Twitter: @VillaViews\_ I think Luiz as defensive and against his old I say Luiz (@Michael33554095)

### Read ASton Villa’s verdict

Villa will have hope thanks to to Norwich and Wolves’ exploits against City this season.

However, it will be a tough test.

Maybe playing more defensive may be the answer, but Norwich and Wolves both attacked City, meaning it could be better to attack them.