The starting lineups are in ahead of Manchester City’s clash with Chelsea | OneFootball

Manchester City and Chelsea have confirmed their starting lineups ahead of today’s pivotal Premier League encounter at the Etihad Stadium. Both teams will be desperate to pick up three points in the battle for a top-four finish this season. It promises to be a massive game and it’s the first of two big home games for Pep Guardiola’s side this week. They simply must win today to set themselves up for a tough run of fixtures that lies ahead. But Chelsea will be no pushover as Enzo Maresca’s side can be more than a handful on their day.

Manchester City will enter today’s match without several key players. Rodri and Nathan Ake are both out of today’s match. They are joined by Jeremy Doku and Ruben Dias who are out of today’s match due to injury which was confirmed by Pep Guardiola yesterday.

All three of Manchester City’s new signings should feature in City’s matchday squad today. Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis have all trained with their teammates this week. Oscar Bobb could also finally return to the City matchday squad after a solid block of training.

Here are the starting lineups for today’s crucial fixture at the Etihad.

Manchester City

Pep Guardiola has made three changes to the team that went down 4-2 to PSG. In comes Abdukodir Khusanov, Ilkay Gundogan and Omar Marmoush. Out goes Ruben Dias who’s injured, Kevin De Bruyne and Savinho who drop to the bench for today’s match.

Omar Marmoush and Abdukodir Khusanov will make their debut for Manchester City today. Vitor Reis is on the bench for today’s match.

Starting lineup: Ederson; Matheus Nunes, Khusanov, Akanji, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Gundogan; Bernardo Silva, Marmoush, Foden; Haaland

Substitutes: Stefan Ortega, Stones, Grealish, De Bruyne, Reis, Savinho, O’Reilly, Lewis, McAtee

Chelsea