Pep Guardiola has named his Manchester City starting lineup to take on Newcastle United, with kick-off little more than an hour away.
There is not long to go before the Manchester City players take to the Etihad Stadium for a Saturday night clash with huge stakes.
Newcastle will want a win to keep their hopes of European football next season alive, but Man City need the three points even more, with a Premier League title on the line.
This is the ultimate fixture of the weekend and we have just discovered which players have been named in Pep Guardiola’s starting lineup.
Pep Guardiola names his Manchester City team to do battle against Newcastle
Guardiola has made nine changes from the side which defeated Salford City in the FA Cup last weekend.
Gianluigi Donnarumma is back in goal and Rayan Ait-Nouri is the only defender to start their previous fixture who remains in the team.
Bernardo Silva will be wearing the captain’s armband and he lines up alongside Rodri and Nico O’Reilly in midfield.
Antoine Semenyo and Erling Haaland are back in the starting lineup and Omar Marmoush is the other player to be included from the off for a second successive match. Savinho is also back in the squad following his return from injury as he takes his place on the home bench.
Manchester City’s full matchday squad
25. Donnarumma
27. Nunes
3. Dias
15. Guéhi
21. Ait-Nouri
16. Rodri
20. Bernardo (C)
33. O’Reilly
42. Semenyo
7. Marmoush
9. Haaland
Subs | Trafford, Reijnders, Stones, Cherki, Nico, Savinho, Khusanov, Foden, Lewis
