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title: "Confirmed Manchester City line-up vs Burnley in Premier League – Rayan Ait-Nouri replaces Rodri"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Samuel Johnson"
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published: "2026-04-22T17:47:58Z"
modified: "2026-09-22T19:19:21Z"
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# Confirmed Manchester City line-up vs Burnley in Premier League – Rayan Ait-Nouri replaces Rodri

- Burnley vs Manchester City
- 20:00 BST
- Turf Moor

**Pep Guardiola has named his Manchester City matchday squad, on a night which could see them move top of the Premier League table.**

Tonight’s stakes could not possibly be higher. Manchester City have the chance to leapfrog Arsenal, with three points being all that is required.

The [Citizens got the better of Mikel Arteta’s](https://readmancity.com/2026/04/19/man-city-vs-arsenal-match-report-erling-haaland-scores-winner/) team on Sunday, continuing a fine run of domestic form which began with a Carabao Cup final triumph, also against the Gunners.

And now, City are looking to claim another victory which would very much be causing panic on the streets of North London.

## Pep Guardiola makes one change to Man City’s starting XI

Gianluigi Donnarumma has kept his spot in the starting line-up tonight, despite making an error which led to a goal last weekend.

There is one change to report across the backline, as Rayan Ait-Nouri will start. This enable Nico O’Reilly to move into midfield, as he steps in for the injured Rodri.

> Your City side to take on Burnley! 👊\
> \
> XI | Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guéhi, Ait-Nouri, Bernardo (C), O’Reilly, Semenyo, Cherki, Doku, Haaland\
> \
> SUBS | Trafford, Reijnders, Stones, Ake, Marmoush, Kovacic, Nico, Savinho, Foden\
> \
> 🤝 [@etihad](https://twitter.com/etihad?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/6WR2GtAgy6](https://t.co/6WR2GtAgy6)
>
> — Manchester City (@ManCity) [April 22, 2026](https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/2047008783453602186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

In attack, Erling Haaland will be looking to get on the scoresheet again, while the Sky Blues will look to Rayan Cherki for inspiration, and maybe even the occasional moment of magic.

## Manchester City matchday squad in full

25\. Gianluigi Donnarumma

27\. Matheus Nunes

45\. Abdukodir Khusanov

15\. Marc Guehi

21\. Rayan Ait-Nouri

33\. Nico O’Reilly

20\. Bernardo Silva ©

42\. Antoine Semenyo

10\. Rayan Cherki

11\. Jeremy Doku

9\. Erling Haaland

Bench: Trafford, Reijnders, Stones, Ake, Marmoush, Kovacic, Nico, Savinho, Foden

## City would be top of the Premier League with a win

Man City currently trail Arsenal on goal difference, but one goal was make the teams even. Since Guardiola’s side have scored more, they would move into first place with a victory, regardless of the scoreline.

Arsenal would have the chance to reclaim the top spot on Saturday, as they face a Newcastle team on a run of dismal form. Still, City would have a game-in-hand again.

After tonight, Manchester City only have two away matches remaining, which are against Everton and Bournemouth respectively.