Manchester City will be looking to maintain their unbeaten start in the Champions League when they host Sparta Prague tonight.
Pep Guardiola’s side were held to a goalless stalemate against Inter on matchday one but ran out comfortable 4-0 winners against Slovan Bratislava three weeks ago.
City are also yet to taste defeat in the Premier League so far this term, and will be buoyed by a last-gasp winner from John Stones against Wolves on Sunday.
Read on to discover how both teams line-up for Wednesday night’s match.
Manchester City line-up
Your City side to face Sparta Prague! 🩵
XI | Ortega Moreno, Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Ake, Gundogan, Bernardo (C), Nunes, Savinho, Foden, Haaland
SUBS | Ederson, Carson, Dias, Kovacic, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, McAtee#ManCity | #UCL pic.twitter.com/OfR4pH9aiC
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 23, 2024
Guardiola makes five changes from the side that beat Wolves on Sunday, with Dutch defender Nathan Ake returning to action for the first time since sustaining a hamstring injury in September whilst on international duty.
Manuel Akanji, Matheus Nunes, Phil Foden and goalkeeper Stefan Ortega Moreno also come into the side for the clash at the Etihad.
Meanwhile, Ederson, Ruben Dias, Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol drop to the bench, while Jeremy Doku and Jack Grealish are not fully fit.
Manchester City: Ortega Moreno, Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Ake, Gundogan, Bernardo (C), Nunes, Savinho, Foden, Haaland
Subs: Ederson, Carson, Dias, Kovacic, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, McAtee
Sparta Prague line-up
1️⃣1️⃣ SESTAVA | Na Etihad Stadium vyběhne od první minuty následující jedenáctka 👥
V kádru ze zdravotních důvodů chybí Indrit Tuci, Elias Cobbaut a Jaroslav Zelený 🤕 #acsparta pic.twitter.com/dbg6r6oXtW
— AC Sparta Praha (@ACSparta_CZ) October 23, 2024
City’s opponents will be hoping to cause something of an upset against the 2023 Champions League winners, but are also undefeated in this season’s new-look…
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Author : George Nash
Publish date : 2024-10-23 18:20:54
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