Pep Guardiola is without key players Rodri, John Stones, Phil Foden, and Kyle Walker, who, after participating in the Euro 2024 final, will only join pre-season training next week. As a result, they will miss the traditional season opener.
In the days leading up to this match, Guardiola welcomed back several internationals who were involved in various summer tournaments.
However, he has decided to limit their playing time to ensure they are fully prepared for the Premier League’s opening game against Chelsea next week.
Jeremy Doku, Ruben Dias, and Manuel Akanji have been selected to start, while Bernardo Silva, Nathan Ake, and Kevin De Bruyne are named on the bench alongside Savinho, a new signing.
Over the summer, Manchester City faced some injury concerns. Ederson, Erling Haaland, and Rico Lewis experienced minor issues during the team’s tour of the USA but have since recovered and are included in the starting lineup for the match at Wembley. Unfortunately, Jack Grealish is unavailable due to a late injury.
Manchester City’s starting XI for the match is as follows: Ederson; Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Kovacic, O’Reilly, McAtee; Bobb, Haaland, Doku.
The substitutes are: Ortega, Carson, Phillips, Ake, De Bruyne
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