Burnley vs. Man City starting lineups: Rodri out, replacement confirmed for Premier League clash

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has made conscionable 1 alteration to his starting lineup for tonight’s Premier League clash with Burnley astatine Turf Moor.

Aa expected, prima lynchpin Rodri has not recovered from an wounded picked up successful City's 2-1 triumph implicit rubric rivals Arsenal connected Sunday, truthful academy starlet Nico O'Reilly volition determination into centre-midfield to commencement alongside skipper Bernardo Silva.

Rayan Ait-Nouri has been recalled to regenerate Rodri and instrumentality O'Reilly's spot astatine left-back, joining Marc Guehi, Abdukodir Khusanov and Matheus Nunes successful a four-man defence protecting goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Rayan Cherki, who scored against Arsenal past clip out, volition proceed successful an precocious cardinal relation arsenic Antoine Semenyo and Jeremy Doku clasp their places connected the flanks.

Striker Erling Haaland besides keeps his spot successful the archetypal XI; the Norwegian netted his 23rd Premier League extremity of the play against the Gunners and has scored 7 times successful 4 erstwhile appearances against Burnley.

Ex-Burnley shot-stopper James Trafford, Mateo Kovacic, Nico Gonzalez and Phil Foden are among the Citizens substitutes.

Victory for title-chasing Man City volition spot them ascent supra Arsenal to the apical of the Premier League array for the archetypal clip since the extremity of August past year.

Humphreys, Laurent, Tchaouna each recalled to Burnley XI

As for Burnley, who could beryllium relegated if they suffer this evening, caput manager Scott Parker has made a full of 3 changes to the broadside that suffered a dense 4-1 decision at Nottingham Forest connected Sunday.

Bashir Humphreys has been recalled to commencement successful what is expected to beryllium a backmost 3 alongside Maxime Esteve and Hjalmar Ekdal. While Josh Laurent returns to play successful centre-midfield alongside James Ward-Prowse.

Loum Tchaouna has besides been selected to commencement and volition play successful an precocious relation with Jaidon Anthony, supporting apical scorer Zian Flemming who netted his ninth Premier League extremity of the play past weekend.

Florentino Luis, Marcus Edwards and Lesley Ugochukwu each driblet down to the substitutes’ bench, but experienced defender Kyle Walker volition commencement astatine close wing-back against his erstwhile club.

Burnley starting lineup: Dubravka; Walker, Humphreys, Ekdal, Esteve, Hartman; Ward-Prowse, Laurent; Tchaouna, Anthony; Flemming

Subs: Weiss, Ugochukwu, Edwards, Florentino, Foster, Pires, Broja, Tresor, Worrall 

Manchester City starting lineup: Donnarumma; Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, Ait-Nouri; Bernardo, O’Reilly; Semenyo, Cherki, Doku; Haaland 

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