Man City lineup vs. RB Leipzig: Predicted XI for Champions League clash

By Oliver Thomas | 02 Nov 2026 18:05, Last updated: 02 Nov 2026 18:29

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca volition see making a fewer changes to his starting lineup for Wednesday’s Champions League clash with RB Leipzig astatine the Red Bull Arena.

Nearly everyone is acceptable for the Citizens, with Antoine Semenyo the lone objection arsenic helium recovers from a genu wounded that requires respective weeks of treatment.

Man City were beaten 1-0 by Brighton successful the Premier League past weekend, with playmaker Rayan Cherki a notable omission from the starting lineup.

The Frenchman is simply a beardown contender to gain a recall, though, which would apt spot either Ayyoub Bouaddi oregon Enzo Fernandez driblet down to the substitutes’ bench.

Should Cherki instrumentality successful the fig 10 role, either Bouddi oregon Fernandez could nexus up either Elliot Anderson successful a deeper midfield role. Mateo Kovacic, meanwhile, is different cardinal enactment pushing for a start.

Erling Haaland is each but definite to pb the line; helium has scored much goals against Leipzig than immoderate different opponents successful his career, netting 12 times successful conscionable 8 appearances.

Iliman Ndiaye and Jeremy Doku whitethorn clasp their starting spots connected the flanks, unless Maresca decides to rotate and callback Allan and Phil Foden, the second of whom scored a hat-trick successful City’s 5-1 UCL triumph implicit AEK Athens a fortnight ago.

In defence, Josko Gvardiol whitethorn commencement against his erstwhile nine but could beryllium replaced astatine left-back by Nico O'Reilly, portion centre-back Marc Guehi volition beryllium pushing to regenerate Abdukodir Khusanov who started alongside skipper Ruben Dias past weekend.

Matheus Nunes was acceptable to play the afloat 90 minutes against Brighton and could proceed astatine right-back against Leipzig, but Maresca whitethorn see handing either Khusanov oregon Rico Lewis astatine commencement connected the close broadside of a four-man defence.

Manchester City imaginable starting lineup:

Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Guehi, O'Reilly; Anderson, Fernandez; Foden, Cherki, Doku; Haaland