The starting lineups are in ahead of Manchester City’s clash with AS Monaco | OneFootball

Manchester City and AS Monaco have confirmed their starting lineups ahead of tonight’s UEFA Champions League league phase fixture. Pep Guardiola’s side will be eager to continue their winning start to their 25/26 Champions League campaign. AS Monaco are looking to pick up their first points in this season’s Champions League after their defeat to Club Brugge on matchday one.

Manchester City enter tonight’s match with four players unavailable. Omar Marmoush, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Abdukodir Khusanov will miss tonight’s game due to injury. Rayan Cherki has trained ahead of tonight’s match but is unlikely to return to the Manchester City squad until after the upcoming international break. Rodri has travelled with his teammates for tonight’s match and is available to play tonight.

Here are the starting lineups ahead of tonight’s Champions League league phase fixture at the Stade Louis-II.

Manchester City

Pep Guardiola has made three changes to the starting eleven that beat Burnley 5-1 at the Etihad Stadium last Saturday. In comes Rodri, John Stones and Bernardo Silva. Matheus Nunes, Savinho and Nico drop to the bench for tonight’s match.

Starting lineup: Donnarumma, Stones, Ruben Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Rodri, Reijnders, Foden, Bernardo Silva, Doku, Haaland.

Substitutes: Trafford, Bettinelli, Ake, Kovacic, Nico, Savinho, Matheus Nunes, Bobb, Mukasa, Lewis.

AS Monaco

Starting lineup: Köhn; Vanderson, Dier, Salisu, Kehrer; Teze, Akliouche, Diatta, Coulibaly; Ansu Fati, Balogun.

Substitutes: Stawiecki, Lienard, Henrique, Biereth, Idumbo, Minamino, Ilenikhena, Ouattara, Cabrai.