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Pep Guardiola has some tricky decisions to make for trip to west London

Pep Guardiola faces a few selection dilemmas as Manchester City meet Brentford in the Premier League today.

This afternoon’s trip to west London follows hot on the heels of Wednesday night’s frustrating Champions League draw with Monaco.

City will hope to avoid suffering the same fate at the hands of the plucky Bees, but it will not be a straightforward team selection for Guardiola.

He is continuing to manage Rodri’s minutes as the latter builds strength back into an injured knee. The Spaniard completed 61 minutes against Monaco on Wednesday and could return to the starting lineup, but will not be likely to finish the full match.

Savinho was rested in Monaco, and should return in place of Jeremy Doku. Bernardo Silva could also return to the starting XI.

The twin No10s of Phil Foden and Tijjani Reijnders have proven effective in recent weeks, and will likely be reinstated.

Erling Haaland also extended his unbelievable scoring form in midweek, netting both of City’s efforts to take his record to 21 goals and assists in 10 appearances this term. With those numbers, he is simply undroppable.

Expect rotation in defence though. John Stones played at right-back against Monaco, and should be replaced by Matheus Nunes. Centre-back pairing Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias both completed 90 minutes in Monaco and look set to continue their partnership.

Rayan Cherki and his namesake Rayan Ait-Nouri are both still sidelined with injuries, as are Omar Marmoush and Abdukodir Khusanov.

Predicted Man City XI (4-1-4-1): Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Rodri; Silva, Reijnders, Foden, Savinho; Haaland

Injured: Cherki, Ait-Nouri, Marmoush, Khusanov

Time and date: 4.30pm BST today on Sunday October 5, 2025