Confirmed Line-Ups: Manchester City vs Brentford (Carabao Cup Quarter-Final) | OneFootball

Manchester City take on Brentford in the Carabao Cup quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening.

The Blues have won their last five games in all competitions and rounded off a week of three wins on Sunday as a brace from Erling Haaland either side of Phil Foden’s seventh Premier League goal of the 2025-26 campaign secured a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

City have momentum on their side on all fronts, having taken a giant step towards qualification for the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 stage last week as they came from behind to beat Real Madrid and rise to fourth place in the group-phase standings.

The Blues have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the Carabao Cup quarter-final but Jeremy Doku will remain unavailable after missing Sunday’s trip to south London, with Guardiola confirming after the game that the Belgian is expected to be back around the New Year.

Rodri and John Stones are also out of contention for the Blues, who are monitoring the January transfer market should director of football Hugo Viana decide to introduce reinforcements to Guardiola’s ranks for the second half of the season.

City are right on the heels of Premier League leaders Arsenal, who left it till injury-time to claim a hard-fought 2-1 win over Wolves at the weekend to maintain a narrow two-point lead over the Blues, who face West Ham at the Etihad Stadium this weekend.

The midweek Carabao Cup tie gives Guardiola a timely opportunity to rest his preferred starting XI and make wholesale changes, with the likes of Rico Lewis and Savinho banging on the door and wanting to remind the Catalan of the depth he possesses.

Ahead of Wednesday’s 19:30 UK kick-off between Manchester City and Brentford at the Etihad Stadium, here are the confirmed line-ups from both camps!

Manchester City

Starting XI: TBC

Substitutes: TBC

Brentford

Starting XI: TBC

Substitutes: TBC