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Man City are close to full strength ahead of Premier League return

Manchester City will once again be without Rodri when they take on Newcastle on Saturday.

They travel to St James’ Park in the Saturday tea-time kick-off at near-enough full strength, minus Rodri and Mateo Kovacic, who is out until the new year after ankle surgery.

“Rodri is making steps good, it’s almost three weeks since his last setback.

“He knows he has to take time to recover well mentally and physically and to be consistent from now until the end.”

Rodri is not yet ready to return from injury for Man City

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As a result, Gianluigi Donnarumma will continue in net, but it is defence that is trickier to predict.

Guardiola has been relatively consistent in recent weeks with his league back four, plumping for Matheus Nunes at right-back, with Nico O’Reilly - who earned a maiden senior England call-up over the international break - at left-back.

That leaves Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol as the centre-back pairing.

In midfield, Rodri’s deputy Nico Gonzalez scored in the win over Liverpool and he is expected to get the nod again, perhaps alongside Phil Foden in the engine room.

Jeremy Doku put in a man of the match performance up against Conor Bradley and should keep his place, but it is the right flank that is up for debate, with Rayan Cherki given the nod there last time out.

Savinho is an option to be given a run-out, while Bernardo Silva can also play there should Guardiola want to slot Tijjani Reijnders back into the side.

Predicted Man City XI (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Reijnders, Nico, Foden; Silva, Haaland, Doku.

Injured: Rodri, Kovacic

Time and date: 5.30pm GMT on Saturday, November 22, 2025

Venue: St James’ Park