Manchester City vs Inter – Official Lineups – Pavard and Pio Esposito among starters | OneFootball

Manchester City vs Inter takes place at Kai Tai Sports Park in Kowloon City, Hong Kong this afternoon, in a highly-anticipated pre-season friendly match.

There are plenty of stars on display, with Federico Dimarco, Francesco Pio Esposito and Nicolo Barella in the Inter starting XI.

Returning midfielder Aleksandar Stanković starts in midfield, with Andy Diouf at right wing-back, a position he showed promise in last season after a difficult start.

Benjamin Pavard also features alongside Carlos Augusto and Yann Bisseck in defence, as the Frenchman continues to fight for a place in the Inter squad.

On the City front, Maresca’s side is packed full of elite players, with Antoine Semenyo, Phil Foden, Tijjani Reijnders, Josko Gvardiol and Gianluigi Donnarumma amongst the starters.

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Manchester City vs Inter – Lineups

Man City: Donnarumma; Lewis, Khusanov, Gvardiol, Mfuni; Kovacic, Reijnders; Semenyo, Foden, Savinho; Mubama

Inter: Martinez; Pavard, Bisseck, Augusto; Diouf, Barella, Stankovic, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Esposito, Iddrissou