Confirmed: The international fixtures that could involve Manchester City players in October

Manchester City could have a long list of players in action during the upcoming October international break, with UEFA Nations League and FIFA World Cup qualifiers scheduled alongside youth team outings.

The break comes at a challenging time for Pep Guardiola and his players and separates two blocks of intense fixture scheduling, with matches coming across three competitions for the all-conquering Etihad Stadium squad.

The final game for Manchester City before their October commitments will see the club take on Fulham at home in the Premier League, with Marco Silva’s side unbeaten since the first game of the season and a 1-0 defeat to Manchester United.

A trip to Molineux in the Premier League will then welcome back Manchester City to club duties before a meeting with Sparta Prague in the UEFA Champions League and Tottenham in the Carabao Cup fourth round makes up an intense block of Autumnal fixtures.

Ahead of the start of the second international break of the ongoing campaign, here is a comprehensive round-up of the Manchester City players selected to feature for their respective national team this month!

England

Call-ups: Kyle Walker, Rico Lewis, John Stones, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish

England vs Greece, 10/10 @ 19:45 (UK) – UEFA Nations League, League B, Group 2

Finland vs England, 13/10 @ 17:00 (UK) – UEFA Nations League, League B, Group 2

Portugal

Call-ups: Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva

Poland vs Portugal, 12/10 @ 19:45 (UK) – UEFA Nations League, League A, Group 1

Scotland vs Portugal, 15/10 @ 19:45 (UK) – UEFA Nations League, League A, Group 1

Croatia

Call-ups: Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovacic

Croatia vs Scotland, 12/10 @ 17:00 (UK) – UEFA Nations League, League A, Group 1

Poland vs Croatia, 15/10 @ 19:45 (UK) – UEFA Nations League, League A, Group 1

Brazil

Call-ups: Ederson, Savinho

Chile vs Brazil, 11/10 @ 01:00 (UK) – FIFA World Cup Qualification, CONMEBOL

Brazil vs Peru, 16/10 @ 01:45 (UK) – FIFA World Cup Qualification, CONMEBOL

Switzerland

Call-ups: Manuel Akanji

Serbia vs Switzerland, 12/10 @ 19:45 (UK) – UEFA Nations League, League A, Group 4

Switzerland vs Denmark, 15/10 @ 19:45 (UK) – UEFA Nations League, League A, Group 4

Belgium

Call-ups: Jeremy Doku

Italy vs Belgium, 10/10 @ 19:45 (UK) – UEFA Nations League, League A, Group 2

Belgium vs France, 14/10 @ 19:45 (UK) – UEFA Nations League, League A, Group 2

Norway

Call-ups: Erling Haaland

Norway vs Slovenia, 10/10 @ 19:45 (UK) – UEFA Nations League, League B, Group 3

Austria vs Norway, 13/10 @ 19:45 (UK) – UEFA Nations League, League B, Group 3

England Under-21s

Call-ups: James McAtee

England U21 vs Ukraine U21, 11/10 @ 19:45 (UK) – U21 EURO Qualification, Group F

England U21 vs Azerbaijan U21, 15/10 @ 19:30 (UK) – U21 EURO Qualification, Group F

England Men’s Elite Squad

Call-ups: Max Alleyne, Nico O’Reilly, Jacob Wright

Italy U20 vs England U20, 10/10 @ 16:00 (UK) – U20 Elite League

England U20 vs Czechia U20, 14/10 @ 19:00 (UK) – U20 Elite League

England Under-19s

Call-ups: Stephen Mfuni

England U19 vs Portugal U19, 08/10 @ 18:00 (UK) – International Friendly

England U19 vs Netherlands U19, 12/10 @ 18:00 (UK) – International Friendly

England U19 vs France U19, 14/10 @ 11:00 (UK) – International Friendly

England Under-18s

Call-ups: Oliver Whatmuff

England U18 vs Sweden U18, 11/10 @ 15:00 (UK) – Tournament

England U18 vs Ukraine U18 or Netherlands U18, TBC @ TBC (UK) – Tournament

Manchester City’s first-team representation for international teams is significantly reduced in October, with ongoing injury problems being recovered from by a number of players this month, including Nathan Ake.

The Dutch defender sustained a muscular problem during the last bulk of international fixtures in September, and has since remained absence from all of Manchester City’s contests. Kevin De Bruyne will play no part for Belgium this month due to an ongoing groin problem.

In more long-term injuries, Oscar Bobb and Rodri will not feature as they recover from a leg bone fracture and an ACL and meniscus injury respectively.