Confirmed Line-Ups: Manchester City vs Chelsea (Premier League)

Manchester City and Chelsea go head-to-head at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday evening in a clash that could have a huge say on the top-four rankings this season.

Pep Guardiola and his players were brought crashing back down to earth on Wednesday night in light of a dominant and impressive 0-6 win on the road at Ipswich Town as they threw away a 0-2 lead in Paris to lose 4-2 and put their Champions League campaign in serious doubt.

Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland put Manchester City ahead early in the second-half, only for Ousmane Dembele and Bradley Barcola to respond almost immediately, with Joao Neves and Goncalo Ramos securing the victory for Paris Saint-Germain

The final matchday of the league phase in Europe’s premier club competition follows this weekend’s tie against Chelsea, but all focus will no doubt be on the task of Enzo Maresca’s side with Manchester City desperate to climb into the Premier League’s top-four.

Chelsea find themselves in an uncertain patch of form too, with draws to Everton, Crystal Palace, and Bournemouth in their last seven games, as well as consecutive defeats to Fulham at home and Ipswich Town away in that time.

Manchester City continue to be heavily impacted by injuries despite their three new signings softening the blow, as Ruben Dias, Jeremy Doku, and Nathan Ake are all sidelined alongside Oscar Bobb and Rodri this weekend.

Ahead of kick-off at the Etihad Stadium, here is how both Pep Guardiola and Enzo Maresca have lined up their respective Manchester City and Chelsea sides in Premier League action!

Manchester City

Starting XI: Ederson; Nunes, Khusanov, Akanji, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Gundogan, Marmoush; Bernardo (C), Haaland, Foden.

Substitutes: Ortega Moreno, Lewis, Reis, Stones, O’Reilly, McAtee, De Bruyne, Grealish, Savinho.

Chelsea

Starting XI: Sanchez; James (C), Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Enzo, Madueke; Palmer, Jackson, Sancho.

Substitutes: Substitutes: Jorgensen, Disasi, Acheampong, Tosin, Gusto, Dewsbury-Hall, Neto, Nkunku, Guiu.