Confirmed Line-Ups: Manchester City vs Southampton (FA Cup Semi-Final)

Manchester City are aiming to reach a second cup final this season when they take on Southampton in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Sunday evening.

Pep Guardiola‘s side have won their last five games in all competitions to climb to the top of the Premier League as they pursue a domestic treble, having lifted the Carabao Cup trophy in March.

The Blues have conceded just once in that run as well, a positive statistic as they look to go on a perfect winning run between now and the end of the season to give departing captain Bernardo Silva a fitting send-off.

City won away at Burnley in midweek courtesy of an early Erling Haaland goal to go level on points and goal difference with Arsenal, who lost narrowly at the Etihad Stadium last week.

Saturday’s semi-final will mark Guardiola’s 23rd visit to Wembley, which will also serve as a timely opportunity to shuffle his pack amid the physical constraints of a finely-edged title race with Arsenal.

Ruben Dias remains sidelined with a hamstring injury he suffered in the days leading to the Carabao Cup, with Josko Gvardiol also progressing rehabilitation after undergoing surgery on a tibial fracture he sustained in January.

Rodri also picked up a hamstring injury in the dying minutes of the win over Arsenal and after Nico O’Reilly moved into midfield at Turf Moor, Nico Gonzalez is also an option in the middle of the park.

Ahead of Saturday’s 17:15 UK kick-off between Manchester City and Southampton in the Carabao Cup semi-final, here are the confirmed lineups from Wembley.

Manchester City

Starting XI: Trafford; Nunes, Stones (C), Ake, Ait-Nouri; Nico, Kovacic, Reijnders; Cherki, Foden, Marmoush.

Substitutes: Donnarumma, Lewis, Khusanov, Guehi, O’Reilly, Bernardo, Savinho, Doku, Haaland.

Southampton

Starting XI: Peretz, Bree, Harwood-Bellis, Wood, Welington, Jander, Bragg, Fellows, Azaz, Scienza, Stewart.

Substitutes: Long, Quarshie, Jelert, Charles, Matsuki, Robinson, Edozie, Archer, Larin.