Man City v Bristol City – Confirmed lineups – Pep Guardiola fields strong side for Cup Semi-Final

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Man City v Bristol City – Confirmed lineups – Pep Guardiola fields strong side for Cup Semi-Final

Manchester City will hope to maintain their unbeaten domestic run when they take on Bristol City in the Caraboa Cup tonight.

The semi-final encounter takes place at the Etihad Stadium while kick-off is scheduled for 19:45 (GMT).

Pep Guardiola’s side know they need a win tonight if they are to maintain their hopes of the quadruple

However, Bristol has already shown they are no walkovers by eliminating Manchester United form the competition in the previous round.

Guardiola has opted to field a strong side for tonight’s clash with the likes of Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne and John Stones starting.

Germany international Ilkay Gundogan has also been included in the starting eleven

Benjamin Mendy, Gabriel Jesus, Vincent Kompany, and youngster Phil Foden, all missed tonight’s clash due to injuries.

See More: Man City team news: Star striker missing for Semi-Final clash

Man City v Bristol City – Confirmed lineups

Man City Confirmed lineups: Bravo, Zinchenko, Stones, Mangala, Danilo, Gundogan, Toure, Sane, Diaz, Bernardo, Sterling, De Bruyne

Bristol City Confirmed lineups: Fielding, Wright, Flint, Baker, Magnusson, Brownhill, Pack, Smith, Bryan, Paterson, Reid. Subs: Steele, Vyner, Kelly, Eliasson, Walsh, Engvall, Taylor