Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sport
Marc Mayo

Man City XI vs Crvena zvezda: Starting lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest today

Manchester City are without star striker Erling Haaland for tonight's Champions League trip to Crvena zvezda.

The match in Serbia is a dead-rubber for both teams, who will finish top and bottom of Group G respectively regardless of the result.

Therefore, changes have been made by City ahead of their match against Crystal Palace on the weekend and subsequent Club World Cup campaign.

Haalandhas been left at home having picked up a stress-related foot injury before the game at Luton.

"He will be back on Thursday, day after tomorrow, and we see how he feels," Guardiola told a press conference.

"I cannot answer [if he will play on Saturday], I don't know right now. The next press conference I can be more precise about his condition."

Jeremy Doku is also absent for City, who remain without the long-term injured Kevin De Bruyne.

"It’s muscular," Guardiola said of winger Doku. "It's not a big, big issue like Kevin was for example.

"We have to think about it as well because he of his explosiveness. We have to be careful. I don’t know when he be ready, maybe one week or two weeks he will be ready again."

There is a rare start for Kalvin Phillips in midfield, while Stefan Ortega Morena starts in goal and youngsters Micah Hamilton and Oscar Bobb get their chance to impress.

Starting XI: Ortega Moreno, Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Gomez, Phillips, Kovacic, Nunes, Bobb, Grealish, HamiltonSubs: Carson, Grant, Walker, Dias, Ake, Rodrigo, Alvarez, Bernardo, Gvardiol, Foden, Alleyne, Susoho

Time and date: 5.45pm GMT, Wednesday December 12, 2023

Venue: Rajko Mitic Stadium

TV channel: TNT Sports

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.