Kevin De Bruyne has been named among Manchester City's substitutes for tonight's Premier League clash against Tottenham at Wembley.
De Bruyne, who is working back to full fitness following a knee injury, had been concerned about the state of the Wembley pitch last week.
The middle of the Wembley turf was in a poor condition ahead of Sunday's NFL clash between he Jacksonville Jaguars and the Philadelphia Eagles, and worsened after a night of rain and bruising action.
De Bruyne had said of the pitch even before the NFL clash: "It's going to be difficult. I'm not sure how it's going to be. We hope it will be OK and that we can play like we normally do."
In Pictures | Wembley pitch | 29/10/2018
In Pictures | Wembley pitch | 29/10/2018
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Elsewhere for City, Pep Guardiola has opted for a centre-back pairing of John Stones and Aymeric Laporte to counter the threat of Harry Kane, while Riyad Mahrez, Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero lead the line.
Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Mendy, Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Silva, Mahrez, Aguero, Sterling
Subs: Kompany, De Bruyne, Sane, Otamendi, Gabriel Jesus, Foden, Muric
Tottenham XI: Lloris, Trippier, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Davies, Dier, Dembele, Sissoko, Lamela, Lucas Moura, Kane
Subs: Son, Winks, Walker-Peters, Alli, Gazzaniga, Eriksen, Aurier
Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)
More to follow.
