Pep Guardiola selects his final Manchester City XI this afternoon against Aston Villa.
The City boss confirmed on Friday he would be leaving the Etihad this summer and bows out having led City to 20 major trophies during an incredible spell.
City claimed the EFL and FA Cup double this season but failed to land the Premier League crown following Tuesday night’s 1-1 draw at Bournemouth.
Villa had a more successful midweek, winning the Europa League with a convincing defeat of Freiburg.
101 Great Goals has the full team news from the Etihad.
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MANCHESTER CITY TEAM NEWS
Pep Guardiola has shuffled the pack for his final game in charge of Manchester City. There is no Gianluigi Donnarumma, Nico O’Reilly or Erling Haaland in the squad, giving plenty of others an opportunity on the final day.
John Stones and Bernardo Silva both start their farewell match, while there are also starts for Rico Lewis, Ruben Dias, Nico Gonzalez and Teejani Reijnders.
Manchester City: Trafford, Lewis, Stones, Dias, Ake, Nico, Bernardo, Reijnders, Foden, Savinho, Semenyo
ASTON VILLA TEAM NEWS
Aston Villa are still fighting to lock down fourth spot in the table, so Unai Emery has put out a stronger squad than many would have thought after winning the Europa League in midweek.
Ollie Watkins, Emiliano Buendia, and Leon Bailey all start, but there are also nods for Ian Maatsen, Douglas Luiz, and Ross Barkley.
Aston Villa Team News: Bizot, Lindelof, Mings, Barkley, Buendia, Watkins, Garcia, Luiz, Maatsen, Bogarde, Bailey
Where to watch Manchester City v Aston Villa: TV and online streams
Manchester City versus Aston Villa kicks off at 4pm on Sunday afternoon. You can watch the game on Sky Sports and stream via the Sky Go app.
If you’re watching from outside the UK, click HERE for details of the channels showing the game in your region.
Stats for Manchester City v Aston Villa
- Manchester City have won 19 of their last 20 home Premier League games against Aston Villa
- Villa won the reverse fixture earlier this season and are looking to complete the league double over City for the first time since the 1962/63 season
- City have won 10 and drawn five of their last 15 Premier League games
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