Manchester City v Burnley team news: Confirmed line-ups as Guardiola makes key decision

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has chosen to rest one of his most important players.

Manchester City v Burnley team news: Confirmed line-ups as Guardiola makes key decision

Manchester City will likely take a different approach to their game with Burnley to the rearguard action they produced against Arsenal, but will attempt to do so without one of their key players.

City conceded a 93rd-minute equaliser last Sunday as they were left to settle for a 1-1 draw with Arsenal having allowed the Gunners to have possession for most of the contest.

Pep Guardiola’s men will likely dominate the ball in this one, though, despite the absence of a player critical to their hopes of competing with Liverpool and Arsenal for the Premier League title.

101GreatGoals has the full team news.

Manchester City team news

The big news for City is the absence of midfielder Rodri, who does not feature in the squad.

Rodri was deemed fit enough to play against Arsenal last week as he continues to work his way back to his best after missing most of last season with a serious knee injury.

But, with City facing Monaco in the Champions League in midweek, the Spain international has been given a rest.

Manchester City: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Nico, Reijnders, Savinho, Foden, Doku, Haaland.

Subs: Trafford, Stones, Ake, Kovacic, Bernardo, Bobb, McAidoo, Mukasa, Lewis.

Burnley team news

Burnley: Dubravka, Walker, Esteve, Ekdal, Hartmann, Florentino, Tchouna, Cullen, Laurent, Anthony, Foster