Confirmed Manchester City v Leeds United lineups: Grealish starts as Gelhardt decision made

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Manchester City starting XI: Ederson; Stones, Dias, Laporte; Rodri, Zinchenko; Mahrez, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Grealish; Foden.

Manchester City substitutes: Steffen, Ake, Sterling, Gundogan, Jesus, Fernandinho, Egan-Riley, Palmer, Wilson-Esbrand.

Leeds United starting XI: Meslier; Shackleton, Ayling, Llorente, Firpo; Forshaw, Dallas; Raphinha, Roberts, Harrison; James.

Leeds United substitutes: Klaesson, Drameh, McCarron, Cresswell, Jenkins, Klich, Greenwood, Summerville, Gelhardt.

Manchester City appear to be playing a very attacking 3-2-4-1 system tonight, starting with Ederson in goal.

John Stones, Ruben Dias and Aymeric Laporte are the back three, with Rodri and Oleksandr Zinchenko seemingly starting in holding midfield.

There would then be creative license for a dangerous front five of Riyad Mahrez, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Jack Grealish and Phil Foden.

Raheem Sterling only makes the bench, joining Zack Steffen, Nathan Ake, Ilkay Gundogan, Gabriel Jesus, Fernandinho, CJ Egan-Riley, Cole Palmer and Josh Wilson-Esbrand.

Leeds go with Illan Meslier in goal behind a back four of Jamie Shackleton, Luke Ayling, Diego Llorente and Junior Firpo.

Adam Forshaw and Stuart Dallas feature in midfield with Kalvin Phillips still out, whilst Tyler Roberts is the number 10.

Daniel James leads the line, flanked by Raphinha and Jack Harrison in the final third.

Mateusz Klich is on the bench, joining Kristoffer Klaesson, Cody Drameh, Liam McCarron, Charlie Cresswell, Jack Jenkins, Sam Greenwood, Crysencio Summerville and Joe Gelhardt.