As Man City and Tottenham are set to lock horns at the Etihad Stadium, the confirmed line-up for both clubs has been released.
Man City starting lineup: Ederson, Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Ake, Rodri, Gundogan, Grealish, Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish,
Man City substitutes: Ortega, Laporte, Walker, Dias, Phillips, Gundogan, Cancelo, De Bruyne, Foden
Tottenham Hotspur starting lineup: Lloris, Royal, Romero, Dier, Davies, Perisic, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Kulusevski, Kane, Son
Tottenham Hotspur substitutes: Forster, Doherty, Sessegnon, Tanganga, Sanchez, Lenglet, Bissouma, Sarr, Richarlison
Pep Guardiola has fielded a 4-2-3-1 setup, making as many as 8 changes from the side that tasted defeat in the Manchester Derby.
In goal, Ederson keeps his place in between the sticks.
However, Kyle Walker has not been handed a chance to reunite against Tottenham, as Rico Lewis replaces him in the Man City confirmed lineup.
At centre-back, Guardiola has decided to ensure that Manuel Akanji starts once again, but John Stones partners him.
Joao Cancelo, much like Kyle Walker has also been benched, with Nathan Ake starting at left-back, which means two of the back 4 that started on derby day keep their places.
In defensive midfield, Rodri remains an undroppable presence in close to any Man City confirmed lineup, as he is once again up against Tottenham.
Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne surprisingly drop to the bench for Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish.
On the right wing, Riyad Mahrez keeps his place, rather unsurprisingly.
Of course, arguably the best striker in the world in Erling Haaland starts in the Man City confirmed lineup against Tottenham.
Julian Alvarez comes in for Phil Foden on the left-wing in the Man City confirmed lineup against Tottenham.
As for Spurs, Antonio Conte, who recently drew criticism from Tim Sherwood (via talkSPORT) about the job he is doing, he has made 4 changes in a 3-4-3 setup for the clash against the Premier League champions.
Hugo Lloris will hope to redeem himself after his clanger in the North London Derby, as he starts.
At right wing-back, Matt Doherty has surprisingly been replaced by the out-of-sorts Emerson Royal.
The back 3 sees one change, with Clement Lenglet being displaced by Ben Davies, while Eric Dier and Cristian Romero retain their places.
Another change has been made by Antonio Conte at left wing-back, with Ryan Sessegnon dropping to the bench for Ivan Perisic.
The double pivot of Pierre Emile-Hojbjerg and Pape Matar Sarr has also seen a change, with the latter being replaced by the returning Rodrigo Bentancur.
And it comes as no surprise that while Dejan Kulusevski, Harry Kane and Son Heung-min start against Man City.
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