Man City XI vs Arsenal: No De Bruyne - Starting lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest

De Bruyne was forced disconnected astatine half-time against Inter Milan successful the Champions League connected Wednesday and, portion Pep Guardiola did not regularisation the midfielder retired astatine his pre-match property conference, the Belgian misses retired connected the squad astatine the Etihad.

Rodri made a archetypal commencement of the play against Inter aft recovering from the hamstring wounded helium sustained successful the Euro 2024 Final for Spain, and helium is successful from the disconnected again this afternoon.

The midfielder has suffered conscionable 1 decision for nine oregon state successful the past 18 months, truthful his fittingness is simply a large boost for the champions.

Phil Foden is yet to play a afloat 90 minutes this play but helium was a second-half substitute connected Wednesday, and is again named connected the bench.

Nathan Ake remains sidelined, portion Oscar Bobb is besides out.

Erling Haaland volition look to proceed his blistering commencement to the play against Arsenal.

The Norwegian has scored 9 goals successful 5 games, including 2 hat-tricks, and needs 1 much extremity to scope 100 for City.

Jack Grealish has to settee for a spot among the substitutes, arsenic Savinho and Jeremy Doku start.

Starting XI: Ederson, Walker, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Rodri, Gundogan, Bernardo, Savinho, Doku, Haaland Subs: Ortega Moreno, Carson, Stones, Kovacic, Grealish, Nunes, Foden, Lewis, McAtee

Time and date: 4.30pm BST connected Sunday 22 September, 2024

TV transmission and unrecorded stream: Sky Sports