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Erling Haaland and Phil Foden are among five players returning to the starting XI as City take on Southampton this afternoon.
Rico Lewis, Manu Akanji and James McAtee are also recalled, with Jeremy Doku, Matheus Nunes, Nico O’Reilly, Ilkay Gundogan and Omar Marmoush all dropping down to the bench.
Line-ups
CITY XI: Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Kovacic, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo, McAtee, Foden, Haaland
Subs: Ortega Moreno, Marmoush, Grealish, Doku, Nico, Gundogan, Savinho, Nunes, O’Reilly
SAINTS XI: Ramsdale; Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens; Bree, Downes, Ugochukwu, Welington; Fernandes, Sulemana; Dibling
Subs: McCarthy, Archer, Aribo, Manning, Onuachu, Smallbone, Stewart, Sugawara, Wood-Gordon
WHEN AND WHERE
Pep Guardiola’s side travel to the Saint Mary’s Stadium on Saturday 10 May, with kick-off scheduled for 15:00pm (UK).
As ever, there will be comprehensive coverage on the official app and mancity.com.
Meanwhile, the key moments will be detailed on X: @ManCity.
MAN CITY APP COVERAGE
The Official Man City App will have all bases of our meeting with Southampton covered on Saturday afternoon.
Starting two hours before kick-off, our Matchday Centre will provide minute-by-minute updates while our Matchday Live show is set to begin around 13:45 (UK).
Kevin Davies and Steve Howey will be the guests on the latest Matchday Live show, offering their expert insight before, during and after the action.
During the game meanwhile, live commentary will be provided by Alistair Mann and Michael Brown while our text updates continue.
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Pep Guardiola preview
“It starts 0-0 and is a massively important game for us, definitely,” said Pep.
“It’s just three games left, after that game it’s two. We have a huge respect for them.
“It’s the best results we’ve got in a row; we didn’t have that this season. I know at the beginning of the season we did it, but yeah, we can do better.”
Previous meeting
City secured a 1-0 victory over the Saints when the sides last met at the Etihad back in October of last year.
A fifth minute goal from Erling Haaland proved enough to overcome a stubborn visitors’ defence and so seal the three points for Pep Guardiola’s side.
Last time out
City made it five wins in a row in all competitions thanks to a battling 1-0 home win over a resurgent Wolves on Friday, May 2.
A 35th minute effort from Kevin De Bruyne ensured victory over the men from Molineux and so further boost City’s push for a Champions League place next season.
Southampton meanwhile went down 2-0 away to to Leicester City in their latest Premier League clash ahead of hosting City.
Global TV listings
The game will not be broadcast live in the United Kingdom.
Those outside of the UK can discover how to tune in by clicking here
(Listings correct as of Saturday 3 May).
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