Manchester City striker Erling Braut Haaland is named on the substitutes' bench for their Champions League encounter away against Copenhagen this evening.
The 22-year-old has started in each of his previous 13 matches for the Citizens across all competitions, scoring a remarkable 20 goals, but Pep Guardiola has decided to bench the Norway international along with Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, Barnardo Silva and Phil Foden.
After scoring in the 4-0 win over Southampton and operating in an advanced left-back position last weekend, Joao Cancelo is set to play at right-back this evening, joining Manuel Akanji, Aymeric Laporte and Sergio Gomez in the back four.
In midfield, Rodri retains his place in the pivot in between captain Ilkay Gundogan and playmaker Kevin De Bruyne - the latter of whom was rested for the 5-0 victory against Copenhagen in the reverse fixture at the Etihad Stadium last week.
With in-form Englishman Foden and goal machine Haaland dropping to the substitutes' bench, Julian Alvarez and Jack Grealish both return to the starting lineup and join Riyad Mahrez in the front three.
Academy trio Cole Palmer, Josh Wilson-Esbrand and Rico Lewis, who were all given run-outs in last week's comfortable win over the Danish champions, are among the substitutes again this evening.
Man City have won each of their opening three Group G matches so far this season and will book their place in the knockout rounds with a victory over Copenhagen.
Manchester City starting lineup: Ederson; Cancelo, Akanji, Laporte, Gomez; De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan; Mahrez, Alvarez, Grealish
Subs: Ortega, Carson, Dias, Ake, Haaland, Bernardo, Foden, Lewis, Palmer, Wilson-Esbrand body check tags ::
