Pep Guardiola has confirmed the Spain international will likely miss a month or so after undergoing knee surgery following City’s title-winning campaign in the Premier League.
Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake start today in the center of the defense in the King Power Stadium.
The big news is that Erling Haaland starts for Guardiola’s side. Already on the score form in City colors just on his debut against Bayern Munichthe summer signing will get its chance to shine against Liverpool from the start.
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Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez start either side of him, with Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva slightly further back in a set full of attacking potential.
Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Ake, Cancelo, Rodri, Bernardo, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish
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