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Matthew Hobkinson

Erling Haaland and Phil Foden start in Man City fans' line-up for Everton Premier League clash

Manchester City return to Premier League action when they welcome Everton to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon (3pm GMT).

Pep Guardiola's side will be hoping to end the year on a high against the Toffees during the New Year's Eve clash. City have won both of their matches since the World Cup break - against Liverpool and Leeds - scoring six times along the way.

Erling Haaland has the chance to maintain his tremendous goalscoring record and will be looking to find the back of the net for the 21st time in the Premier League. Frank Lampard knows that his team will have to find a way to keep the Norwegian striker quiet should they have any hope of taking something from the match.

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With nearly a full squad to pick from, Pep Guardiola has some difficult choices to make when naming his starting XI for the final time this year.

This is how City fans want their side to line up this afternoon, as MEN Sport takes a closer look at what they have voted for using our interactive widget:

In goal, supporters want Ederson to start between the sticks as the Brazilian looks to keep his seventh clean sheet of the season after Leeds found a way past the Brazilian in their last match.

Fans have called for Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo to line up as full-backs against Everton, with John Stones and Aymeric Laporte forming the centre-back pairing. The change would be a bitter blow for Rico Lewis who has performed superbly after the World Cup break.

A familiar trio of Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne is how supporters want Guardiola's midfield to take shape. Should the Catalan manager oblige with the fans' request then it would see Ilkay Gundogan drop to the bench after the victory at Elland Road.

In attack, fans have called for Jack Grealish and Phil Foden to play either side of Haaland against Lampard's side. Foden was named on the bench for the win against Leeds but has been tipped to replace Riyad Mahrez.

Starting line-up City fans want to see vs Everton: Ederson; Walker, Laporte, Stones, Cancelo; Rodri, Silva, De Bruyne; Foden, Haaland, Grealish.

Pick your best team here:

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