Manchester City are expected to field a rotated side in Wednesday’s League Cup quarter-final bout at Southampton.
Manchester United await on Saturday before Tottenham the following Thursday and so Pep Guardiola may choose to rest a number of personnel while also ensuring others get a run out to attain their fitness level ahead of the weekend.
The Blues won the competition four times in a row before Liverpool’s triumph last season. Jurgen Klopp’s men are out of this term’s competition after succumbing to City last month meaning they are now favourites to reclaim the cup.
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Southampton may also choose to rotate a handful of stars for the tie as they try to claw themselves out of the Premier League relegation zone against fellow strugglers Everton this weekend. Guardiola’s men are backed to win at St Mary’s and potentially set up a semi-final with United.
Newcastle are also through after beating Leicester while the winner of Wolves against Nottingham Forest will also go into the hat.
What TV channel is Southampton vs Manchester City on?
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football with build-up starting at 7.30pm for an 8pm kick-off. Sky subscribers can stream the match on Sky Go, and it's also available for stream on NOW TV.
Alternatively, follow the Manchester Evening News live blog for team news, updates and reaction from our correspondents live at St Mary’s Stadium.
Highlights of the game will be posted by Sky Sports on their website and YouTube channel shortly after full-time. Match commentary will also be broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live with build-up starting from 7pm.
Predicted line-ups
Our panel of Manchester City writers have predicted who will make the line-up for City. All have given the nod to Kalvin Phillips while Stefan Ortega is given his sixth start by the trio.
They are split on whether Erling Haaland will make the cut with United in mind, while there is no argument over Kevin De Bruyne’s inclusion. Read their full predictions here.
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