Manchester City have made changes as they face Southampton in today’s first FA Cup semi-final showdown at Wembley.
Pep Guardiola spoke of his “doubts” ahead of a midweek trip to Burnley in the Premier League, citing plenty of fatigue within his squad following a gargantuan effort to defeat title rivals Arsenal 2-1 last weekend.
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That victory moved City to within three points of the Gunners at the summit, and a 1-0 win at Turf Moor on Wednesday night then saw them go top of the table on goals scored.
Guardiola made just one change at Burnley to the side that beat Arsenal, with the injured Rodri replaced by Rayan Ait-Nouri. Ait-Nouri was fielded at left-back, with Nico O’Reilly shifting into midfield alongside Bernardo Silva.
Guardiola confirmed that Rodri will not be risked at Wembley. Also on the treatment table are defenders Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol, with neither ready for this match.
Cup goalkeeper James Trafford replaces Gianluigi Donnarumma, but Matheus Nunes is not rested at right-back.
Abdukodir Khusanov and Marc Guehi are rested, with John Stones and Nathan Ake replacing them in the middle.
At left-back, O’Reilly’s rival Ait-Nouri was called upon at Turf Moor, but was sacrificed in the second half for midfield solidity as Nico Gonzalez replaced him.
That sees the Algerian operate on the left side of defence once more, as Nico starts in midfield, and Tijjani Reijnders also comes into the side.
Mateo Kovacic has recovered from an ankle injury and is handed a start, while Phil Foden gets a rare start alongside Rayan Cherki in the front three.
Erling Haaland is on the bench with Omar Marmoush given the nod up top.
Man City XI: Trafford; Nunes, Stones, Ake, Ait-Nouri; Nico, Kovacic, Reijnders; Cherki, Foden, Marmoush
Subs: Donnarumma, Haaland, Doku, Guéhi, Bernardo, Savinho, O'Reilly, Khusanov, Lewis
Injured: Dias, Gvardiol, Rodri
Time and date: 5.15pm BST on Saturday April 25, 2026
Venue: Wembley Stadium, London
How to watch: BBC One, TNT Sports 1
