Pep Guardiola has named his Manchester City starting line-up for this afternoon's crucial trip to Old Trafford, making eight changes from the side that lost 2-0 to Southampton on Wednesday.
A lacklustre City side were eliminated from the Carabao Cup at the quarter-final stage, unable to find a reply to Southampton's flying first-half start. Two goals inside five minutes from Sekou Mara and Moussa Djenepo handed the Saints ahead at the break, with Guardiola's men unable to register a single shot on target.
This afternoon's trip to Old Trafford presents a perfect opportunity, then, to bounce back into form and close the gap on league leaders Arsenal to just two points. Mikel Arteta's side will be watching closely before they take on Tottenham Hotspur in their own derby tomorrow.
