**Manchester City are hunting a much-needed three points in the Champions League on Wednesday night when they face Juventus in Turin.**
The Cityzens are in a pretty precarious position in the league phase table and Pep Guardiola will be keen to secure a top-eight finish which would hand his team a spot in the round of 16.
Guardiola is stil dealing with a litany of absences, although the boss has been offered some respite ahead of Wednesday's game with a couple of notable names likely to return to his matchday squad.
Here's how City could line up in Turin.
Jack Grealish should come back into the City team in Turin / Crystal Pix/MB Media/GettyImages
**GK: Stefan Ortega -** Is Ortega the man now? He's started City's last three games and there's no suggestion Guardiola will make a change on Wednesday.
**RB: Kyle Walker -** Walker has been nothing short of a disaster this season, but Guardiola doesn't have much choice but to retain the veteran given City's defensive absences.
**CB: Ruben Dias -** Dias' return is a big boost for the Cityzens. After struggling somewhat at Anfield, the Portuguese defender almost single-handedly ensured City escaped Selhurst Park with a point at the weekend.
**CB: Josko Gvardiol -** The former RB Leipzig defender has scarcely been used in a traditional centre-back function since joining the club, but he'll likely partner Dias on Wednesday. Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake and John Stones are all set to miss out.
**LB: Rico Lewis -** It was quite the Saturday for Lewis, who scored his third [Premier League](https://www.90min.com/leagues/premier-league) goal before harshly receiving his marching orders. He could invert from the left on Wednesday.
**CM: Mateo Kovacic -** The Croatia international is back in training and likely available for the trip to Turin. With Ilkay Gundogan enjoying a run in the XI, Kovacic, assuming he's fully fit, could immediately come back into Guardiola's thinking at the base of midfield.
**RW: Savinho -** Savinho continues to struggle in the final third, but he does at least offer the ball retention in wide areas that the manager craves.
**AM: Kevin De Bruyne -** De Bruyne was excellent last Wednesday against Forest and is growing in prominence again. He should start for the third game running here.
**AM: Jack Grealish -** Grealish in a central position probably won't ignite City's season, but it should get the best out of the £100m man who only came off the bench at the weekend. Phil Foden will be available, too.
**LW: Jeremy Doku -** After impressing against Forest, Doku only earned ten minutes on Saturday. He's not perfect, but the Belgian at least offers a spark in a City attack that's been off-kilter this season.
**ST: Erling Haaland -** Despite netting twice on Matchday 5, Haaland has some work to do if he's to top the [Champions League](https://www.90min.com/leagues/champions-league) scoring charts. The Man City striker is two behind Robert Lewandowski's tally of seven.