First (and only?) match under caretaker head coach Calum McFarlane. Let’s see how far we can go in this one!
We wanted to have some fun, and the young boss decided to go along with it. Young Josh Acheampong is in the mix, and so is Estêvão upfront. Robert Sánchez however is not involved, likely due to injury.
Manchester City starting eleven:
Donnarumma | Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Silva (c), Rodri, Reijnders, Cherki, Foden, Haaland
Substitutes from: Trafford, Aké, Doku, Khusanov, McAidoo, Mukasa, Lewis, Mfuni, R. Heskey
Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Jorgensen | Acheampong, Chalobah, Badiashile, Gusto | James (c), Enzo | Estêvão, Palmer, Neto | João Pedro
Substitutes from: Slonina, Merrick, Tosin, Hato, Andrey Santos, Garnacho, Gittens, Delap, Guiu
Date / Time: Sunday, January 4, 17.30 GMT; 12:30pm EDT; 11pm IST
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Referee: Michael Oliver (on pitch); Darren England (VAR)
On TV: Sky Sports Main Event (UK); NBCSN … is back! (USA); Star Sports Select HD1 (India); SuperSport Premier League, Canal+ Sport 3 (NGA); elsewhere
Streaming: Sky Go (UK); Peacock (USA); JioHotstar (India); DStv Now (NGA)
Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!