**Manchester City are aiming to reach a second cup final this season when they take on Southampton in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Sunday evening.**
**Pep Guardiola**‘s side have won their last five games in all competitions to climb to the top of the **Premier League** as they pursue a domestic treble, having lifted the **Carabao Cup** trophy in March.
The Blues have conceded just once in that run as well, a positive statistic as they look to go on a perfect winning run between now and the end of the season to give departing captain **Bernardo Silva** a fitting send-off.
City won away at **Burnley** in midweek courtesy of an early **Erling Haaland** goal to go level on points and goal difference with **Arsenal**, who lost narrowly at the Etihad Stadium last week.
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Saturday’s semi-final will mark Guardiola’s 23rd visit to Wembley, which will also serve as a timely opportunity to shuffle his pack amid the physical constraints of a finely-edged title race with Arsenal.
**Ruben Dias** remains sidelined with a hamstring injury he suffered in the days leading to the Carabao Cup, with **Josko Gvardiol** also progressing rehabilitation after undergoing surgery on a tibial fracture he sustained in January.
**Rodri** also picked up a hamstring injury in the dying minutes of the win over Arsenal and after **Nico O’Reilly** moved into midfield at Turf Moor, **Nico Gonzalez** is also an option in the middle of the park.
Ahead of Saturday’s 17:15 UK kick-off between Manchester City and **Southampton** in the Carabao Cup semi-final, here are the confirmed lineups from Wembley.
**Starting XI:** Trafford; Nunes, Stones (C), Ake, Ait-Nouri; Nico, Kovacic, Reijnders; Cherki, Foden, Marmoush.
**Substitutes:** Donnarumma, Lewis, Khusanov, Guehi, O’Reilly, Bernardo, Savinho, Doku, Haaland.
**Starting XI:** Peretz, Bree, Harwood-Bellis, Wood, Welington, Jander, Bragg, Fellows, Azaz, Scienza, Stewart.
**Substitutes:** Long, Quarshie, Jelert, Charles, Matsuki, Robinson, Edozie, Archer, Larin.