Manchester City face a tricky test away at Crystal Palace on Friday evening in their second Premier League game of the 2026/27 campaign.
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Late goals from Marc Guehi and Josko Gvardiol spared Enzo Maresca's blushes against Bournemouth on the opening day of the Premier League season.
City saw club record £116 million signing Elliot Anderson go off after the hour mark but manager Enzo Maresca has confirmed that the England international was suffering from cramp and that he is fit to face Crystal Palace.
Matheus Nunes started on the bench against the Cherries as he recovers from an injury, with the 28-year-old also described as "not 100 percent fit" by Maresca in Friday's press conference.
Marc Guehi was a surprise name in Manchester City's midfield against Bournemouth and Maresca has kept the door open for the centre-half to be deployed in the middle as the Blues recruit in the transfer market.
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Ayyoub Bouaddi completed a much-awaited €100 million transfer to the Etihad Stadium from Lille earlier this week, with the 18-year-old Morocco international available for selection against the Eagles.
Savinho and Omar Marmoush has joined Tottenham this week on a permanent basis and season-long loan respectively as Manchester City also sanctioned a £52 million sale for Nico Gonzalez to Newcastle United.
The Blues learnt their Carabao Cup third round opponents in midweek and a meeting with Coventry City is expected to give Maresca a chance to rest his strongest XI.
City also found out their eight UEFA Champions League league-phase opponents on Thursday evening. Games against Barcelona and Napoli will see the Blues face former players Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne.
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Tijjani Reijnders' move to Saudi side Al Qadsiah means that Maresca's midfield will have a near fully revamped look to the side Pep Guardiola left in the hands of the former Manchester City assistant coach.
Having succumbed to a 3-0 defeat to Arsenal in his first competitive match as Manchester City manager, Maresca was bailed out of jail by Guehi and Gvardiol against Bournemouth but the Italian will have noticed that his side need a lot of work to challenge for major trophies.
Arsenal have set the tone early doors in the English top-flight as Mikel Arteta and co seek to retain their Premier League title - and City will be desperate to at least challenge the Gunners all the way again this season.
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Ahead of Friday's 20:00 UK kick-off between Crystal Palace and Manchester City, here are the confirmed line-ups from Selhurst Park.
Crystal Palace
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Manchester City
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