Manchester City will look to finally end their losing streak when Nottingham Forest visit the Etihad tonight.
The champions have lost six in a row, most recently Liverpool at Anfield.
But there is added motivation for Forest in this match.
A win will take them above Pep Guardiola’s side and put further pressure on the Spanish boss.
Read on to see how both teams line up for this wet and stormy clash in Manchester.
Manchester City team news
Line tonight 👊
XI| Ortega Moreno, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo, Doku, Grealish, Haaland
SUBS | Ederson, Carson, Walker, Savinho, Nunes, Wright, O’Reilly, Lewis, McAtee#ManCity | @etihad pic.twitter.com/FDXPJMiApM
— Manchester City (@ManCity) December 4, 2024
There is some good news for Manchester City fans as a Belgian midfielder returns to the starting line-up.
Stefan Ortega remains in goal ahead of Anderson, with a back three of Josko Gvardiol, Nathan Ake and Ruben Dias.
Jeremy Doku and Jack Grealish will provide width for the champions, while Ilkay Gundogan and Manuel Akanji play in midfield.
Kevin de Bruyne returns and starts alongside Bernardo Silva.
And Erling Haaland is the key man up front.
Nottingham Forest team news
Your Forest XI to face @ManCity. 👊 pic.twitter.com/Grq7CjyqDX
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) December 4, 2024
For Nottingham Forest, it’s a similar line-up to what Nuno Espirito Santo has deployed in recent weeks.
Matz Sels is in goal, and it’s a back four of Ola Aina, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo and Alex Moreno.
A defensive core of Ryan Yates and Nicolas Dominguez has been deployed by Nuno.
Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White and Jota Silva in attack.
With Chris Wood just up front as the lone striker.
