Burnley make two changes to the XI named at Chelsea. Robbie Brady and Chris Wood miss out altogether, both injured, making way for Johann Gudmundsson and Jay Rodriguez.
City make five changes to the starting line-up selected against Sheffield United. Raheem Sterling, Riyad Mahrez, John Stones, Joao Cancelo and Rodri come in for Ferran Torres, Phil Foden, Kyle Walker, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Fernandinho.
Burnley: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters, Gudmundsson, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Rodriguez, Vydra.
Subs: Peacock-Farrell, Stephens, Bardsley, Long, Nartey, Dunne, Benson, Driscoll-Glennon, Mumbongo.
Manchester City: Ederson, Stones, Dias, Laporte, Joao Cancelo, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Gundogan, Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus, Sterling.
Subs: Walker, Zinchenko, Steffen, Torres, Mendy, Fernandinho, Foden, Garcia, Gomes.
Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire).
Manchester City’s last seven results against Burnley: 5-0, 3-0, 5-0, 4-1, 1-0, 5-0, 5-0. Given that Manchester United threw the title gauntlet down in some style last night, battering nine goals past Southampton, the Clarets can be forgiven for being wary ahead of this one, with City presumably preparing some sort of response. The leaders are on a 12-game winning streak in all competitions, while Burnley are coming off the back of insipid defeat at Chelsea. The hosts are priced at 14s for the victory. All signs point to a City victory ... but then nobody expected Burnley to win at Anfield a fortnight ago, and look what happened there. Strange game, football.
Kick off is at 6pm GMT. It’s on!
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