Manchester City are preparing themselves for the first derby of the season as Erik ten Hag's United side travel to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
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Manchester City will take on Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday in their second Champions League group stage match of the season.
Pep Guardiola's side got their European campaign off to the ideal start last week in Spain, as Erling Haaland inspired City to a 4-0 win over Champions League regulars Sevilla. The Blues will look to build on that result this week at the Etihad Stadium against a side they last met at the quarter-final stage in 2021.
Due to the postponement of Saturday's Premier League match against Tottenham following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Guardiola's players have had eight days to prepare for the match. While Aymeric Laporte and Kyle Walker remain sidelined through injury, John Stones is in contention to feature against Dortmund.
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Here's how our team of City writers think City should line-up on Wednesday evening:
Simon Bajkowski
Erling Haaland starts doesn't he. There's no getting away from it when he seems to write every script going and he is coming up against his former club.
Sergio Gomez probably gets another game too, with the thinking that if Kyle Walker is still injured then Nathan Ake likely gets the nod at left-back at Wolves on Saturday with John Stones coming back in. Ilkay Gundogan can be a third former Dortmund star in the City XI after being on the bench in Seville and Riyad Mahrez really needs a start after being on the bench for the last three matches.
Jack Grealish looked promising on his return against Sevilla and can continue that progress on the other flank, while Kevin De Bruyne remains in good form. As Guardiola has said though, both this and the Wolves game will need a big effort from
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