Manchester City are in Carabao Cup action on Wednesday night against Tottenham Hotspur.
Pep Guardiola is looking for his side to continue their terrific start to the new season, and face a Spurs side who have just lost to Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
The day after City beat Southampton 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium, Ange Postecoglou’s men then became the first team to lose to Palace in the Premier League this season.
They will be looking to bounce back, and may fancy their chances against Manchester City are home, having enjoyed good results there in previous meetings.
But City have actually now won on their last two visits to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and that psychological barrier is no more.
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Here is a team Guardiola could field tomorrow night in London.
Man City predicted XI v Tottenham in Carabao Cup – Nathan Ake and James McAtee to start
Guardiola suggested after the win over Watford in the second round that it is his intention to make changes in the Carabao Cup.
He sees the competition as an opportunity to get minutes into the legs of those on the fringes, so City fans can expect several changes against Spurs.
Stefan Ortega tends to play the cup games for City and there is no reason why he would not start against Spurs.
John Stones came off the bench at the weekend and is likely to come into the backline. Manuel Akanji might be his partner, with Ruben Dias having played a full game against Southampton and then attended the Ballon d’Or ceremony.
Rico Lewis could continue inverting from right-back if Kyle Walker remains unfit. Nathan Ake will surely replace Josko Gvardiol. Gvardiol has emerged as a big threat now for Ake, so this is a chance for the £41 million Dutchman to try and raise his stock a little.
In midfield, one would imagine there will again be chances for youngsters Nico O’Reilly and James McAtee.
Ilkay Gundogan started on the bench against Southampton and should be relatively fresh to play from the beginning against Spurs. It could be that O’Reilly and Gundogan operate as a double-pivot with McAtee playing as a number 10.
With Guardiola potentially wanting to give Erling Haaland a rest, we could well see Phil Foden play as a false nine, perhaps interchanging with McAtee.
Matheus Nunes and Savinho could both keep their places as the wingers, providing they are feeling fit.
With Jack Grealish and Jeremy Doku both unavailable, Guardiola may not really have any other choice than to start the pair once again.
Should Guardiola go with this exact team, then it would mean six changes from the side that started against Southampton.