The starting lineups are in ahead of Manchester City’s Premier League clash with Bournemouth. Pep Guardiola’s side will take on the Cherries at the Vitality Stadium in what could be a tough fixture. Andoni Iraola’s side has been in good form in recent weeks and will be up for the visit of the champions.

On the injury front, the champions have a plethora of players unavailable or in doubt for today’s match. Rodri and Oscar Bobb are out. The pair won’t be back for some time as they recover from their injuries. Pep Guardiola had positive news on Kevin De Bruyne’s recovery yesterday. He said the club legend had ramped up his training in recent days.

The rest of the Manchester City players who were in doubt for today’s game are as follows. Jack Grealish, Jeremy Doku, Kyle Walker, Savinho, Josko Gvardiol, Manuel Akanji and Ruben Dias were all under injury clouds heading into today’s match. Manchester City’s matchday squad reveals who has made the trip to the Vitality Stadium.

Here are the starting lineups ahead of today’s match.

Manchester City

Pep Guardiola has made seven changes to the team that lost 2-1 to Tottenham on Wednesday. In comes Ederson, Kyle Walker, Manuel Akanji, Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovacic, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland. Out goes Stefan Ortega, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Rico Lewis, Nico O’Reilly, James McAtee and Savinho. All drop to the bench besides John Stones and Ruben Dias who aren’t involved in today’s match.

Kyle Walker, Kevin De Bruyne and Jeremy Doku all return to the City squad for today’s match. That is a massive boost for the champions considering the injury crisis they had been facing.

Starting lineup: Ederson, Walker, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol, Kovacic, Gundogan, Foden, Bernardo Silva, Nunes, Haaland.

Substitutes: Stefan Ortega, Doku, De Bruyne, Savinho, Wright, Simpson-Pusey, O’Reilly, Lewis, McAtee.