Belgian midfielder back in contention following nine weeks on the sidelines
Manchester City vs Burnley
Competition: F.A. Premier League
Date: 3.00pm, Saturday 20th October 2018
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Referee: Jonathan Moss Assistants: E Smart, A Halliday Fourth Official: C Kavanagh
Odds: City 1/10, Draw 14/1, Burnley 40/1
Tickets: Available via tickets.mancity.com
TV: Match of the Day (highlights)
Manchester City
Manager: Pep Guardiola
Squad (from): Ederson, Grimshaw, Muric, Kompany, Laporte, Mendy, Otamendi, Stones, Walker, Zinchenko, Delph, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Foden, Mahrez, Sane, B Silva, D Silva, Sterling, Aguero, Jesus
Injured: Bravo, Danilo, Gundogan, Mangala
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Form guide: WWWWD
Burnley
Manager: Sean Dyche
Squad (from): Hart, Heaton, Lindegaard, Lowton, Taylor, Tarkowski, Mee, Bardsley, Long, Cork, Gudmundsson, Hendrick, Defour, Westwood, Lennon, Vokes, Barnes, Wood, Vydra
Injured: Ward, Pope, Gibson, Brady
Doubtful: Defour
Suspended: None
Form guide: LWLWD
Kevin De Bruyne is back in the squad after missing the last nine weeks with a knee injury sustained at The Emirates on the opening weekend of the season. Fabian Delph is also back in contention, although Ilkay Gundogan will be unavailable for the next fortnight. Danilo is also ruled out with an anke injury picked up on international duty with Brazil.
“I don’t know if he [De Bruyne] is able to play 90 minutes", said Guardiola at Friday's press conference.
"He trained the last two weeks. He has no pain and is ready to be part of the group.
“He is such an important player for us. Whenever a player is out, I like when they come back because the stronger we will be.
“Kevin, there is no doubt how important he is for us."
City's last home league game against Burnley at The Etihad ended in a 3-0 victory, with Sergio Aguero, Nicolas Otamendi, and Leroy Sane netting for the Blues. Overall City have won 44 of the 99 games played against Fulham, with 25 draws and 30 defeats.
Predicted line-up: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Mendy, Fernandinho, D Silva, B Silva, Sterling, Sane, Aguero
Score prediction: Manchester City 3 Burnley 0