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Pep Guardiola is missing a number of key players against the struggling Saints

De Bruyne is still struggling with the groin injury he suffered last month and Pep Guardiola has said he does not know when the midfielder will return.

Asked about De Bruyne on Friday, Guardiola said: “Of course I would prefer to have all the squad with the amount of games but it is what it is.

City will go top of the Premier League with a win and the continued absence of Grealish and Doku leave Guardiola with decisions to make in wide areas.

Savinho should start on the right wing, with Phil Foden potentially coming in for only his second Premier League start of the season.

There is some positive news for Guardiola with Nathan Ake’s return to fitness, but the defender is likely to have to settle for a place on the bench here.

City remain without long-term absentees Rodri and Oscar Bobb.

Erling Haaland will be hoping to be among the goals again in the Premier League after his brace against Sparta Prague in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Haaland has failed to score in his last three Premier League games since his last-gasp equaliser against Arsenal.

Injured: Grealish, Doku, Rodri, Bobb, De Bruyne, Walker

Time and date: 3pm BST on Saturday October 26, 2024

Venue: Etihad Stadium