Enzo Maresca names his first Man City starting XI in the Premier League. He's gone for youth, rather than experience, in the middle of midfield with Rico Lewis starting alongside new signing Elliot Anderson, who will be making his EPL debut for the Blues. Nico O' Reilly also gets the nod, it will be interesting to see if he or Phil Foden starts in midfield or out wide.
Abdukhodir Khusanov gets the nod at right back, with fitness concerns over Matheus Nunes. The Portuguese international does, however, make the bench. Jeremy Doku misses out through injury.
Josko Gvardiol looks to be playing left back, with Ruben Dias and Marc Guehi in the heart of City's defence. Goalscoring machine Erling Haaland starts up front, with Antoine Semenyo out wide.
There's no place in the starting line up for Rayan Cherki, who has to settle for a place on the bench. While there's huge rumors surrounding the future of Omar Marmoush, the Egyptian takes a subs place too.
A very attack-minded starting lineup for the Blues! It will be interesting to see how that midfield three works, with Elliot Anderson likely to play the number 6 role.
Man City squad against Bournemouth:
Gianluigi Donnarumma, Abdukhodir Khusanov, Ruben Dias (c), Marc Guehi, Josko Gvardiol, Nico O'Reilly, Elliot Anderson, Rico Lewis, Phil Foden, Antoine Semenyo, Erling Haaland
City substitutes: Geronimo Rulli, Omar Marmoush, Mateo Kovacic, Rayan Cherki, Nico Gonzalez, Jack Grealish, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Vitor Reis, Matheus Nunes
Bournemouth:
Djordje Petrovic, Adam Smith, James Hill, Antonio Silva, Adrien Truffert, Lewis Cook, Marcus Tavernier, Justin Kluivert, Alex Scott, Rayan, Evanilson
Bournemouth substitutes: Alex Toth, Alvaro Rodriguez, Daniel Jebbison, Ben Gannon-Doak, Juanlu Sanchez, Will Dennis, Bafode Diakite, Tyler Adams, David Brooks
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