Manchester City vs Norwich City: Latest City team news and predicted City starting eleven

Manchester City vs Norwich City: Latest City team news and predicted City starting eleven Manchester City take on Norwich City tonight in the third-round of the Carabao Cup. Enzo Maresca’s side will host the Canaries at the Etihad Stadium. City will go into tonight’s match as the overwhelming favourites. However, Philippe Clement’s side are an attacking side who will be eager to end Manchester City’s Carabao Cup defence at the first hurdle. Here is the latest Manchester City team news and injury updates, along with my predicted starting eleven for tonight’s match. Latest City team news. Phil Foden will miss tonight’s match as he serves the first game of the three-game suspension he received for the red card he was given against Manchester United at Old Trafford last Sunday. The three-game suspension for Foden is a blow for him as he was building his way into the season before being suspended for three matches. In terms of injury news, Enzo Maresca provided a positive update yesterday on the fitness of his Manchester City squad. Maresca revealed that Jeremy Doku is close to returning from the calf injury he sustained against Arsenal in the FA Community Shield. However, Maresca wouldn’t say if Doku would feature tonight against Norwich City. Tonight’s match does look to be an opportunity for Enzo Maresca to rotate his squad . Manchester City face Sunderland on Sunday at the Etihad Stadium in their final Premier League fixture before the extended international break. It would seem to be highly unlikely that players such as Erling Haaland, Ruben Dias, Marc Guehi, and Elliot Anderson will be risked after carrying such heavy workloads so far this season. My predicted Manchester City starting eleven can be seen below which does forecast Enzo Maresca rotating his squad tonight. Predicted Manchester City starting eleven. Gerónimo Rulli:  Tonight will be the night Rulli makes his Manchester City debut. It has been a long time coming and it will be fascinating to see how he performs. Rico Lewis:  Lewis hasn’t started since Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Bournemouth on the opening weekend of the Premier League season. I could see him starting at right-back tonight. Abdukodir Khusanov:  The Uzbekistan international should return to the heart of Manchester City’s defence tonight. Vitor Reis:  The young Brazilian centre-back needs to play and he should start tonight against Norwich City. Nico O’Reilly:  I can see Josko Gvardiol being rested and that should see O’Reilly start. He also needs minutes after having a brief period out of the City side due to a minor injury. Ayoubb Bouaddi:  I think the Moroccan international is a lock to start in Manchester City’s midfield tonight. Mateo Kovacic:  Kovacic will bring experience to Manchester City’s starting lineup which will be important. Enzo Fernandez:  Given how important Maresca views Enzo Fernandez I can see him playing an hour or so from the start tonight. Ryan McAidoo:  McAidoo looks destined to start. He has shown flashes off the bench so far this season. It won’t be a surprise to see him named in the Manchester City starting lineup for tonight’s match. Rayan Ait-Nouri:  Ait-Nouri needs minutes and should get an opportunity on the left wing tonight. Iliman Ndiaye: Up front, I expect Ndiaye to start. It wouldn’t surprise me if Semenyo started but I’ll give the nod to Ndiaye.