Aston Villa make six changes to the side that suffered a shock 2-1 defeat by Go Ahead Eagles in the Europa League on Thursday, with the big guns all returning.
Morgan Rogers, John McGinn, Boubacar Kamara, Lucas Digne, Ezri Konsa and Matty Cash all start.
Jadon Sancho, Evan Guessand, Lamare Bogarde, Ian Maatsen, Tyrone Mings and Victor Lindelof drop out.
Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, McGinn, Onana, Kamara, Rogers, Buendia, Watkins.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola makes three alterations to the side that won in Villarreal during the week.
Oscar Bobb gets a start in place for Jeremy Doku, while Phil Foden and Tijjani Reijnders also come in.
Nico Gonzalez is fit enough for the bench after hobbling off in Spain with a foot issue, while Rico Lewis also drops out.
Man City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol, Reijnders, Silva, Foden, Savinho, Bobb, Haaland.
