Man City v Monchengladbach – Confirmed starting lineups, Gundogan set to make debut

Monaco v Man City

Manchester City face Borussia Monchengladbach tonight in their opening UEFA Champions Leauge game.

City boss Pep Guardiola has decided to leave Ilkay Gundogan out of the starting line-up however, the Germany international may make his debut tonight off the bench.

Guardiola’s side come into the fixture in a confident mood following a 2-1 victory over their rivals Manchester United. City have a perfect record under Guardiola so far and will be looking to keep the winning run going tonight against Monchengladbach.

The Spanish tactician will be glad to have his star striker Kun Aguero back in the starting line-up while summer signing Claudio Bravo retains his place despite a shaky performance against United.

Man City v Monchengladbach

Kick-Off: 19:45 (GMT)
Stadium: Etihad Stadium

Man City confirmed lineup: Bravo, Zabaleta, Otamendi, Stones, Kolarov, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Silva, Sterling, Navas, Aguero
Subs: Caballero, Sagna, Gundogan, Nolito, Sane, Clichy, Iheanacho

Borussia Monchengladbach confirmed lineup: Sommer; Chrtistensen, Strobl, Kramer, Dahoud; Raffael, Stindl, Wendt; Johnson, Hahn, Elvedi.