Manchester City XI vs Bristol City: starting line-up, confirmed squad news and latest FA Cup injury today

Manchester City have named a strong squad to face Bristol City tonight, although Erling Haaland is on the bench.

Centre-back pair John Stones and Aymeric Laporte are back in training, although neither is in the squad, but Kevin De Bruyne is back in the starting XI after illness ruled him out of the weekend win at Bournemouth.

Kalvin Phillips makes a rare start as City look to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

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Phillips has made just one start so far this season since joining from Leeds for £45million last summer, with form and fitness hampering his start to life at City. Guardiola has previously criticized him for being overweight, but is confident the player will recover.

Guardiola said: “Kalvin is adapting and adapting a bit. Some players need a bit more time.

“I have a feeling he needs a bit more time to learn more about our pace, but it was so important for him to play the minutes he played at Bournemouth for pace.

“Of course we need him until the end of the season because there are a lot of games, but Rodri is so important at the moment. That’s why (he didn’t play much).”

He added of the game: “It’s a final. The FA Cup is an important competition, really important. It’s a serious team that will play tomorrow.”

Julian Alvarez leads the line with Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez out wide. Haaland, Jack Grealish and Rodri are among those waiting in reserve if needed.

Starting with XI: Ortega, Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Phillips, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez, Foden, Alvarez

Substitutions: Ederson, Walker, Gundogan, Haaland, Grealish, Rodri, Gomez, Perrone, Palmer