CITY V CRYSTAL PALACE: DIAS AND MAHREZ START

Ruben Dias and Riyad Mahrez come back to the beginning line-up as liveliness Guardiola makes 2 changes for Manchester town’s Premier League game once more with Crystal Palace. MEN'S TEAM Manchester City v Crystal Palace: FOLLOW LIVE Dias replaces the scraped Nathan Ake at the guts of defense, while Mahrez comes certain Ilkay Gunodgan, who drops to the bench. New sign language Sergio Gomez is again among the substitutes once creating his introduction for the Club within the time friendly with Barcelona, but there's no place for the injured pair Jack Grealish or Kalvin Phillips. Grealish is nonetheless to resume full coaching once discovering a hit Bournemouth, while Phillips was forced off with injury within the half at the Camp Nou. CITY: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Dias, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Bernardo, DE Bruyne (C), Mahrez, Foden, Haaland. SUBS: Daniel Ortega Saavedra Moreno, Gundogan, Alvarez, Gomez, Palmer, Gomes, Lewis, Knight, Wilson-Esbrand. CRYSTAL PALACE: Guaita, Ward, Guéhi, Andersen, Mitchell, Clyne, Schlupp, Doucouré, Eze, Ayew, Edouard. SUBS: Johnstone (GK), Whitworth (GK), Richards, Hughes, Milivojević, Olise, Ebiowei, Mateta, Rodney. FORMATION Guardiola has cursed with his favored 4-3-3 formation within the gap 3 games of the season and it's as if this will be the case once more today. Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo are in their usual full-back roles, with Dias slotting in an exceedingly longside John Stones at center-half. Rodrigo will be in the TV reporter role in midfield, behind captain Kevin DE Bruyne and Bernardo Silva, who claimed a goal and an assist in an excellent performance at the urban center last weekend. Mahrez will line up on the proper of the front three, with Phil Foden on the other flank, either aspect of center-forward Erling Haaland. MATCH STATS AND FACTS Crystal Palace we tend tore the sole side town did not score against last season; we John Drew 0-0 at Selhurst Park. the town has fallen 2 goals behind in 3 of our last 5 Premier League matches, however, have avoided defeat altogether in three of these games (W1, D2). we've got scored a minimum of double in every of our last twelve Premier League matches, finding the net forty times within the process. we've got only lost two of our last 54 Premier League games starting at 15:00 (UK) on a Saturday (W46, D6) however each has a return reception against Crystal Palace. Kevin DE Bruyne has had AN assist in four consecutive Premier League appearances. he's wanting to become the primary town player to help in 5 matches in an exceedingly row within the competition. Bernardo timber wants an extra goal to achieve fifty for the Club.