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Haaland, Foden and McAtee all start as City make five changes

Erling Haaland and Phil Foden are among five players returning to the starting XI as City take on Southampton this afternoon.

Rico Lewis, Manu Akanji and James McAtee are also recalled, with Jeremy Doku, Matheus Nunes, Nico O’Reilly, Ilkay Gundogan and Omar Marmoush all dropping down to the bench.

Top scorer Haaland plays for the first time in six weeks.

The Norwegian striker has 30 goals this season and will be looking to end the campaign on a high.

Line-ups

CITY XI: Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Kovacic, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo, McAtee, Foden, Haaland

Subs: Ortega Moreno, Marmoush, Grealish, Doku, Nico, Gundogan, Savinho, Nunes, O’Reilly

SAINTS XI: Ramsdale; Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens; Bree, Downes, Ugochukwu, Welington; Fernandes, Sulemana; Dibling

Subs: McCarthy, Archer, Aribo, Manning, Onuachu, Smallbone, Stewart, Sugawara, Wood-Gordon

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