As for Zagreb, head coach Nenad Bjelica makes only one change to the side he chose last time out and that sees Dilaver dropped to the bench in place of Kadzior. Elsewhere, it’s the same side from the 4-0 victory over NK Lokomotiva. The key man for them is Orsic, who has scored five goals in his last four appearances.
Pep Guardiola makes four changes to the side that beat Everton at the weekend. Mendy makes his first start of the season at right-back in place of Walker, while De Bruyne – who was substituted at Goodison Park with a groin injury – is replaced by Silva. Up front, Jesus and Sterling make way for Bernardo Silva and Aguero.
SUBS: Amer Gojak, Mario Gavranovic, Ivo Pinto, Mario Situm, Daniel Zagorac, Iyayi Atiemwen, Damian Kadzior.
DINAMO ZAGREB (5-3-2): Dominik Livakovic; Petar Stojanovic, Kevin Theophile-Catherine, Emir Dilaver, Dino Peric, Marin Leovac; Nikola Moro, Arijan Ademi, Dani Olmo; Mislav Orsic, Bruno Petkovic.
SUBS: Claudio Bravo, Kyle Walker, Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus, Angelino, Phil Foden, Eric Garcia.
MANCHESTER CITY (4-3-3): Ederson; Joao Cancelo, Nicolas Otamendi, Fernandinho, Benjamin Mendy; Ilkay Gundogan, Rodrigo, David Silva; Bernardo Silva, Sergio Aguero, Riyad Mahrez.
Both sides opened their Champions League campaigns with a win two weeks ago, City cruising to a 3-0 victory away at Shakhtar Donetsk and Zagreb beating Atalanta 4-0. More recently, however, City’s last game saw them defeat Everton 3-1 in the Premier League while the Croatians were 4-0 victors over NK Lokomotiva.
Hello and welcome to this live text commentary of the Champions League clash between Manchester City and Dinamo Zagreb at the Etihad Stadium.
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