Gundogan and De Bruyne start as Stones clocks up century of Premier League appearances
Rob Pollard
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Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne return to the City starting XI for our game at Arsenal this afternoon.
And De Bruyne’s 10-minute cameo at Goodison Park was his first appearance for a month after suffering a hamstring injury.
th Premier League appearance for the Club, as Pep Guardiola makes five changes to his starting side.
Fernandinho and Oleksandr Zinchenko are also back, with Phil Foden, Rodri, Kyle Walker, Gabriel Jesus and Aymeric Laporte dropping to the bench.
Sergio Aguero is again amongst the substitutes as he continues his comeback after an injury-hit year.
“There is still a long way to go but we are happy with the performances from the team in these past few months especially.
“When you have a good momentum it always feels good. It always builds your confidence and strength of the team.
“It feels a little bit like the 2017/18 season and the end of the 2018/19 season when we won plenty of games in a row to win the Premier League.
“We are feeling strong at the moment, but we have got very, very tough games ahead of us right now.”
Swansea City are up next for Guardiola’s men, who travel to the Liberty Stadium for an FA Cup fifth round tie on Wednesday 10 January.
Confirmed date and time for rearranged Villa game
Rob Pollard
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City’s Premier League fixture at home to Aston Villa will take place on Wednesday 20 January.
Kick-off is at 8.15pm and the game will be broadcast live on BT Sport.
This visit of Dean Smith’s side was originally scheduled as our season opener but was rearranged to give our players time to rest after their involvement in the Champions League knock-out tournament in Portugal.
We will have full coverage of the game on ManCity.com. Minute-by-minute text updates will begin from 6.15pm and our live We’re Not Really Here show is will get under way at 7.15pm.