Confirmed Manchester City v Tottenham lineups today: Winks starts, Ndombele on the bench

Manchester City starting XI: Steffen; Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo; Fernandinho, Gundogan, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Foden, Sterling.

Manchester City substitutes: Ederson, Ake, Jesus, Aguero, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Bernardo, Torres, Mendy.

Tottenham Hotspur starting XI: Lloris; Aurier, Alderweireld, Dier, Reguilon; Hojbjerg, Winks Moura, Lo Celso, Kane; Kane.

Tottenham Hotspur substitutes: Hart, Sanchez, Tanganga, Sissoko, Alli, Ndombele, Lamela, Bergwijn, Bale.

Manchester City go with Zack Steffen in goal as the American continues to play instead of Ederson in cup competitions.

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Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte and Joao Cancelo are the back four, with Fernandinho protecting the defence.

Ilkay Gundogan will have more freedom to go forward, whilst Kevin De Bruyne starts just over a week since an ankle injury suffered against Chelsea.

Raheem Sterling is part of the City attack, today, joining Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez up top.

That means Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero are only on the bench, joining Ederson, Nathan Ake, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Ferran Torres and Benjamin Mendy.

Spurs have Hugo Lloris between the sticks, whilst it’s the same back four as against Southampton in midweek as Serge Aurier, Toby Alderweireld, Eric Dier and Sergio Reguilon start.

Harry Winks comes into the side alongside Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg as Tanguy Ndombele drops out, with Giovani Lo Celso playing as a number 10.

Gareth Bale is left out of the side today but Harry Kane returns from injury, joining Lucas Moura and Son Heung-min in attack.

Bale and Ndombele make the bench, joining Joe Hart, Davinson Sanchez, Japhet Tanganga, Moussa Sissoko, Dele Alli, Erik Lamela and Steven Bergwijn.

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