TEAM NEWS
Amad and Bryan Mbeumo have returned to training at Carrington following their participation in the Africa Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast and Cameroon, respectively.
Noussair Mazraoui remains engaged in the tournament as Morocco, the hosts, face Nigeria in the semi-finals on Wednesday. Regardless of the outcome, he will stay in the competition through the weekend, as a third-place play-off for the losing semi-finalists is set for Saturday.
Harry Maguire made his comeback against the Seagulls, but Matthijs de Ligt is still unavailable. Shea Lacey will be serving a suspension due to his red card received for two bookings in the FA Cup.
City has welcomed Antoine Semenyo to the squad this January; however, Ruben Dias (hamstring), Josko Gvardiol (shin), and John Stones are all currently out with injuries. Max Alleyne, a 20-year-old Academy product, has been stepping in as a centre-back for the Blues.
Omar Marmoush is still competing at AFCON with Egypt, while Savinho and Oscar Bobb have recently been unavailable.
