Manchester City host Aston Villa in the Premier League and a match Pep Guardiola called a “final” for his team.
The race for Champions League qualification could not be closer, with fifth-placed City a point ahead of seventh-placed Aston Villa in the table. Just three points separate Nottingham Forest in third with Villa in seventh, with five games to go.
City earned a crucial late win at Everton on Saturday, before Villa thrashed in-form Newcastle 4-1 later in the day for their fifth Premier League win in a row.
It means Unai Emery’s side have beaten Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle before arriving at the Etihad, while they also defeated City earlier this season.
"Villa are a contender to qualify for the Champions League and when you see the game they played against my friend Luis Enrique and PSG I was really impressed,” Guardiola said.
When is Manchester City vs Aston Villa?
The Premier League fixture will kick off at 8pm BST on Tuesday 22 April at the Etihad.
TV channel and live stream
It will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Football, with a live stream available for customers on Sky Go or Now TV.
What is the team news?
Pep Guardiola has made two changes from City’s win over Everton, with Kovacic and McAtee coming in for Nico Lewis and Savinho.
Ortega remains between the sticks with Ederson out injured. O’Reilly’s fine performance at Goodison Park is rewarded with a starting berth.
Unai Emery makes five changes for the opposition, with Pau Torres returning to partner Ezri Konsa in defence, while Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen. Amadou Onana also starts while Tyrone Mings misses out altogether.
Jacob Ramsey and Marcus Rashford are preferred in attack, with Marco Asensio among the substitutes along with John McGinn.
The big surprise is that Ollie Watkins is still on the bench, despite scoring and registering an assist in the 4-1 win over Newcastle, and loudly voicing his frustration at his lack of starts recently.
Likely, Emery has one eye on their upcoming FA Cup semi-final.
Man City vs Aston Villa confirmed line-ups
Man City XI: Ortega, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Kovacic, Gundogan, De Bruyne, McAtee, Bernardo, Marmoush
Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne, Onana, Kamara, Tielemans, Ramsey, Rogers, Rashford.
