Manchester City are making Ilkay Gundogan wait for a second full debut as he is named on the bench for today’s Premier League trip to West Ham.
Having completed a surprise return from Barcelona after only one season away, the 33-year-old midfielder played just over 20 minutes off the bench in his second City bow as newly-promoted Ipswich were thumped 4-1 last weekend and is again among the substitutes at the London Stadium.
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Phil Foden misses out again after being ruled out of the Ipswich drubbing through illness. City boss Pep Guardiola said on Friday: “Hopefully after the international break he’ll be ready.
“He played against Chelsea for 45 minutes but then after he didn’t feel good. He had tests and feels much better, but he’s still doesn’t feel perfect.
“I prefer we [have] that time for him to recover and be fine and after, come back after the international break and be ready for those games.”
Jack Grealish, back in the England squad this week, is in from the off, after missing the starting XI for the first two games of the season, with Savinho mising out.
Rodri is back on the bench and Mateo Kovacic starts after returning to training, but Oscar Bobb is not expected to return before December after having surgery on a fractured leg.
Starting XI: Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Kovacic, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Doku, Grealish, HaalandSubs: Ortega Moreno, Walker, Stones, Ake, Rodri, Gundogan, Nunes, O'Reilly, McAtee
Time and date: 5.30pm BST on Saturday August 31, 2024
Venue: London Stadium
TV channel: Sky Sports
