Manchester City are bidding to book their place in the last four of this season's Carabao Cup, as they take on Southampton this evening.
Pep Guardiola clearly already has one eye on Saturday's Manchester derby, with the City boss opting to leave Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri and Riyad Mahrez on the bench to begin with against Saints.
Julian Alvarez once again leads the line following his exploits against Chelsea on Sunday, with Phil Foden expected to drop deeper into a midfield role. Joao Cancelo, Kyle Walker and Sergio Gomez all start in defence.
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With Manchester United and Newcastle already through after their respective victories on Tuesday evening, fans will be waiting with baited breathe to see the outcome of tonight's semi-final draw, should Guardiola's men progress.
Fans have since taken to social media to react to the City starting XI, questioning the formation deployed on the South Coast.
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