Theo Walcott and Mohamed Elyounoussi recently endured respective bouts of COVID, but the pair are back in training and will be assessed. Alex McCarthy also remains a doubt. Valentino Livramento and Will Smallbone remain absent through injury and Moussa Djenepo is on international duty. Kyle Walker-Peters and Che Adams may return to the side that lost at Wolves last weekend. Ruben Dias was dropped for the 1-0 win over Chelsea, yet may return here, despite John Stones impressing alongside Aymeric Laporte. Cole Palmer will be assessed, but Liam Delap and Oleksandr Zinchenko are ruled out. Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Nathan Ake is available. Algeria were knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations in the week but Riyad Mahrez will now be given a week's holiday.