[🚨] OFFICIAL: #ManCity’s starting XI vs RB Leipzig.

The boys! 🤩👊✨

Rico Lewis will line-up alongside Rodri in defensive midfield, with Bernardo Silva in behind Erling Haaland, and Josko Gvardiol at left-back, according to UEFA.com.

Fantastic Mr Foden! 🤩👊✨

Jeremy Doku vs RB Leipzig: 11 Minutes Played 1 Goal 1 Assist 17 Touches 10 Accurate Passes 100% Pass Accuracy 2 Ground Duels Won 1 Key Pass 1 Shot On Target 1 Successful Dribble

Rico Lewis vs RB Leipzig: 1 Assist 59 Touches 44 Accurate Passes 94% Pass Accuracy 5 Key Passes 5 Ground Duels Won 3 Tackles 2 Accurate Long Balls

Phil Foden vs RB Leipzig: 1 Goal 75 Touches 53 Accurate Passes 90% Pass Accuracy 3 Key Passes 2 Accurate Crosses 2 Accurate Long Balls 1 Interception 1 Hit Woodwork 1 Shot On Target 1 Aerial Duel Won 1 Big Chance Created

#UCL 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑. ⭐️💙 Phil Foden

Phil Foden on Araña 🕷: "Magical. Juli's been top this season, scoring a lot of goals, and someone we can look up to now to score the big goals... He came on and changed the game, and he's a really important player for us!" [via Football on TNT Sports]

Phil Foden on Rico Lewis: "I thought he was brilliant today in midfield... Rico has the courage to play at such a young age, and it's nice to have a #ManCity academy player on the pitch with me today, so I'm happy for him!" [via Football on TNT Sports]

Josko Gvardiol has received a red bull sculpture from RB Leipzig following tonight's game, in recognition of his time at the club. 👏🐂 📸 Joe Bray

Pep Guardiola on Rico Lewis: "Woooooooow! He's an amazing, outstanding player... He's just 18-years-old, has a huge personality, can play in four or five positions, he's not scared, his defending is really good... He's a fantastic player." [via Football on TNT Sports]

Pep Guardiola: "If you think I will doubt my #ManCity players, you are wrong. I rely on these guys unconditionally. They prove it. We go to the Arsenal game, rest and hopefully in May we will arrive in the competitions being there..." [via Manchester City]

Pep Guardiola has now overtaken Alex Ferguson in the ranking of the most all-time #UCL wins by a manager: ◾️ 109, Carlo Ancelotti ◾️ 𝟏𝟎𝟑, 𝐏𝐞𝐩 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚 ◾️ 102, Alex Ferguson ◾️ 82, Arsene Wenger ◾️ 77, Jose Mourinho [via Football on TNT Sports]

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Official: Julian Alvarez has been nominated for the #PL Player of the Month for September. Other nominees: Jarrod Bowen, Pedro Neto, Mohamed Salah, Heung-Min Son, Kieran Trippier, Ollie Watkins.

Rico Lewis on starting for #ManCity at Arsenal: "I don’t have any hopes or anything. I do my best and we’ll see what happens on Sunday but it’s all about what the manager chooses and decides is right..." [via Joe Bray]

The future of Manchester City is in safe hands! 🌟🤩

Julían Álvarez has created more chances across the PL, UCL and UEL than any other Premier League player so far this season and no other has been directly involved in more goals. [via Squawka]