Pep Guardiola has named his Manchester City team for this evening’s game against Celtic. The Scottish Champions face up against the English Champions in Chapel Hill, North Carolina giving supporters in the USA the opportunity to see their stars up close.
Guardiola has picked first team stars Kalvin Phillips, Jack Grealish and, of course, Erling Haaland for the game. The prolific Norwegian striker has been handed the captain’s armband for the game and will face up against Stephen Welsh and Liam Scales.
Ortega Moreno, Lewis, Simpson-Pusey, Mbete, Wilson-Esbrand, Phillips, O’Reilly, McAtee, Bobb, Grealish, Haaland (C)
SUBS | Ederson, Carson, Perrone, Wright, Katongo, Ndala, Galvez, Susoho, Oboavwoduo, Heskey, Doyle, Fatah, Mfuni, Hamilton, Samuel, Knight
Your City side to face Celtic! 🩵
XI | Ortega Moreno, Lewis, Simpson-Pusey, Mbete, Wilson-Esbrand, Phillips, O’Reilly, McAtee, Bobb, Grealish, Haaland (C)
SUBS | Ederson, Carson, Perrone, Wright, Katongo, Ndala, Galvez, Susoho, Oboavwoduo, Heskey, Doyle, Fatah, Mfuni, Hamilton,… pic.twitter.com/hkj3rrEPsr
— Manchester City (@ManCity) July 23, 2024
Elsewhere, Brendan has named his team for the game with Kasper Schmeichel making his first start.
In goals, Schmeichel is handed his debut.
In defence, Tony Ralston starts at right back with Greg Taylor at left back alongside Scales and Welsh as the central pairing.
In midfield, Callum McGregor starts at the base of the midfield. The Celtic skipper is joined by Matt O’Riley and Reo Hatate.
In attack, Kyogo starts through the middle with Nicolas Kühn and Daizen Maeda in the wide areas.
Team News from Chapel Hill 📋
Here’s how the Bhoys line up ahead of tonight’s match against @ManCity!
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#TheBhoysOfSummer | #StatesideCelts🇺🇸🍀 pic.twitter.com/FLPMVhFbq1— Celtic Football Club (Stateside🇺🇸) (@CelticFC) July 23, 2024
On the bench: Sinisalo, Bain, Lagerbielke, Palma, Yang, Holm, Kobayashi, Kwon, Tomoki, Anderson, Lawal, Murray, Forrest, Dede, Donovan, Turley and M. Johnston.
