Man City line-up vs Chelsea predicted as Rodri and Jeremy Doku calls made and star drops outManchester City host Chelsea today as they look to keep pace with Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table. View Image Rodri returned on ThursdayPep Guardiola has a number of key decisions to make when selecting his Manchester City starting XI for the Premier League clash with Chelsea this evening. City couldn't find the breakthrough at Sunderland in their last outing as they were left frustrated by a determined Black Cats defence. Nico O'Reilly has been an ever-present in the City XI in recent months and the stacked schedule looks to be taking its toll on the youngster. Article continues belowCity predicted XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Silva, Rodri, Foden, Cherki, Doku, Haaland.

Source: Express January 04, 2026 17:11 UTC