Manchester City and Norwich City have confirmed their starting lineups ahead of tonight’s Carabao Cup tie

Manchester City and Norwich City have revealed their respective starting lineups for tonight's third-round Carabao Cup match at the Etihad Stadium. Manchester City, managed by Enzo Maresca, will be defending their cup honor against Championship side Norwich City, captained by Philippe Clement.

City's starting lineup includes Gerónimo Rulli, Rico Lewis, Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis, Nico O’Reilly, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Mateo Kovacic, Floyd Samba, Allan, Rayan Ait-Nouri, and Rayan Cherki. Substitutes for the City team are Donnarumma, Anderson, Guéhi, Ndiaye, Fernández, Nunes, Semenyo, McAidoo, and Braithwaite.

Norwich City will field a team led by Philippe Clement, known for their attractive and attacking style of play. The visitors will be aiming to cause an upset and potentially advance to the fourth round, where they would face Brighton.

It's worth noting that Manchester City will be without Phil Foden for this match due to suspension, serving the first game of his three-game ban after receiving a red card against Manchester United last Sunday. Jeremy Doku is also close to returning from a calf injury sustained against Arsenal during the FA Community Shield. However, Maresca has not confirmed his availability for tonight's game.

Despite facing a tough league fixture against Sunderland on Sunday, City is expected to rotate their squad for tonight's encounter. Nevertheless, a strong City side could still manage to overcome the talented Norwich City.