Man City vs Exeter City: Confirmed team news
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is not messing about and goes very strong for this FA Cup third round tie.
There is a debut for Antoine Semenyo following his £65m move from Bournemouth on Friday, while academy star Ryan McAidoo, who joined from Chelsea in 2024, also makes his first start.
There are six changes in all from Wednesday night’s draw against Brighton, with James Trafford starting in goal and Rico Lewis, Rodri and Rayan Cherki coming in to the side.
Gianluigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, Nico Gonzalez, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Jeremy Doku drop out.
Surprisingly, goal machine Erling Haaland gets a start too against the League One side.
Man City XI: Trafford, Lewis, Khusanov, Alleyne, Ake, Rodri, Reijnders, Semenyo, McAidoo, Cherki, Haaland.
Exeter XI: Whitworth, Niskanen, Turns, Fitzwater, Woodhouse, Oakes, Doyle-Hayes, Brierley, Cole, Aitchison, Wareham.
