Dias and Laporte return — Man City fans pick line up they want vs Brighton

Manchester City fans will be hopeful of a return to winning ways when they host Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League tonight.

City's hopes of a famous treble were sunk at Wembley Stadium on Saturday in a 3-2 defeat to Liverpool. Pep Guardiola rotated his side for the semi final after a gruelling draw at Atletico Madrid in the Champions League the Wednesday before.

Having had a few days to recuperate, Blues fans are hopeful that Guardiola will be able to select some of his first team players again with the aim of reclaiming top spot after Liverpool's win over Manchester United. Take a look at the line up City fans picked using MEN Sport's selector tool:

Second choice keeper Zack Steffen faced stern criticism on Saturday, having been at fault for Liverpool's second after dawdling on the ball. With City heading back into league action it seems inevitable that Brazilian Ederson will return to the starting XI.

Dias is fit to return to the starting lineup for a spell out of action with injury. He has been named on the bench for the past couple of matches and Blues fans believe that now is the right time to reintroduce him to the team.

Laporte is also selected meaning that John Stones will be allowed a rest after being ever-present in recent matches. Ake impressed in defeat helping him to retain his place while Cancelo has been one of City's many stars this campaign.

De Bruyne was rested for the defeat at Wembley and is likely to be raring to go in the centre of the park. Gundogan scored against Brighton last time the two teams met and will no doubt want to recreate that goalscoring touch at the Etihad.

Rodri, like his Belgian teammate, was rested for the FA Cup and could be in line for a return at the