How Man City should line up vs Barcelona in charity friendly

Pep Guardiola says he will use a number of his first-team players for Manchester City's charity friendly at Barcelona tonight.

City are at Camp Nou to raise funds for former Barcelona goalkeeper and coach Juan Carlos Unzue, who was diagnosed with the incurable ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) two years ago, and all proceeds from the match will go towards ALS research.

Guardiola says those players who haven't featured much so far this season will play, as will others who have been regulars in the opening three games of the Premier League season. Nathan Ake may be a doubt after limping off vs Newcastle, while Aymeric Laporte remains out until at least September with injury.

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Read how our writers think City should line up vs Barcelona and pick your own team using the selector below:

Joe Bray

There's no need to take any unnecessary risks, so if there's a fringe player available in a position, they should play. That includes new signings Stefan Ortega, Kalvin Phillips and Julian Alvarez who deserve a chance to show Guardiola what they can do, as well as former Barcelona youngster Sergio Gomez on the left.

Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo will be asked to play plenty of games in the coming weeks, so Rico Lewis can start to give Walker a rest, while Luke Mbete should partner John Stones after Guardiola said Stones would play.

Alex Brotherton

While I also think there's no need to take unnecessary risks in a friendly match, Guardiola might have to take one in defence. Ake limping off against Newcastle means Stones and Ruben Dias are City's only two fit senior centre-backs, and if Sunday's showing was anything to go by then they