Monaco vs Man City LIVE Champions League updates plus early team news and how to watch

Hello and welcome to our coverage of Manchester City's Champions League clash with Monaco (8pm kick-off).

The Blues head to the south of France seeking a second straight win in Europe having beaten 10-man Napoli 2-0 at the Etihad in their opening match of the League Phase.

Pep Guardiola has welcomed Rodri back into his squad for the contest with the midfielder having missed the last two matches with a knee issue. The City chief said the Spaniard was fit to start tonight but accepted that he needed to manage his minutes.

Rayan Cherki has returned to training but has not travelled with City taking no chances with the summer signing as he returns to full fitness. Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov and Rayan Ait-Nouri remain out.

You can follow all the build-up, action, reaction and analysis with our live blog, so stay with us.

Welcome to our coverage of City's Champions League clash with Monaco.

Tonight's game is an 8pm kick-off and we'll have live build-up, action, reaction and analysis in our live blog.

Guardiola's side can make it two wins from two in Europe tonight after their win over Napoli, while they'll also be keen to keep building on the momentum created following the September international break.

Stick with us for updates throughout the day.