Manchester City take on Palermo in a pre-season friendly tonight as preparations ramp up for the new campaign.
Pep Guardiola's side face their sister club in Sicily with an 8pm kick off. The fixture comes seven days before City's Premier League opener at Wolves.
City have had a protracted summer having taken part in the expanded Club World Cup, where they were knocked out in the last 16 by Al Hilal. The squad were then given time off before returning to training at the end of July.
Guardiola has selected a 22-man squad for the game against their Serie B opponents but several stars are absent. Jack Grealish, James McAtee and Stefan Ortega have been left in Manchester as they seek moves away while the likes of Rodri - who will not be fully fit until after the September international break - Phil Foden, Josko Gvardiol and Claudio Echeverri have not travelled through fitness issues.
We will have all the action, reaction and analysis covered here, so stay with us. Kick off is at 8pm.
The match between Palermo and City kicks off at 8pm UK time.
The game is being streamed live on City +, City's in-house streaming service,unless you are based in Italy, where it is not available.
The service can accessed via the club website or official mobile app. An annual subscription usually costs £34.99 but City are running a promotion ahead of the match that makes it available for the year at £19.99. All supporters have to do is use code 'PALERMO15' at checkout.
In case you missed it last night, Pep Guardiola confirmed City will not see a fit Rodri until after the September international break after he suffered a setback at the Club World Cup.
The Spaniard came on against Al Hilal in the last-16 but suffered a groin problem in what
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