Villarreal vs Man City LIVE: Champions League early team news plus kick off time and how to watch

Manchester City will be looking to make it nine games unbeaten in all competitions when they face Villarreal tonight.

City are desperate to avoid a repeat of last season's Champions League disaster, which saw them dumped out of the competition by Real Madrid in the play-off round, having failed to finish in the top eight of the league table.

A win at the Estadio de la Cerámica tonight would see them take a huge stride towards qualification for the next stage of the competition.

In terms of the team news, Rodri and Abdukodir Khusanov have not travelled with the squad, but Rayan Ait-Nouri could make his City return after being included in the 22-man travelling squad.

City have taken four points from their two Champions League games so far, beating Napoli and drawing with Monaco.

Villarreal have enjoyed a bright start to the season. They sit third in La Liga, although they have just one point from their first two Champions League games, having lost at Tottenham before securing a draw with Juventus.

We'll have all the build-up, updates and reaction you need in the blog below:

A near fully-fit squad means Pep has some big decisions to make.

It's surely too soon to see Ait-Nouri back in the starting team, and after only make a brief cameo at the weekend it's unlikely we will see Cherki from the start.

John Stones could slot in at right back, while Foden and Doku will fancy their chances of starting alongside Haaland in attack.

See how we think City could line up here >>>

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