Team news from the Etihad are in and City's new signing Matheus Nunes starts on the bench, but fellow new signing Jeremy Doku makes his debut. 

Joao Palhinha misses out for Fulham after his move to Bayern collapsed, while new signing Alex Iwobi isn't in the squad. New arrival Timothy Castagne is on the bench.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Ake, Dias, Akanji, Rodri, Kovacic, Doku, Alvarez, Foden, Haaland.

Subs: Ortega, Carson, Phillips, Silva, Gomez, Gvardiol, Nunes, Bobb, Lewis.

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Diop, Ream, Robinson, Reed, Pereira, Wilson, Cairney, De Cordova-Reid, Jimenez.

Subs: Rodak, Bassey, Adama, Muniz, Willian, Castagne, Vinicius, Francois, Harris.