Manchester City vs CSKA Moscow team news: Manuel Pellegrini names unchanged XI

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has stuck with the same XI that beat neighbours Manchester United at the Etihad on Sunday.

The only change in the 18-man squad sees centre-back Eliaquim Mangala replace Scott Sinclair among the substitutes.

That means that Frank Lampard, who was said to have a chance to return to action, has not been deemed fit enough just yet.

Pellegrini will likely playu a 4-4-2/4-2-3-1 hybrid with Fernando as the holding midfielder, Yaya Toure in a more box-to-box role and Stevan Jovetic providing the link-up with Sergio Aguero.

James Milner will start on the left and Jesus Navas on the right.

LINE-UPS:

Manchester City: Hart, Zabaleta, Clichy, Demichelis, Kompany, Fernando, Yaya Toure, Navas, Milner, Jovetic, Aguero.

Subs: Caballero, Sagna, Boyata, Mangala, Nasri, Dzeko, Fernandinho.

CSKA Moscow: Akinfeev, Mario Fernandes, Ignashevich, V. Berezutski, Schennikov, Wernbloom, Dzagoev, R. Eremenko, Natcho, Musa, Doumbia.

Subs: Chepchugov, A. Berezutski, Nababkin, Efremov, Cauņa, G. Milanov, Bazelyuk.