Having been at St Mary’s on Saturday it’s no surprise to see Riyad Mahrez’s place come under threat – he looked a little rusty.
Bernardo Silva offered much more energy and guile when replacing him and that must’ve played a part in Pep Guardiola’s thinking for this starting XI.
That’s the only change from the 5-1 win at Southampton with John Stones set to continue playing in the hybrid right-back/central midfield role.
Man City team news – Silva in for Mahrez
Team to play Bayern Munich: Ederson, Stones, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Rodri, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Grealish, Silva, Haaland
Subs: Ortega, Carson, Mahrez, Walker, Phillips, Laporte, Gomez, Alvarez, Palmer, Lewis, Perrone
Bayern Munich team news – Cancelo, Mane on bench
Team to play Man City: Sommer, Pavard, Upamecano, de Ligt, Davies, Kimmich, Goretzka, Sane, Musiala, Coman, Gnabry
Subs: Ulreich, Schenk, Mane, Sarr, Cancelo, Blind, Muller, Gravenberch, Tel, Mazraoui, Stanisic