Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has made four changes from the side that were thrashed 4-1 by Liverpool last week for this afternoon's Premier League clash with Southampton.
Midfielders Fabian Delph and Fernandinho come in for Fernando and Jesus Navas, while Martin Demichelis is preferred to Eliaquim Mangala at centre-back.
Willy Caballero replaces Joe Hart in goal, after the England international picked up an injury during his side's Champions League defeat by Juventus, as 38-year-old Richard Wright is named on the substitutes bench.
Visitors Southampton also make four changes from the side that was defeated 1-0 by Stoke City for today's fixture, as Maya Yoshida replaces Cedric Soares at right-back.
Oriol Romeu and James Ward-Prowse return to midfield in place of Jordy Clasie and Dusan Tadic, who both drop to the bench, while Sadio Mane comes in for the suspended Graziano Pelle.
Manchester City: Caballero; Sagna, Demichelis, Otamendi, Kolarov; Fernandinho, Delph, Toure; De Bruyne, Aguero, Sterling
Subs: Wright, Clichy, Fernando, Silva, Navas, Iheanacho, Bony
Southampton: Stekelenburg; Yoshida, Fonte, Van Dijk, Bertrand; Wanyama, Romeu; Ward-Prowse, Davis, Mane; Long
Subs: Davis, Clasie, Tadic, Martina, Juanmi, Ramirez, Caulker
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