Manchester Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola makes three adjustments to the aspect that drew at Manchester United final Sunday.
Younger midfielder James McAtee is available in for Phil Foden, who misses out with an ankle damage. Rico Lewis replaces Matheus Nunes at right-back and Nico Gonzalez is available in for Bernardo Silva, who, like Nunes, drops to the bench.
Manchester Metropolis XI: Ederson, Lewis, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Kovacic, Nico, Gundogan, De Bruyne, McAtee, Marmoush.
Substitutes: Ortega, Grealish, Doku, Bernardo, Reis, Savinho, Nunes, Khusanov, Bobb.
Skipper Marc Guehi and striker Eddie Nketiah miss out for Crystal Palace following their purple playing cards in final week’s victory towards Brighton.
Chris Richards comes into the again three for Guehi as supervisor Oliver Glasner’s solely change to his beginning line-up. Twenty-year-old Irish ahead Franco Umeh-Chibueze is known as on the bench.
Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Lerma, Mitchell, Kamada, Wharton, Munoz, Eze, Sarr, Mateta.
Substitutes: Matthews, Ward, Matheus Franca, Clyne, Hughes, Chilwell, Devenny, Kporha.
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