Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest: Latest City injury news and predicted City starting XI

Manchester City take on Nottingham Forest tonight at the Etihad Stadium. Tonight’s match is another crucial Premier League fixture for Pep Guardiola’s side. Arsenal play at the same time as City against Brighton, so tonight’s match is a must-win game for City as they bid to keep pressure on the Premier League leaders. City enter tonight’s match off the back of a 1-0 win over Leeds, and they have won eight of their past nine games in all competitions.

Here is the latest City injury news and my predicted Manchester City starting eleven for tonight’s match.

Latest Manchester City injury news.

Manchester City enters tonight’s match with Josko Gvardiol unavailable due to a long-term injury. Mateo Kovacic has returned to training, and it remains to be seen if the Croatian midfielder will make the bench for tonight’s match. Jeremy Doku returned for Manchester City’s win over Leeds but was an unused substitute at Elland Road. The Belgian international could also return to the pitch tonight.

The bigger fitness selection queries for Manchester City surround Erling Haaland and Nico O’Reilly. Haaland missed Manchester City’s win over Leeds after picking up an injury at training last week. Manchester City’s top-scorer trained yesterday which should indicate that Haaland is available for tonight’s match against Nottingham Forest. Nico O’Reilly suffered an ankle injury against Leeds and was taken off after 70 minutes at Elland Road. It wasn’t immediately clear if Nico O’Reilly trained yesterday so his availability for tonight’s match does appear to be in doubt.

Predicted City starting eleven.