Rayan Cherki superb for Man City in League Cup win before Pep Guardiola criticises him

Manchester City make seven changes to the side that beat Crystal Palace on Sunday. James Trafford starts in goal, with Rico Lewis, Abdukodir Khusanov, Nathan Ake, Oscar Bobb Savinho and Divine Mukasa also coming in.

Manchester City: Trafford, Lewis, Khusanov, Ake, O’Reilly, Gonzalez, Reijnders, Bobb, Cherki, Savinho, Mukasa.

Substitutes: Donnarumma, Dias, Haaland, Bernardo, Gvardiol, Nunes, Foden, Gray, Mfuni.

Brentford make six changes following the weekend’s draw at Leeds. Hakon Valdimarsson starts in goal in place of Caoimhin Kelleher, while Rico Henry, Kristoffer Ajer, Mikkel Damsgaard, Yehor Yarmolyuk and Kevin Schade come into the side.

Brentford: Valdimarsson, Kayode, Van den Berg, Ajer, Collins, Henry, Jensen, Damsgaard, Yarmoliuk, Janelt, Schade.

Substitutes: Kelleher, Hickey, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter, Peart-Harris, Konak, Donovan, Arthur, Nunes.