The starting lineups are in as Manchester City begin their 2026-27 campaign against Bournemouth

Manchester City and Bournemouth have confirmed their starting lineups for today’s Premier League fixture at the Etihad Stadium. Today’s match is the opening fixture for both teams. Enzo Maresca will take charge of his first Premier League fixture at home for Manchester City and it will take some time to get used to a new figure in the dugout after seeing Pep Guardiola prowl the touchline at the Etihad for a decade.

The Manchester City squad is in the middle of a sizable reconstruction. Bernardo Silva, John Stones, Nathan Ake, James Trafford, Rodri and Tijjani Reijnders have all left the club this summer. Savinho will likely be the next player to leave and Omar Marmoush and Nico Gonzalez could also leave. So far, City have signed Elliot Anderson, Mathys Detourbet, Pierce Charles and Jeremy Monga this summer. Charles and Detourbet have been sent on loan for the 2026-27 season. There is no doubt that City will add more players to complete Enzo Maresca’s squad before the transfer window closes.

In terms of who is available and who isn’t for Enzo Maresca, Jeremy Doku will miss today’s match due to a calf injury. The Belgian international sustained the injury against Arsenal in City’s 3-0 FA Community Shield defeat last weekend and will be sidelined for 2-3 weeks.

Matheus Nunes is available for selection for today’s match against Bournemouth. Manchester City’s first-choice right-back sustained an injury in the warm-up prior to last weekend’s FA Community Shield clash with Arsenal. But he has been passed fit to play today.

Here are both teams lineups for today’s match.

Enzo Maresca has tweaked his midfield for today’s match. Elliot Anderson, Nico O’Reilly, and Rico Lewis will likely start in midfield. Nico O’Reilly offers a great threat going forward and will likely be the number ten in today’s lineup. Phil Foden looks set to start on the right wing today against Bournemouth. Abdukodir Khusanov looks set to play at right-back, with the Uzbekistan international preferred to Matheus Nunes. Khusanov, like his teammates, will want to put in a much better performance than last week against Arsenal.

Nico Gonzalez and Omar Marmoush are on the bench despite doubts over their futures with Manchester City. Savinho isn’t on the bench which isn’t a surprise as his move to Tottenham is nearly complete. There is a strong bench named for Enzo Maresca to call upon which can be seen below.

Starting lineup: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Abdukodir Khusanov, Marc Guehi, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Rico Lewis, Elliot Anderson, Nico O’Reilly, Phil Foden, Antoine Semenyo, Erling Haaland.

Substitutes: Rulli, Marmoush, Kovačić, Cherki, Nico, Grealish, Aït-Nouri, Reis, Nunes.