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Manchester City face Napoli in the Champions League and here is how they should line up.

Man City will hope to start their Champions League campaign in style when they host Napoli on Thursday night.

Pep Guardiola's side will head into the match full of confidence after the comfortable weekend victory over Manchester United but know they will likely face a tougher test against the current Serie A champions.

There will be plenty of interest as Kevin de Bruyne returns to Manchester just months after he was released by City, while former United midfielder Scott McTominay and forward Rasmus Hojlund will hope to steal the headlines as well.

From a City perspective, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden will both hope to keep their fine form going, though Rodri will need to show signs of improvement after a sloppy display last weekend.

Here is how we think City should line up against Napoli:

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