Watford v Manchester City: confirmed team news

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Watford make just the one change from the side that began the 2-1 loss to Chelsea on Wednesday as Danny Rose comes in for Adam Masina at left-back.

Watford XI: Bachmann, Femenia, Troost-Ekong, Cathcart, Rose, Louza, Dennis, Cleverley, Sissoko, Pedro, King.

Subs: Elliot, Ngakia, Morris, Gosling, Fletcher, Tufan, Kabasele, Hernandez, Kucka.

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Pep Guardiola changes five of the 11 that began Manchester City's 2-1 win at Aston Villa on Wednesday.

Jack Grealish makes his first City start since 3 November after picking up an injury when on international duty with England.

Kyle Walker, Aymeric Laporte, Ilkay Gundogan and Phil Foden also start, with Nathan Ake, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Riyad Mahrez and Gabriel Jesus dropping out of the side.

Manchester City: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Walker, Gundogan, Rodri, Grealish, Silva, Sterling, Foden.

Subs: Steffen, Carson, Stones, Ake, Jesus, Zinchenko, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Mahrez.