Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has made four changes from the side that was defeated 2-0 by Stoke City last weekend for this afternoon's Premier League game with managerless Swansea City.
Yaya Toure returns in midfield for Fernando, while Eliaquim Mangala replaces Martin Demichelis at centre-back, as the Argentina international is named on the bench having recovered from a tendon injury.
Gael Clichy is preferred to Aleksandar Kolarov at left-back, while Jesus Navas comes in for Kevin De Bruyne on the wing.
Captain Vincent Kompany remains absent with injury, in addition to Sergio Aguero, with Wilfried Bony continuing up front.
Visitors Swansea have made three changes from the side that lost 3-0 to Leicester City last week for their first game under caretaker manager Alan Curtis.
Club stalwart Angel Rangel replaces Kyle Naughton at right-back, while Federico Fernandez and Jack Cork are recalled to the starting XI in place of Kyle Bartley and Bafetimbi Gomis.
Manchester City: Hart; Sagna, Otamendi, Mangala, Clichy; Toure, Fernandinho; Navas, Silva, Sterling; Bony
Subs: Caballero, Kolarov, Demichelis, Delph, De Bruyne, Iheanacho, Roberts
Swansea City: Fabianski; Rangel, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor; Britton, Cork, Ki; Sigurdsson; Routledge, Ayew
Subs: Nordfeldt, Naughton, Amat, Grimes, Montero, Barrow, Gomis
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