Overview

• The third‑round tie kicks off at 7:45pm BST on Wednesday, September 24 at Huddersfield’s Accu Stadium, with Michael Salisbury appointed as referee.
• Pep Guardiola confirmed a heavily changed XI and named James Trafford as the starting goalkeeper, with Erling Haaland set to rest.
• Abdukodir Khusanov is unavailable after a knock sustained at Arsenal and is expected to miss around three games, while Mateo Kovacic, Rayan Ait‑Nouri, Rayan Cherki and Omar Marmoush also remain out.
• Kalvin Phillips will not feature as he is in London for the birth of his second child, though Guardiola said the midfielder has returned to first‑team training and could get minutes later.
• Guardiola indicated chances for youngsters, with Divine Mukasa and Stephen Mfuni among those likely to be involved as City manage injuries and fixture congestion.