Manchester City vs Bournemouth LIVE: Team news, line-ups and updates from Premier League clash

It’s an intriguing team that Enzo Maresca has selected for Man City.

There are only two changes to the line-up that lost 3-0 to Arsenal in the Community Shield as Jeremy Doku and Mateo Kovacic drop out.

However, Maresca has named six defenders in the team meaning Rico Lewis and Nico O’Reilly are likely to play in midfield alongside Elliot Anderson.

Marc Guehi is back in the team as well and partners Ruben Dias at centre-back.

Additionally, Omar Marmoush is named on the bench amid interest from Tottenham in signing him.

And here’s the first Bournemouth line-up named by boss Marco Rose:

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Smith, Silva, Hill, Truffert, Scott, Cook, Tavernier, Kluivert, Rayan, Evanilson.

Enzo Marseca has named his first Man City line-up for this year’s Premier League campaign.

Man City XI: Donnarumma; Khunsanov, Dias, Guehi, Gvardiol; Lewis, Anderson, O’Reilly; Semenyo, Foden, Haaland

Jeremy Doku will miss Manchester City’s Premier League opener against Bournemouth due to a calf injury, manager Enzo Maresca has confirmed.

The Belgium international sustained the problem during the first half of City’s Community Shield defeat to Arsenal last weekend.

The 24-year-old faces up to three weeks on the sidelines, although Maresca otherwise has a fully-fit squad for Sunday’s visit of the Cherries.

Manchester City host Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday 23 August, with kick-off at 2pm BST.

Viewers in the UK can watch the match on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting at 1pm. If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

For the Cherries, Eli Kroupi Jr., Veljko Milosavljevic and Julian Araujo are long-term absentees, while Amine Adli is set to return next month and Ryan Christie is suspended.

Tyler Adams has been passed fit, but David Brooks, Juanlu Sanchez, Alvaro Rodriguez and Julio Soler will face late fitness tests.

The Cityzens have also agreed a deal to sell Savinho to Tottenham, while Omar Marmoush will also be unavailable as he nears a move to Spurs.

Matheus Nunes has been passed fit, while there are no more injury concerns.

City begin their first season since 2016/17 without Pep Guardiola at the helm, though there is plenty of faith in Maresca, who himself previously served under the Spaniard as an assistant manager.

The Italian returns in the top job after an underwhelming spell at Chelsea, and he is tasked with returning City to the summit of the Premier League.

He will have to do it the hard way though, with City having lost the likes of Rodri and Bernardo Silva over the summer. The 3-0 loss to Arsenal in the Community Shield comes too soon to cause real worry, but City will have to make a good start to the season to allay fears of wider troubles across the team.

As for Bournemouth, they begin a new era of their own under Marco Rose, with the German hoping to build on the foundations laid by Andoni Iraola as he leads the Cherries in their first ever season in Europe.

Hello and welcome to The Independent’s live blog coverage of Manchester City’s first game of the new Premier League season, against Bournemouth.

Enzo Maresca takes charge of City for the first time in a competitive fixture, with the Cityzens looking to bounce back from the dismal 3-0 defeat to Arsenal in the Community Shield last week.

As for Bournemouth, the Cherries are also starting a new era, with former Dortmund boss Marco Rose looking to get off to the perfect start with a dream win at the Etihad in his opening game.

We’ll have all the latest build-up, team news and updates right here.