The time is edging ever-closer to the Manchester City vs Watford EFL Cup match which is scheduled to kick off very soon, and the players have now been announced.
Here is the starting XI for Manchester City which has been officially confirmed as:
Manchester City
Stefan Ortega #18
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 89kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Calden, Germany
John Stones #5
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 30
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Barnsley, England
Kyle Walker #2
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 34
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Sheffield, England
Rico Lewis #82
Defender
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 19
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Manchester, England
Matheus Luiz Nunes #27
Also known as Matheus Nunes
Midfielder
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
James McAtee #87
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 21
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Salford, England
Nico O'Reilly #75
Midfielder
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 19
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Manchester, England
Jack Grealish #10
Forward
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 29
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Birmingham, England
Phil Foden #47
Forward
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 24
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Stockport, England
Jérémy Doku #22
Forward
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Belgium
Place of birth: Belgium
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The team sheet line-up for Watford has also been confirmed as follows:
Watford
Jonathan Bond #23
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 87kg
Age: 31
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Hemel Hempstead, England
James Morris #22
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 22
Nationality: England
Place of birth: England
Yasser Larouci #25
Defender
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Algeria
Place of birth: El Oued, Algeria
Angelo Ogbonna #21
Defender
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 36
Nationality: Italy
Place of birth: Cassino, Italy
Ryan Porteous
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Scotland
Place of birth: Dalkeith, Scotland
Festy Ebosele #36
Defender
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Ireland
Place of birth: Enniscorthy, Ireland
Imrân Louza #10
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Morocco
Place of birth: Nantes, France
Ken Sema #12
Forward
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Sweden
Place of birth: Norrköping, Sweden
Kwadwo Baah #34
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Horb am Neckar, England
Tom Ince #7
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 32
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Stockport, England
Vakoun Issouf Bayo #19
Forward
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Place of birth: Daloa, Ivory Coast
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