Manchester City will seek an immediate return to winning ways in the Premier League when Brentford pay a visit to the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening.
The reigning champions advanced in the FA Cup with a resounding 4-1 victory over Fulham at the weekend, but the Bees lost by the same scoreline away to Everton.
Teams news:
City have little in the way of injury concerns to worry about for the visit of Brentford, with Cole Palmer - who would not have started anyway - and Gabriel Jesus the only two possible absentees this week.
Jesus may be fit enough for a place on the bench if he can shake off niggles from international duty, while his compatriot Ederson prepares to displace Zack Steffen in between the sticks.
Ruben Dias and Aymeric Laporte should also return to form a familiar pairing in front of the Brazilian, with Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva also set to reprise their roles in the XI.
Brentford duo Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa both missed the defeat to Everton after testing positive for COVID-19, but the duo may recover in time to face the champions.
That is more than can be said for Mathias Jorgensen, Tarique Fosu and Julian Jeanvier, while new signing Christian Eriksen is highly unlikely to be given the green light to play just yet.
Frank will certainly consider reintroducing Frank Onyeka and Shandon Baptiste to the XI after a miserable afternoon in the cup, while the return of David Raya in goal has been welcomed with open arms. Ethan Pinnock also ought to be re-introduced after his international stint with Jamaica.
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