Manchester City v Napoli: Line-ups revealed as De Bruyne makes Etihad return

Manchester City host Napoli in a blockbuster Champions League clash tonight, and the match marks an emotional return to England for Kevin De Bruyne.

The midfielder left City in the summer to join Antonio Conte’s Serie A champions but is already back as both look to get their league phase campaign underway with a win.

Rasmus Hojlund and Scott McTominay are also back in Manchester, albeit facing their old foes rather than team-mates.

And both have also had positive starts to the 2025-26 season, however this may be their biggest test yet.

Read on to see how both sides line-up for the clash at the Etihad.

Your City team to face Napoli 🩵

XI | Donnarumma, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Rodri, Bernardo (C), Reijnders, Foden, Doku, Haaland

SUBS | Trafford, Bettenelli, Ake, Nico, Savinho, Nunes, Bobb, Mukasa, Lewis, Mfuni pic.twitter.com/LNCKwpawV5

It is not very surprising these days to see Pep Guardiola throw a few surprise players in his starting XI, and he has done exactly that for tonight’s clash.