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Rematch after cup drama: Maresca has nearly full squad against Brighton

Three days after a League Cup penalty shootout, Manchester City and Brighton meet again in the Premier League. Antoine Semenyo is City's only absentee.

Enzo Maresca, now Manchester City coach, during his time at Chelsea (Archive image)

Archive image · Photo: Oscar0123 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized)

Manchester City host Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday at 3 p.m. local time, the second meeting between the teams in a matter of days. On Wednesday, they drew 2-2 in the League Cup before City advanced on penalties. Now there are points at stake in the title race: City lead the Premier League level on points with Arsenal, ahead only on goal difference, while Brighton are third.

Coach Enzo Maresca has his whole squad available bar one player. "They are all available, apart from Antoine Semenyo. The rest, they are all available," the Italian said. Semenyo is out with a knee injury, while Matheus Nunes and Iliman Ndiaye are back.

Brighton also have players returning: Yankuba Minteh and Mats Wieffer are fit again after injuries.

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