21-man Manchester City squad training ahead of Champions League clash against Copenhagen

Manchester City have trained for the final time ahead of matchday four in the UEFA Champions League group stage this week.

FC Copenhagen are the hosts at their home stadium in the Danish capital on Tuesday evening, looking to put Manchester City's booking for a knock-out stage place on hold.

Pep Guardiola's side come into the game off the back of yet another dominant victory, this time against Southampton at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

While it was just the one goal for Erling Haaland at the weekend, his strike was complimented by successful efforts from Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden, and Joao Cancelo.

However, the 5-0 win against Copenhagen last Wednesday will still be fresh in the minds of the hosts this week, when a first-half brace from Haaland saw him rested from half-time.

Going into the clash this week, Manchester City continue to be without a number of first-team players, most notably Kalvin Phillips and Kyle Walker.

The England international pairing are both recovering from surgery on their shoulder and groin respectively, and continue to be in a race to prove their fitness ahead of the Qatar World Cup which begins next month.

Rodri made a full return from a calf problem on Saturday afternoon, after missing the Manchester derby last weekend, and the home tie against Copenhagen.

City boss Pep Guardiola is expected to provide a full update on the fitness of his squad during a press conference later on Monday.

Ahead of Tuesday evening's fixture, the full Manchester City squad in training has been revealed.

21-man Manchester City squad training ahead of Copenhagen:

Goalkeepers: Ederson, Stefan Ortega Moreno, Scott Carson.

Defenders: Rico Lewis, Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, Manuel Akanji, Aymeric Laporte, Sergio Gomez, Josh Wilson-Esbrand.

Midfielders: Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva.

Forwards: Julian Alvarez, Riyad Mahrez, Jack Grealish, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Cole Palmer.

John Stones continues to be absent from first-team training, despite Pep Guardiola confirming in the aftermath of Saturday afternoon's victory over Southampton that the central defender was "getting better".

Manchester City will be aware of the implications that a victory on Tuesday evening could have.

Following their hot streak of form in the Champions League group stage so far this season, a win against Copenhagen in Denmark this week would book their place in the knock-out stages of the competition which begin in 2023.