First start to the season at City for Laporte
Pep Guardiola makes five changes to City squad that started Manchester derbyand a notable inclusion is that of Aymeric Laporte, who is making his first start of the season following summer surgery.
Ruben Dias also finds his partner Laporte at the heart of the hosts’ defence, while Sergio Gómez, Riyad Mahrez and Julián Álvarez also join the squad. Striker Álvarez, who arrived from River Plate at the end of the season, gets his first Champions League start for City.
Nathan Aké, Manuel Akanji, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden make way, as does injured Kyle Walker.
As for Copenhagen, boss Jacob Neestrup also makes five changes.
Kamil Grabara, Victor Kristiansen, Lukas Lerager, Isak Bergmann Johannesson and Mamoudou Karamoko all line up for the visitors, who lost captain Carlos Zeca to a season-ending knee injury at the weekend .