Champions, Manchester City return to action in the Premier League against Leeds, in a visit to Elland Road on Wednesday night.
In their last outing, the visitors hosted Liverpool in the Round of 16 in the Carabao Cup in a 3-2 victory.
Leeds, on the other hand, did lose their final Premier League match prior to the World Cup break, 4-3 to Tottenham Hotspur.
Rodrigo could become the fourth Leeds player to score in five consecutive Premier League games with a goal against the champions.
Head-To-Head record in the Premier League: 7-5-6.
Phil Foden has been involved in seven goals in his last five Premier League starts, scoring six and assisting one.
Erling Haaland has scored 18 goals in 13 Premier League appearances and will certainly be looking to add to his current tally.
Leeds predicted XI: Robles; Kristensen, Koch, Cooper, Struijk; Greenwood, Forshaw, Roca; Aaronson, Rodrigo, Gnonto.
The hosts will be without several key players for this one such as central midfielder Tyler Adams after his red card against Spurs and rapid winger Luis Sinisterra (injury).
Ivan Meslier is also expected to miss out on the starting line-up due to concerns over his fitness
Manchester City predicted XI: Ederson; Cancelo, Akanji, Laporte, Aké; De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan; Mahrez, Haaland, Foden.
Centre-back, Ruben Dias is ruled out through injury, Kalvin Phillips is unlikely to feature against his former side, due to Pep Guardiola’s concerns over his fitness since returning from the World Cup.
Manchester City are without centre back, Ruben Dias for a month due to a hamstring injury, while Kalvin Phillips will not feature against his former side due to concerns over his fitness.
Julian Alvarez has been given time off after Argentina's World Cup victory.
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