Key quotes, milestones and stats for Saturday afternoon's game.

When and where?

The match will be in Stoke’s recently renamed Bet365 Stadium, which has a capacity of almost 28,000. Kick-off is scheduled for 12:30 BST on Saturday 20 August.

Competitive head to head record

Stoke wins: 37

City wins: 48

Draws: 24

Quotes

Pep Guardiola: “We are going to try to fight for the title so we are going to try to adapt. We’re not going to complain that the pitch isn’t good.

“It’s 11 v 11 on the pitch. It’s the first time in my life at Stoke City so let’s go!”

Mark Hughes: “It’s going to be a tough game. We have a decent home record against them but we need to be at our best.

“There is a feel-good factor at City with the arrival of Pep as manager because he’s been successful everywhere he’s been.” 

More info...

  • This will be Pep Guardiola’s first away trip as a Premier League boss.
  • Stoke manager Mark Hughes was in charge of the Blues between June 2008 and December 2009.
  • Former City players Stephen Ireland, Glenn Whelan and Shay Given could all feature for the Potters.
  • Stoke players Jack Butland and Glen Johnson are confirmed as out whereas Xherdan Shaqiri is a doubt.
  • Leroy Sane, Ilkay Gundogan and Vincent Kompany are all out for City while Bacary Sagna and Yaya Toure remain unlikely to feature.