Silva’s return, in place of Bernardo Silva, is the only change made by manager Pep Guardiola from the side which beat Watford 4-0 at Vicarage Road last Tuesday.
The City boss has named a strong side against the relegated Canaries, with Kyle Walker, Eric Garcia, Aymeric Laporte and Joao Cancelo all retaining their place in defence.
Silva leads the team with Rodrigo and Kevin De Bruyne also in midfield whilst Raheem Sterling, Phil Foden and Gabriel Jesus are also named in the starting XI.
LINEUPS
CITY XI: Ederson, Walker, Garcia, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Silva (C), Foden, Sterling, Jesus.
SUBS: Carson, Stones, Gundogan, Zinchenko, Bernardo, Mendy, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Otamendi.
NORWICH: Krul, Aarons, Godfrey, Zimmermann, Lewis, McLean, Stiepermann, Cantwell, Rupp, Hernandez, Pukki
SUBS: McGovern, Mair, Thomas, Famewo, Vrancic, Adshead, Martin, Idah
FORMATION
It looks as though Guardiola has again opted for his preferred 4-3-3 system
Walker and Cancelo will flank Garcia and Laporte at centre-half, with Rodrigo just in front of them in the midfield anchor role.
Silva and De Bruyne will operate ahead of the Spaniard, whilst Foden and Sterling will be deployed upfront either side of Jesus.
SILVA SALVO
It promises to be an extra special occasion as David Silva plays his 309th and final league game for the Club after an incredible decade with City.
CITY+ | Sign up to enjoy exclusive content
In that time our Spanish midfield maestro has won every domestic honour going and cemented his reputation as not only one of the greatest players ever to represent City but also to grace the Premier League.
With City still involved in the Champions League, David of course still has important action ahead of him and the Club will pay a special tribute to El Mago once he has played his final game.
But, after being a key part of the sides which have lifted four Premier League titles in his 10 years at the Etihad along with a host of other silverware, his final league outing will be both an emotional occasion but also one to savour for everyone at the Club.
MILESTONES IN SIGHT
It could also be an afternoon to remember for a number of other City players with a host of notable landmarks in the offing.
Raheem Sterling needs just two goals to chalk up 100 goals in all competitions for the Club.
The England star also needs just one goal to become the first English player to score 20 top-flight goals in a season since Brian Kidd back in the 1976/77 campaign.
Kevin De Bruyne meanwhile is just one assist short of equalling Thierry Henry’s Premier League record of 20 set in 2002-03 and two of creating a new record.
NOW AVAILABLE | EL MAGO: DAVID SILVA - A DECADE OF MAGIC
Goalkeeper Ederson is in the running to land the coveted Premier League Golden Glove award.
Going into the final league game of the season, our Brazilian goalkeeper currently shares joint top spot in the rankings with 15 clean sheets for the season along with Nick Pope of Burnley.
And Pep Guardiola’s side need three more goals to chalk up 100 for the league season.
STATS AND FACTS
Norwich
Norwich City have won only four of the 43 top-flight meetings between the two sides.
They are aiming to compete a league double over City for the first time since the 1964-65 season in the second tier.
The only promoted side to remain unbeaten in both top-flight matches of a season against a team managed by Pep Guardiola is Middlesbrough against Manchester City in 2016-17.
Norwich versus Manchester City has the highest goals-per-game ratio of any Premier League fixture to have been played at least 10 times this century: 47 goals in 11 matches, at an average of 4.27 per game.
City
City’s only defeat in our past 11 final day Premier League games came at home to Norwich in 2012-13.
Pep Guardiola has made 143 changes to his starting XI in the topflight this season, the most by any manager in a single Premier League campaign.
Raheem Sterling needs one goal to become the first Englishman to score 20 times in a top-flight campaign for City since Brian Kidd‘s 21 goals in 1976-77. Sterling is two short of 100 goals in all competitions for City.
Kevin De Bruyne is one assist short of equalling Thierry Henry’s Premier League record of 20 set in 2002-03.
Sterling needs two more to reach 100 for City in all competitions
City need three goals to reach 100 for the season
