With player match fitness still a concern for the boss, he has made full use of his squad as City look to move nine points clear of third-placed Leicester City.
Team notes
Joao Cancelo, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Nicolas Otamendi, Fernandinho, Rodrigo, Phil Foden, Bernardo, and Sergio Aguero are the eight players recalled.
Only skipper David Silva, Riyad Mahrez and Ederson retain their place.
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City line-up:
Ederson, Cancelo, Zinchenko, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Rodrigo, D Silva (c), Foden, Mahrez, Bernardo, Aguero
Subs: Carson, Walker, Sterling, Gundogan, Jesus, Laporte, Sane, De Bruyne, Mendy
Burnley line-up:
Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Brownhill, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Rodriguez, Vydra
Substitutes: Peacock-Farrell, Pieters, Long, Thompson, Dunne, Thomas, Jensen
Positional options (4-3-3)
Cancelo will start at right-back with Zinchenko left-back.
Fernandinho will partner Otamendi with Rodrigo sat in front of the defence.
Foden and David Silva complete the midfield trio, with Bernardo and Mahrez supporting Aguero in attack.
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City look to strengthen second spot
With Leicester held by Watford at the weekend, City can go a long way to claiming second spot in the Premier League this season.
Though victory would shave another three points off Liverpool’s lead, the Merseysiders would still command a 20-point gap.
This is Burnley’s first game since the restart.
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Head2Head
City have dominated this fixture in recent years with Burnley’s only win in the past 23 meetings in all competitions a 1-0 home victory in the league in March 2015 – they have lost 16 and drawn six of the other 22 games.
City have won all five home games against Burnley under Pep Guardiola in league and cup, scoring 19 goals and conceding just two.
Burnley haven’t beaten City away for 57 years – a 5-2 win at Maine Road in 1963.
The Clarets are winless in 15 away league visits to Manchester City since a 5-2 victory in March 1963.
City have scored in 33 of our past 34 league goals at the Etihad Stadium.
Sergio Aguero has scored nine goals in nine appearances against Burnley in all competitions - including in all five home games.
With nine goals and 16 assists, Kevin De Bruyne has been directly involved in more Premier League goals than any other player this season.
Burnley are unbeaten in their last seven league games - their longest run since an eight-game streak 13 months ago.
Going into this round of fixtures, Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope has kept a joint league-high 11 clean sheets this season. Ederson has 10 – but Pope has conceded 17 goals against City in all competitions - eight more than he has let in against any other side.
