Man City vs Bayer Leverkusen LIVE: Early team news and how to watch Champions League fixture

Manchester City can take another giant stride towards qualification for the next round of the Champions League tonight when they face Bayer Leverkusen at the Etihad.

City have taken 10 points from their opening four European outings and tonight they'll be looking to maintain their 100 per cent home record in the competition this season. City beat Borussia Dortmund 4-1 in their previous Champions League game and they're preparing to face Bundesliga opposition again tonight.

Leverkusen had a poor start to the season and sacked former Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag in September. Results have picked up since then and they've won six of their last seven league games. They secured their first Champions League win of the season last time out against Benfica, though they were hammered 7-2 by Paris Saint-Germain two weeks earlier.

In terms of the City team news, Mateo Kovacic is ruled out until February, while Rodri remains sidelined. Kalvin Phillips was also missing from training on Monday. Academy stars Jaden Heskey and Jadel Katongo stepped up to train with the City first team at the City Football Academy.

We'll have build-up, updates and reaction throughout the day so stick with us.