Palermo vs Man City LIVE early team news plus how to watch and kick off time for pre-season friendly

Manchester City take on Palermo in a pre-season friendly tonight as preparations ramp up for the new campaign.

Pep Guardiola's side face their sister club in Sicily with an 8pm kick off. The fixture comes seven days before City's Premier League opener at Wolves.

City have had a protracted summer having taken part in the expanded Club World Cup, where they were knocked out in the last 16 by Al Hilal. The squad were then given time off before returning to training at the end of July.

Guardiola has selected a 22-man squad for the game against their Serie B opponents but several stars are absent. Jack Grealish, James McAtee and Stefan Ortega have been left in Manchester as they seek moves away while the likes of Rodri - who will not be fully fit until after the September international break - Phil Foden, Josko Gvardiol and Claudio Echeverri have not travelled through fitness issues.

We will have all the action, reaction and analysis covered here, so stay with us. Kick off is at 8pm.