Manchester City are on a run of three straight defeats across all competition and Pep Guardiola still has doubts over several first-team stars ahead of a tricky Premier League trip to Brighton.

After back-to-back starts for Stefan Ortega in the Manchester City line-up on matchdays two and three in the UEFA Champions League, Pep Guardiola has confirmed that the German goalkeeper will maintain his place in the squad this week on matchday four.

Manchester City have a decision to make over Kevin De Bruyne ahead of their Premier League clash with Brighton on Saturday. The Belgian made a brief cameo during Tuesday night’s shock 4-1 defeat to Sporting in the Champions League following his return from a hamstring injury.