For the second game in a row, Manchester City host a lower league side at the Etihad, giving Pep Guardiola the opportunity to rotate his squad once again.

City fielded a strong side in the 7-0 win over Rotherham, and Guardiola may well be tempted to adopt the same approach to ensure the semi-final is effectively won in the first leg.

But Guardiola will also be aware of the four points City have to catch up on Liverpool in the Premier League title race, and with the Reds crashing out of the FA Cup they have one less competition to worry about now.

So the team may have a more experimental look to it than the one which put seven past Rotherham, but it would still be expected to deal with a resilient Burton fairly easily.

Aro Muric has been Guardiola's cup keeper so far, and should get the nod to continue after Ederson started in the FA Cup. Assuming City get the job done against Burton, it would be interesting to see whether Muric gets the nod in the final against Tottenham or Chelsea.

In defence, Eric Garcia and Nicolas Otamendi formed an effective partnership against Leicester in the quarter final, and Guardiola may opt to go with the same centre-back pairing. Garcia was left out of City's Checkatrade Trophy match at Rochdale on Tuesday.

Kyle Walker came in for Danilo against Rotherham and the Brazilian may come back simply because he was rested at the weekend, but Guardiola doesn't have the same luxury at left-back so Oleksandr Zinchenko will probably continue.

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Fabian Delph returns from suspension and his experience and freshness will be useful against Burton. This is a chance to use Delph in his preferred central role at the base of a midfield consisting of Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden. Both players need game time for different reasons, and will benefit from the occasion.

Philippe Sandler is unlikely to play after making his debut against Rotherham, as he was part of the EDS side at Rochdale last night.

Riyad Mahrez should get another chance to impress after finding himself behind Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane in the pecking order. Guardiola picked Sterling over Sane against Rotherham, so a reverse of that decision makes sense to give the German a run out from the start.

Finally, Gabriel Jesus was sent a clear challenge from his manager before the game. He can build on a goal against Rotherham to grow his confidence in a challenging season.

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Predicted Man City XI vs Burton: Muric; Danilo, Garcia, Otamendi, Zinchenko; Delph, Foden, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Sane, Jesus.