Champions League team news: Foden makes full debut, Coutinho captains Liverpool
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Updated 06/12/2017 at 18:51 GMT
Phil Foden makes his full Manchester City debut tonight against Shakhtar Donetsk whilst Philippe Coutinho captains Liverpool.
Manchester City's English midfielder Phil Foden controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group F football match between Manchester City and Feyenoord at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on November 21, 2017.
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With Jordan Henderson and James Milner both missing from the Liverpool squad, Coutinho takes the captain's armband.
However, Jurgen Klopp has still named a strong team with Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah all starting as they push for top spot.
Liverpool - Karius, Gomez, Klavan, Lovren, Moreno, Can, Wijnaldum, Coutinho, Mane, Salah Firmino
Spartak Moscow - Selikhov, Eschenko, Tasci, Bocchetti, Dzhikiya, Glushakov, Fernando, Zobnin, Luiz Adriano, Promes, Zé Luís
Foden, a World Cup U17 winner with England, is extremely highly thought of and made his Manchester City debut during the recent match against Feyenoord.
With top spot secured, Pep Guardiola rotates his team in anticipation of the Manchester derby on Sunday.
Shakhtar Donetsk - Pyatov, Butko, Ordets, Rakitskiy, Ismaily, Marlos, Fred, Stepanenko, Bernard, Taison, Ferreyra
Manchester City - Ederson, Mangala, Adarabioyo, Danilo, Toure, Gundogan, Fernandinho, Sane, Foden, B. Silva, Jesus
Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos and Keylor Navas all start for Real but it's still a rotated team from Zinedine Zidane as his side have no chance of catching Tottenham Hotspur.
Both Borja Mayoral and Theo Hernandez make their first Champions League starts.
Real Madrid - Navas, Nacho, Varane, Ramos, Theo, Casemiro, Kovacic, Isco, Vazquez, Mayoral, Ronaldo
Borussia Dortmund - Bürki, Schmelzer, Bartra, Sokratis, Guerreiro, Subotic, Sahin, Dahoud, Aubameyang, Kagawa, Pulisic
With first place guaranteed, Spurs make a mass of changes with Michel Vorm captaining the side.
Tottenham Hotspur - Vorm (C), Aurier, Sanchez, Foyth, Rose, Winks, Sissoko, Dele, Nkoudou, Son, Llorente.
APOEL Nicosia - Perez, Vouros, Rueda, Carlao, Lago, Zahid, Vinicius, Morais, Aloneftis, Ebecilio, Pote.
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