Team News: Manchester City make seven changes

Manchester City have made seven changes to their starting lineup for this afternoon's Premier League meeting with Cardiff City.

Alvaro Negredo, Edin Dzeko, Javi Garcia and Jesus Navas are the only players who keep their places following their FA Cup win over Blackburn Rovers.

Sergio Aguero, who came off the bench to score in midweek, has to settle for a place among the substitutes.

Cardiff manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes four changes to his side and brings Peter Odemwingie, Jordon Mutch, Kevin McNaughton and Ben Turner into his starting XI.

Manchester City: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Demichelis, Kolarov, Navas, Toure, Javi Garcia, Silva, Negredo, Dzeko

Cardiff: Marshall, McNaughton, Caulker, Turner, Theophile-Catherine, Whittingham, Medel, Gunnarsson, Mutch, Noone, Campbell

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