Manchester City

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Pep Guardiola's side arrive this fixture with the anxiety of a club that knows any slip is title-ending. City's stalemate against Everton meant they squandered important points with just a couple of games to spare. The Cityzens however quickly returned to winning ways through goals from Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush off the bench. The Etihad will be electric with tension and urgency. City have won this fixture in each of their last four meetings with Palace at home, and Guardiola's side carry the quality to impose themselves against a visiting side that will approach this game mindful of their European preparations.

Crystal Palace

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Oliver Glasner's Palace arrive at the Etihad with their Conference League final firmly at the forefront of everyone's thinking. Their 15th-place league standing on 43 points means there are absolutely no survival concerns and no meaningful positional stakes, a luxury that gives them the freedom to play without pressure. Having said that, professional pride and the quality of their squad means this is not a side that will easily roll over. Ismaïla Sarr has been particularly prolific throughout the campaign and Palace's counter-attacking style has troubled City in previous encounters this season.