Steven Jovetic makes his Manchester City debut as they face Stoke City in the Premier League on Saturday.
The 23-year-old, who joined from Fiorentina in the summer, partners Alvaro Negredo in attack but Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko are left on the bench.
Manuel Pellegrini is likely to be without new signing Martin Demichelis for around six weeks after the Argentinian picked up a knee injury while David Silva is absent with a thigh problem.
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has opted to leave recent arrival Marko Arnautovic on the bench, with Kenwyne Jones and Jonathan Walters named in the starting lineup.
Despite Manchester City's recent success, they are still to win at the Britannia Stadium in the Premier League, although they did beat the Potters on their run to the final of last year's FA Cup.
Stoke City: Begovic; Cameron, Shawcross, Huth, Pieters; Walters, Nzonzi, Adam, Wilson, Etheringron; Jones
Manchester City: Hart, Zabaleta, Garcia, Nastasic, Kolarov, Milner, Rodwell, Toure, Nasri, Negredo, Jovetic
