Confirmed Team: DZEKO and BALOTELLI Start: TÉVEZ on Bench

As expected, Roberto Mancini has made a number of changes to the side for today’s FA Cup tie with Notts County. In come Kolo Touré, Joleon Lescott, Pablo Zabaleta, Patrick Vieira and Mario Balotelli with no starting places for Jérome Boateng, Vincent Kompany, SWP, Gareth Barry or Carlos Tévez. Here is the side in full:

                                                  Hart

Richards            K. Touré               Lescott              Zabaleta

                                Vieira                    Y. Touré

Silva                                     Balotelli                             Kolarov

                                                Džeko

Subs: Taylor, Boateng, Kompany, Barry, Nimely-Tchuimeni, Tévez, Jo