Here we go.

It looks freezing at the Etihad. Gloves would be acceptable today.

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BBC Radio 5 live at Etihad Stadium

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Forget Christmas dinner, Manchester City have gone full English - and that’s what it’s all about.

Here come the teams...

Big opportunity for City to go back to the top of the table.

For Everton, a win would lift them above Manchester United into sixth and move them towards their loftier ambitions of breaking into that top six.

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Manchester City are unbeaten in 51 league matches against teams outside the established top six since a 4-0 defeat at Everton in January 2017 (W44, D7).

But the Premier League champions lost to Chelsea last time out and it is two years since they lost consecutive league games, while they have never gone successive league matches without scoring under Pep Guardiola.

Chris Bevan
BBC Sport at Etihad Stadium

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Without going all Kyle Reese on you, there are shades of The Terminator in Pep Guardiola's programme notes today.

No, the City boss does not reveal he is a time-travelling cyborg assassin, but when he writes about how he wants his side to react to last weekend's defeat by Chelsea, their first in the Premier League this season, he describes the relentless approach he demands from his players for 90 minutes.

"We are a side that never stops," says Pep.

As Kyle would say - listen, and understand.

That Celtic effort is particularly fetching

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Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

If the opportunities are there Everton have to press high and show Manchester City they are not just here to defend deep. Yes, there are moments where you are defending your own penalty area but when you get that opportunity you have to show Manchester City they are in a game and keep them honest.

Here's a sight for sore eyes City fans.

Kevin De Bruyne back on a pitch and in a matchday squad.

Not sure about that goatie though.

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Richarlison is vital to Everton's hopes today.

The Brazilian's eight league goals this season have been worth nine points for Everton, the joint most of any player in the division alongside Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Glenn Murray for Brighton.

That Southgate one is a classic.

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BBC Sport at Etihad Stadium

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It's a bleak and bitterly cold afternoon at Etihad Stadium, with a biting wind to contend with too. On top of that, there is sleet forecast for around kick-off time. Nice.

Basically it's the sort of weather where you would probably consider buying a half-and-half scarf and a novelty santa hat outside the ground - not because you are a tourist or feeling the festive spirit, but just to try to stop yourself from turning into an ice-cube once you are in your seat.

Whatever the temperature, Manchester City's home form is usually red-hot, though - they are chasing their 10th consecutive Premier League home win today. Everton, who have won only once on the road so far this season, stand in their way.

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Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown and ex-Everton left-back Kevin Kilbane are in the studio with Dan Walker discussing all the week's footballing headlines and looking ahead to the weekend.

There is also a very important debate following Raheem Sterling's comments on racism in the media.

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BBC Radio 5 live commentator

This is an unusual feeling for Manchester City - starting a weekend below the Premier League's top perch.

Defeat at Chelsea has shown that City are champions but not yet Invincibles.

All teams suffer injuries at this stage of the season but City's busy treatment tables are having a cumulative effect.

Unbeaten on their last three league visits to the Etihad Stadium, Evertonians will experience an unusual feeling of their own this weekend - having Liverpool fans cheering them on for this one.

Everton could be considered a bit of a bogey team for Pep Guardiola:

• In all competitions, Manchester City have won just two of their last seven games against Everton, managing only one clean sheet in this run (0-0 in January 2016).
• Under Guardiola, Manchester City have conceded seven Premier League goals against Everton – against no other side have they shipped more.
• Everton have drawn each of their last three away games against Manchester City in the Premier League.

This is a cracker.

Keep sending in your fooball-themed Christmas jumpers to #bbcfootball.

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Shaun Thacker: Dear Pep. Fantasy football managers up and down the land are getting sick of your unpredictability. Please stop it.

We hear you Shaun.

The big man is at the Etihad today.

Wonder what is on City fan's Christmas list? Back on top of the table on 25 December?

How about a quadruple come May?

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Kevin de Bruyne is back in a Manchester City squad for the first time since 1 November but only on the bench.

Sergio Aguero is also among the substitutes as he returns from injury, as is Raheem Sterling.

City make four changes from their Champions League win against Hoffenheim but there's no place in the starting 11 for Sterling.

Kyle Walker, Fabian Delph, Fernandinho and Riyad Mahrez return with Sterling, John Stones, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Phil Foden dropping out.

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Lapotre, Delph, Bernardo, Gundogan, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Sane, Jesus.

Subs: Muric, Stones, Sterling, Aguero, De Bruyne, Zinchenko, Foden

Everton make two changes from their draw on Monday night.

Kurt Zouma and Dominic Calvert-Lewin come in for Idrissa Gueye and Theo Walcott. Will that mean a switch to five at the back?

Everton: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Zouma, Mina, Digne, Gomes, Sigurdsson, Bernard, Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison

Subs: Stekelenburg, Baines, Walcott, Tosun, Schneiderlin, Davies, Lookman.

The biggest surprise is that Raheem Sterling is not starting.

He is on a star-studded Manchester City bench.

Sergio Aguero returns to the squad after missing their last four games, while Kevin De Bruyne returns to the matchday squad for the first time since 1 November.

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