Team news: Antonio starts, Zabaleta captain on Man City return

Michail Antonio takes on Nicolas Otamendi


Michail Antonio makes his return to the starting line-up in one of four changes David Moyes makes to his West Ham United side for Sunday's game at Manchester City.

Antonio starts for the first time since suffering a rib injury against Brighton & Hove Albion in October, and he is joined in the team by Adrian, Edimilson Fernandes and Declan Rice.

Adrian returns in goal in place of Joe Hart, who cannot play against his parent club under the terms of his loan deal, while Marko Arnautovic, Andre Ayew and Winston Reid drop out of the team.

Pablo Zabaleta takes the armband on his first return to Etihad Stadium since leaving City for the Hammers in the summer.

Arnautovic and Ayew are among the substitutes, but Reid misses out after picking up an injury at Everton in midweek, joining Andy Carroll, Chicharito, James Collins, Sam Byram and Mark Noble, who has suffered a hip injury, on the sidelines.

Youngsters Toni Martinez, Domingos Quina, Ben Johnson and Nathan Trott are all on the bench.

Manchester City: Ederson, Walker, Mangala, Otamendi, Danilo, Delph, D. Silva (c), de Bruyne, Sterling, Sane, Aguero

Subs: Bravo, Kompany, Gundogan, B. Silva, Fernandinho, Jesus, Toure

West Ham United: Adrian, Zabaleta (c) Ogbonna, Rice, Cresswell, Fernandes, Obiang, Lanzini, Kouyate, Masuaku, Antonio

Subs: Trott, Arnautovic, Sakho, Ayew, Martinez, Quina, Johnson

Referee: Mike Dean