Confirmed lineups for Luton v Man City clash

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Take a look at the confirmed lineups for the Premier League matchday 16 fixture between Luton Town and Manchester City at Kenilworth Road in Bedfordshire, England.

City's winless run extended to four league games on Wednesday as Aston Villa's 1-0 victory increased the sense of concern surrounding Pep Guardiola's side.

The treble winners were comprehensively outplayed, leaving Guardiola to admit he needed to "help" his "struggling" team. Trailing Arsenal by six points, Stones believes City can use the pain of their stumble to stop the rot in a tricky assignment at Luton on Sunday.

"We've been in these positions in previous seasons. I don't think we or everyone should be hyping about what is going to happen. We have to stay calm as a team."

Meanwhile, Norwegian striker Erling Haaland will be unable to help his team in Sunday's Premier League encounter against Luton Town, according to reports in England.

Pep Guardiola told reporters that the Norwegian is out of action because of "a bone stress reaction" in his foot. His absence a huge blow for the Sky Blues, who have now gone four league games without a win.

"He has a bone stress reaction in his foot and after the last game he felt it. He can’t play. I don't know how long he's out. Week by week, day by day, we will see what happens," Guardiola claimed.

The 24-year-old will miss one of his chances to score against Luton as he has netted against 18 out of 20 English teams in domestic competition. As he has never faced the Hatters, he has yet to score against them.

Luton Town starting XI: Kaminski (GK); Mengi, Lockyer, Bell; Doughty, Nakamba, Barkley, Giles; Townsend, Adebayo and Brown.

Manchester City starting XI: Ederson (GK); Gvardiol, Ake, Dias, Walker; Grealish, Kovacic, Foden, Rodri, Bernardo Silva; Julian Alvarez.