Man City vs Celtic LIVE: Premier League champions kick off pre-season with clash against Scottish giants – kick-off time, team news and how to watch

Manchester City's preparations for the 2024/25 season begin with a friendly against Celtic this week.

He The citizens is one of several top-tier clubs spending preseason in the United States and has a couple of high-profile games.

Pep GuardiolaThe side of 's was cut off Arsenal last year to win their fourth consecutive Premier League title.

Winning a fifth consecutive title will be on their minds, and the race to the finish line begins against the Bhoys.

Meanwhile, Celtic will be part of another two-legged SPFL title race against their bitter city centre rivals, Forest ranger.

Brendan RodgersThe team have just beaten the Gers to win the title last season and will be keen to change that, so Celtic will no doubt be taking this game seriously.

Manchester City vs Celtic: date and how to follow

This pre-season friendly will take place on Tuesday, July 23.

Kickoff at Kenan Memorial Stadium in North Carolina is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. local time.

This means it will start at 12:30am on Wednesday morning in the UK.

The game will be streamed on the club's website and app.

CITY+ will be the channel where the match will be shown and you can pay £34.99 for the year or £4.99 per month.

More details here.

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Manchester City vs Celtic: team news

City have named their squad for the tour of the USA, and there are plenty of notable absentees.

Most of their players who participated in Euro 2024 or the Copa America have been left behind.

This applies even to those who did not make it that far in their respective competitions.

So, there is no Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri either Phil Fodenamong others.

But Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish and Ederson They are all in the squad so they should get minutes against Celtic.

Other players are expected to join the team later, but it is unclear whether any of them will be able to play in this match.

Meanwhile, Celtic will be without Alistair Johnston after his involvement in the America Cup.

Anthony Ralston and Greg Taylor were part of Scotland Euro 2024 team and we are back after a long period of time away.

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Man City vs Celtic: What's been said?

Manchester City Rico Lewis has opened up about what Guardiola tells his players every year.

Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: “I think he tells us every year that it's not enough.

“Although we have done a lot, it is not enough and as I said before, it is the standard we have set for ourselves and it is something we must adhere to.

“And he makes sure that if he senses or thinks that someone thinks it's over or that they can slow down, it's not enough.”