Good afternoon and welcome to Manchester City’s Europa League last-32 match against Aris Thessaloniki at the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium! Kick-off is scheduled for 5pm UK time.

Well, if that's not a statement of intent from City, I don't know what is! Carlos Tevez, David Silva, and Edin Dzeko all start - in a forward line worth roughly £80million. Wright-Phillips get's a chance to impress from the start, with Yaya Toure and Gareth Barry adding steel to the midfield. Roberto Mancini clearly looking to kill off this tie in the first leg, it would appear

MANCHESTER CITY: Hart, Richards, Boateng, Toure, Kolarov, Barry, Toure Yaya, Wright-Phillips, Tevez, Silva, and Dzeko. Subs: Given, Kompany, Zabaleta, Lescott, Vieira, Jo, and Balotelli.

TEAMS! ARIS: Sifakis, Vangeli, Guiaro, Lazaridis, Michel, Neto, Prittas, Faty, Sakata, Toja, and Bobadilla. Subs: Vellidis, Oriol, Cesarec, Kaznaferis, Mendrinos, Cesnauskis, and Castillo.

City manager Roberto Mancini is confident that his side will put aside their derby woes ahead of tonight’s match, and defender Joleon Lescott has echoed his sentiments. See what both had to say

Manchester City come into this evening’s match off the back of their 2-1 defeat in the Manchester derby, and have won just one of their last five matches in all competitions - a 3-0 league win against West Bromwich Albion. They’ve only lost one match in Europe this season, however, (a 3-1 defeat at Lech Poznan in November) and finished top of their Europa League group.

Aris have won just one of their last six matches in the Greek League, but claimed impressive victories in their two most recent European showings – a 2-0 home win at against Rosenborg, and a 3-2 victory over Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon Stadium – in December.

FACT! Manchester City have never met a Greek side in European competition before.

FACT! Greek side Aris haven’t been beaten at home in Europe in 40 years.

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has travelled to Salonika, having recovered from a knee injury. Captain Carlos Tevez has also made the trip – despite rarely featuring in the Europa League this season – along with Michael Johnson. James Milner has been left out of the squad, however, after suffering an injury in the 2-1 derby defeat against Manchester United at the weekend. Nigel de Jong is also absent, because of an ankle problem.