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Premier League champions Manchester City face AC Milan as part of their USA preseason tour on July 27.

Pep Guardiola's side slipped to a 4-3 defeat against Celtic in their opening game in North America with AC Milan drawing against Rapid Vienna before flying out to the USA.

Man City will take on Barcelona and Chelsea, before returning to the UK, to face Manchester United in the FA Community Shield on August 10.

The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch it across the world, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.

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What time does Man City vs. AC Milan kick off?

This preseason friendly takes place at Yankee Stadium in New York, USA and kicks off on Saturday, July 27 at 6:00 p.m. local time.

Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:

 DateKickoff time
USASat, Jul. 276:00 p.m. ET
CanadaSat, Jul. 276:00 p.m. ET
UKSat, Jul. 2711:00 p.m. BST
AustraliaSun, Jul. 288:00 a.m. AEST
IndiaSun, Jul. 283:30 a.m. IST

Man City vs. AC Milan live stream, TV channel

Here's how to watch this friendly match across selected areas of the world's major regions:

RegionTVStreaming
USAESPN,  ESPN DeportesESPN+, Fubo 
Canada

Fubo Canada

UKPremier Sports 1Premier Sports Player, CITY+
AustraliaParamount+
IndiaCity+

USA: This game is available for live broadcast on ESPN and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes. Streaming options are available on ESPN+ and Fubo with the latter offering a FREE trial to new subscribers.

Canada: Man City vs. AC Milan is live streaming exclusively via Fubo in Canada.

UK: This game is available for broadcast on Premier Sports 1 and can be streamed on the Premier Sports Player.

Australia: This game is available for streaming on Paramount+.

India: This game is available via Man City's club channel CITY+.

Man City vs. AC Milan lineups, team news

Guardiola has named a squad mixed with youth and experience for this tour with some key names missing after Euro 2024 and the Copa America.

Ederson could start in goal, with Kalvin Phillips in midfield, despite the ongoing transfer speculation over their futures at City.

Man City predicted XI (4-2-3-1 right to left): Ederson (GK) — Lewis, Katongo, Mbete, Wilson-Esbrand — Phillips, Wright — Bobb, McAtee, Grealish — Haaland.

AC Milan are also without some of their stars, due to extended summer breaks, with new boss Paulo Fonseca planning for the new season at the San Siro.

AC Milan predicted XI (4-2-3-1 right to left): Sportiello (GK) —Calabria, Gabbia, Thiaw, Terracciano — Adil, Pobega — Chukwueze, Loftus-Cheek, Traore — Bonomi.

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Feargal is a content producer for The Sporting News. He has been working with TSN since the start of 2022 after stints with Reach, Amazon UK and Squawka in a nomadic career in the football media pyramid. Always with a keen eye on Arteta's 'Reds' and Kenny's Ireland 'Greens' and a 100% five-a-side penalty record.