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Manchester City name Frank Lampard in Champions League squad

Image: Frank Lampard: Included in Manchester City squad

Manchester City have named veteran midfielder Frank Lampard in their squad for this season's Champions League.

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The former England star, 36, arrived at Etihad Stadium on loan from New York City having left Chelsea on a free transfer at the start of the summer.

Because of a sanction for breaching UEFA's financial fair play regulations, the Premier League champions are allowed to register only 21 names in their A squad rather than the usual 25 and are limited to 16 non-homegrown players.

Serbian defender Matija Nastasic, who had been expected to leave the club before the transfer deadline, is eligible to play despite being named in the B squad as he was under 21 at the turn of the year.

City kick off their European campaign with a daunting trip to face Bayern Munich on September 17.

City A squad for Champions League: Hart, Caballero, Sagna, Kompany, Zabaleta, Kolarov, Mangala, Clichy, Demichelis, Boyata, Fernando, Milner, Nasri, Navas, Lampard, Silva, Fernandinho, Toure, Dzeko, Aguero, Jovetic.

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