City are unbeaten in their two games against Atletico Madrid and in the Premier League clash with Liverpool in the last 11 days, but have had problems with Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker this week. Pep Guardiola will be able to call up Gabriel Jesούςs, who impressed last week in the Premier League draw against Liverpool but was sent off for the trip to Madrid, while Ruben Dias could also return after returning to the bench. Wednesday. READ ALSO: Liverpool were able to rest seven key players for their match in the Champions League, while the players of City admitted that they feel the results of their busy fortnight. However, players like Dias, Fernandinho, Jesus, Nathan Ake, Rahim Sterling and Jack Grillis were all on the Atletico bench, so they may be able to return. Read how our authors think City should line up below, and use the interactive group selector to pick your own starting lineup: Stuart Brennan The loss of Kyle Walker is potentially a bigger blow than that of De Bruyne, simply because City do not have numbers in the back. Joao Cancello may need to change, as he did at Atletico, while Ake offers a more solid defensive choice than Oleksandr Zinchenko. Dias may need to be sent off, with Aymeric Laport asking to go again – simply because of his left foot and the fact that he has a clearer injury record than John Stones. It’s further forward that the juggling really begins and Fernandinho should have a chance to beat the Blues at Wembley, perhaps for the last time, as Rodri is in dire need of rest. With so many players tired after Wednesday night, it must be better to have a renewed stand-in than to ask the same men to go again, as much as possible. And given the fact that City could very well be under the wave, Guardiola will have to break his policy and play Anderson instead of Jacques Stephen. Ilkay Gundogan can start again and Bernardo Silva may have to dust off and dig deep again, depending on De Bruyne’s result. In the front three-pointer, Jack Grillis would like to go, Jesus can add energy in the middle and Sterling should have another chance against his former team. Precited City line-up Choose your best team here: Joe Bray Liverpool will be fresher than City, as they could make changes in the middle of the week and the Blues had to play fully, and the worries about Guardiola’s injury do not help things. If there is any doubt about a player, it should not start as City must trust their team and not carry passengers. Precited City line-up Ake was preferred in the Atletico games when Kyle Walker did not play, but with the obvious threats from the Liverpool wing, it is probably better to bring Zinchenko for a little more balance. Dias can come in to rest Laporte and keep the backline fresh. Even if Fernandinho is available, the first priority should be for Rodri to start in games like this, and the top three should consist of the three strongest players. That means Grealish, Jesus and Sterling. Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez can come off the bench so City can get the best out of them. Subscribe to our city newsletter so you never miss an update from the Etihad Stadium this season. Read more related articles Read more related articles
