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It feels like one of those team selections that could go wrong for Pep Guardiola. Leaving out Bernardo Silva and Kevin de Bruyne is a risk. It’s quite a conservative selection. Tottenham will hope to target Fabian Delph at left-back and it’s also a big night for Riyad Mahrez. He scored the winner when these sides met at Wembley in the league but he’s had an up and down first season with City. All that said, City’s bench is awesome and Guardiola does probably know more about football than I do.
Tottenham make one change to the side that beat Crystal Palace last week, the inclusion of Harry Winks in place of Ben Davies allowing Mauricio Pochettino to switch from 3-5-2 to 4-2-3-1. Eric Dier, Serge Aurier and Erik Lamela are injured. Toby Alderweireld and Son Heung-min are a booking away from a ban.
Manchester City pick a slightly surprising team after reaching the FA Cup final at the expense of Brighton. In come Fabian Delph, Fernandinho, Riyad Mahrez and the fit again Sergio Aguero; out go Benjamin Mendy, Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Gabriel Jesus. Is Pep Guardiola thinking about Sunday’s trip to Crystal Palace? This isn’t City’s strongest side. Nicolas Otamendi and Aguero are a booking away from a ban.
Written by Jacob Steinberg
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/apr/09/tottenham-hotspur-v-manchester-city-champions-league-quarter-final-first-leg-live under the title “Tottenham v Manchester City: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
