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4 min City, in their execrable ice-lolly away kit, have had most of the possession the first few minutes. Nothihg much to report. 5.31pm BST
2 min “I see that Stones is on the bench, but not in the XI,” says Seventh Horcrux. “Why put him on the bench while playing a CDM in his role instead? Is Stones not fully fit? If so, why put him on the bench at all? Doesn’t make sense for a central defender to me. Am I missing something?”
He’s been out for a month so he won’t be match sharp. That said, in his interview Guardiola rambled a bit about there being another game in three days’ time. If this was a title decider, I’m sure Stones would have started. It has the feel of a Mourinho-style sulk selection, but only Pep knows.