Manchester City: Predicted lineup matchday 11

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 18: Josep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City gives his team instructions during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on December 18, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 18: Josep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City gives his team instructions during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on December 18, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /
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Midfielders:

NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 01: Fernandinho of Manchester City and Josep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City embrace after the UEFA Champions League group F match between SSC Napoli and Manchester City at Stadio San Paolo on November 1, 2017 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 01: Fernandinho of Manchester City and Josep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City embrace after the UEFA Champions League group F match between SSC Napoli and Manchester City at Stadio San Paolo on November 1, 2017 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /

Two of the three players I think will play in this midfield played all 90 minutes midweek. As I said in the intro though, this is the last game before the International break, and will ask them to go again.

Fernandinho is solid just in front of the back two, and I would expect him to continue that against Arsenal.

Kevin DeBruyne also played all of the 90 on Tuesday but you just can’t leave him out. If the result is going in our favor in the second half I think both of these could be substituted off, but not until the job is done.

Finally, David Silva steps in. He came off the bench against Napoli to play the last twenty minutes. Replacing Gundogan he looked fresh, and dangerous, compared to the German he replaced.