Argentina:
Manchester City’s all-time top goal-scorer, Sergio Aguero, will be in Russia a few months early. Both their games, against Russia on Saturday, and Nigeria on Tuesday will be played in the same location.
That’s a fantastic result for Pep Guardiola, with the travel being considerably shorter than a trip to South America or Africa.
Nicolas Otamendi is also in the squad, but has picked up a ban with the yellow card against Arsenal. He will be missing for the game away to Leicester on November 18th but will be needed after that, with no real indication of a Vincent Kompany return, as of yet.