Manchester City: Talking points from Terriers taming

HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26: David Wagner, Manager of Huddersfield Town and Josep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City greet during the Premier League match between Huddersfield Town and Manchester City at John Smith's Stadium on November 26, 2017 in Huddersfield, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26: David Wagner, Manager of Huddersfield Town and Josep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City greet during the Premier League match between Huddersfield Town and Manchester City at John Smith's Stadium on November 26, 2017 in Huddersfield, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) /
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Rotation Will Be Key:

HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 26: Leroy Sane of Manchester City goes past Danny Williams of Huddersfield Town during the Premier League match between Huddersfield Town and Manchester City at John Smith’s Stadium on November 26, 2017 in Huddersfield, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 26: Leroy Sane of Manchester City goes past Danny Williams of Huddersfield Town during the Premier League match between Huddersfield Town and Manchester City at John Smith’s Stadium on November 26, 2017 in Huddersfield, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /

We know this, and we hear about it all the time from Managers and pundits, but you could see it today. A rested Leroy Sane, David Silva and Fernandinho all looked fresh, and made impacts.

Contrast that with Kevin DeBruyne and Sergio Aguero who just didn’t seem to be at the races as much in this game.

Sergio did score the penalty, but he had also missed a couple of decent chances earlier on in the first half. Meanwhile KDB didn’t have his best game, looking a little off the pace and no real defense splitting passes.

Surprisingly he wasn’t substituted, and played the full 90 minutes and it was David Silva who was withdrawn, albeit later in the game. It will be interesting to see if the Belgium International will start against Southampton midweek.