Manchester City: Players Taking On Palace

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 23: Leroy Sane (C) of Manchester City is chellenged by Timothy Fosu-Mensah (L) and Andros Townsend (R) of Crystal Palace during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Crystal Palace at Etihad Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 23: Leroy Sane (C) of Manchester City is chellenged by Timothy Fosu-Mensah (L) and Andros Townsend (R) of Crystal Palace during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Crystal Palace at Etihad Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 27: Ilkay Gundogan of Manchester City controls the ball during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Manchester City at St. James Park on December 27, 2017 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 27: Ilkay Gundogan of Manchester City controls the ball during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Manchester City at St. James Park on December 27, 2017 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Reluctantly I would give Kevin DeBruyne a rest for this game. The Belgium has played pretty much all games for us this season. He was played the whole game, but was brought off in the Bournemouth game.

We later found out he had been ill, so I think being named on the bench at most would be a good chance for him to relax.

Hopefully David Silva, who did miss the last game, was missing because he was being rested. Yes he had been missing for the Spurs game for personal reasons, but had since returned to the line up.

If the Spaniard is good to go then he should start alongside Ilkay Gundogan who did well last time out in difficult circumstances.

If Pep really wants to give Fernandinho a rest then we may see a start for Yaya Toure. For me though I would run Fernandinho one more time, with already a lot of rotation from the last game.