Manchester City: Fox hunting at the Etihad

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 19: Ilkay Gundogan of Manchester City takes on Aleksander Dragovic and Andy King of Leicester City during the Carabao Cup Quarter-Final match between Leicester City and Manchester City at The King Power Stadium on December 19, 2017 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – JANUARY 31: Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City on the ball during the Premier League match between Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion at Etihad Stadium on January 31, 2018 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) /

Midfielders:

Here on in is where it gets tricky. In his press conference Pep Guardiola indicated that David Silva would not be in the side to face Leicester. With the Champions LEague game on the horizon, how will Pep set up?

For me, you have to continue with Fernandinho at the back. We missed out, for whatever reason, on Fred and Yaya just doesn’t offer that much anymore. Fernandinho has been, with the exception of one or two games, exceptional.

Kevin De Bruyne has also been fantastic this season, but has spoken of fatigue. After the few days rest, is he ready to go again? If he is, then certainly he must start, and I think he will. Ilkay Gundogan has also done a job when David Silva has been absent, so I’d expect the same against the Foxes.