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FA Cup: City travel to Wigan

By Jason Bardwell

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Dejected Manchester City playwers look on during the FA Cup with Budweiser Final between Manchester City and Wigan Athletic at Wembley Stadium on May 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Dejected Manchester City playwers look on during the FA Cup with Budweiser Final between Manchester City and Wigan Athletic at Wembley Stadium on May 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) /
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BASEL, BASEL-STADT – FEBRUARY 13: John Stones of Manchester City speaks to Aymeric Laporte of Manchester City on the bench prior to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 First Leg match between FC Basel and Manchester City at St. Jakob-Park on February 13, 2018 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
BASEL, BASEL-STADT – FEBRUARY 13: John Stones of Manchester City speaks to Aymeric Laporte of Manchester City on the bench prior to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 First Leg match between FC Basel and Manchester City at St. Jakob-Park on February 13, 2018 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) /

Defenders:

Neither Aymeric Laporte nor John Stones (both pictured) took part in the Champions League game midweek. Does that mean they both start in the center of Manchester City’s defence for Mondays game?

It wouldn’t be a bad thing to see the two youngsters together, just to see how they work together. Certainly you wouldn’t want to risk Vincent Kompany for a second straight 90 minutes, especially with a Cup Final on the horizon.

By the same token, Nico has been immense this season. The amount of miles his legs have got over the season, and with the Chelsea game coming up, he may find himself on the bench, or coming off early on if the result is in our favor.

At the right I think you have to figure on Kyle Walker starting, with Delph starting his second game on the left.

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