Five Man City players could make debut vs Watford amid fixture chaos and injury uncertainty
manchestereveningnews.co.uk49 hours after the elation of John Stones' equaliser against Arsenal, Manchester City will be back in action against Watford.
Pep Guardiola and his players have slammed the various authorities for the circumstances that led to two games in three days - with UEFA, the EFL, Premier League, Sky Sports, TNT Sports and even Greater Manchester Police all involved in trying to find a solution to a farcial fixture clash.
Guardiola's solution is to try and field a completely different XI to the one that faced Arsenal - with Kevin De Bruyne's absence and Rodri's injury uncertainty making that a more difficult task. ALSO READ: I saw what Arsenal staff really thought about Man City as they left the Etihad amid Bernardo jibes ALSO READ: 'We're going to win the league' - Man City players convinced after seeing what Arsenal did at Etihad City cancelled an academy fixture set for Tuesday, allowing Guardiola to call upon some of the players he got a look at on tour when most of his senior options were still on holiday.
Starting with the first-teamers who didn't face Arsenal, the likes of Stefan Ortega, Rico Lewis, Matheus Nunes and James McAtee all remained on the bench and feel certain to start against Watford.
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