I took on the Premier League for Man City - it might have backfired but I made my point
manchestereveningnews.co.ukWhen Manchester City welcome Chelsea to the Etihad Stadium on February 17, Pep Guardiola will no doubt field the strongest team available to him despite Mauricio Pochettino's side's struggles this term.
The Saturday evening fixture will see City aiming to take a step closer to retaining their Premier League title, while they will hope to still be in the FA Cup and have one foot in the next round of the Champions League having played the first leg of their round of 16 tie against Copenhagen.
Guardiola has always promised that City will fight on every front and that he does not consider any competition unimportant when compared to the others.
That, combined with the fact that Pep has plenty of high-quality players at his disposal, means he rarely makes wholesale changes to his line-ups with future fixtures in mind. ALSO READ: Man City get Liverpool reminder as Pep Guardiola saves date ALSO READ: Guardiola tears showed how Man City will replace Omar Berrada Guardiola's predecessor at City, Manuel Pellegrini, was of a similar opinion.
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