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Pep Guardiola explains surprise Man City selection amid player praise after defeat

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Pep Guardiola has declared himself happy with his Manchester City players despite a 2-1 defeat to RB Leipzig. City's coach picked a surprisingly strong XI for the game at RB Leipzig having already confirmed top spot for the group, with all five academy players starting on the bench and Cole Palmer the only one to get a few minutes at the end.

Guardiola said that Kyle Walker and Ilkay Gundogan needed to play for their rhythm having missed the Aston Villa win last week, although both players have now started five out of six matches since returning from the international break.

Despite a difficult first half that saw them indebted to goalkeeper Zack Steffen for only going in at the break 1-0 down, the manager saw improvement in the second

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