How Man City should line up vs Young Boys in the Champions League
Manchester City are on the cusp of securing a place in the Champions League knockout stages, with a win over Young Boys on Tuesday guaranteeing a place in the last-16.
However, City may have to do that without striker Erling Haaland, who is an injury doubt after his early substitution against Bournemouth at the weekend - but he did train on Monday to ease fears of a long-term issue. Pep Guardiola says he will be in contention to play if he reports as fit, but he may also look to the weekend's trip to Chelsea as more important.
While a win is still necessary to secure a last-16 place - and take a step closer to winning the group - Guardiola may consider some degree of rotation against a side who City put three past a fortnight ago in Switzerland.
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Read how our writers think City should line up and use the interactive team selector to pick your best starting XI:
Erling Haaland's best hopes of starring at Chelsea are to be kept fresh for that, and Julian Alvarez deserves the chance to show what he can do in his best position. Behind him, Phil Foden can come back into the team and so too can Jack Grealish.
Grealish and Jeremy Doku should make for a good watch if they can attack from either flank, with Doku looking to play himself into the team for Chelsea in what would be his biggest start to date. Behind, Mateo Kovacic had such a good start to his City career but could do with rekindling his partnership with Rodri.
Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol should both come back in, and Manu Akanji has the edge over Nathan Ake in terms of ability to play three games a week. Rico
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