Sterling starts, Mudryk benched, Palmer switch – Chelsea lineups for Man City FA Cup clash

Chelsea face one of the most difficult challenges in world football on Saturday evening as they take on Manchester City at Wembley.

The Blues are looking to win the FA Cup for the ninth time but before that, they must beat the competition's current holders in City. Mauricio Pochettino saw his side put in a dominant and commanding display against Everton earlier in the week as they cruised to a 6-0 victory at Stamford Bridge.

Pochettino will be desperate for his team to build on that on Saturday as they look to get to their second final of the season. Chelsea were so dominant on Monday that the head coach may be tempted to keep the team selection pretty similar, but there could be some changes as our Blues panel discuss below.

Djordje Petrovic starts in goal. No question about that, but who is in front of him is more up for debate. Personally, I think the back-four did well on Monday, albeit against a very poor Everton attack, and I would like to keep it the same for the clash with Man City.

Enzo Fernandez has been training again this week following a minor injury that kept him out of the win on Monday. However, Conor Gallagher and Moises Caicedo looked a formidable partnership in the middle of the pitch against the Toffees and deserve to keep their roles on Saturday.

Mykhailo Mudryk did not have his best game against Everton and it might be time for him to come out of the side with Raheem Sterling set to return. Sterling was brilliant against City when the two teams drew at the Etihad Stadium a couple of months ago, so he could come back in against his former club.

Bobby's lineup: Petrovic; Gusto, Chalobah, Silva, Cucurella; Caicedo, Gallagher; Madueke, Palmer, Sterling; Jackson.

Pochettino's new Sterling alternative, Matos