Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola made four changes to his team for the Crystal Palace match, indicating the players who could be in line to face Real Madrid. Phil Foden, hat-trick hero against Aston Villa, was left out, along with Manu Akanji, Bernardo Silva, and Jeremy Doku. Guardiola mentioned Foden's recent workload and the upcoming trip to Madrid as reasons for his absence.
Pep Guardiola made four changes to his Manchester City side to face Crystal Palace , hinting at the players who could be in line to face Real Madrid .
"The game Phil plays vs Arsenal, plays 96 minutes in friendly game with national team. There are a lot of games, we decide for that. If we win, it's a great decision. If we lose, why did I do that? Josko Gvardiol's booking, mixed performance and injury knock ensured he was replaced at half-time against Palace, and his involvement against Real Madrid may now be in doubt. It also saw Akanji brought on ahead of schedule when Guardiola may have preferred to have given him a full afternoon off. Akanji played some of City's biggest games last season at left-back, including at the Bernabeu in the semi-final first leg, so might have played his way into the line-up again this year.
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