Pep Guardiola has made five changes to the Manchester City side that lost the derby at the weekend.
Manchester City is facing Tottenham Hotspur in a crucial game for both teams.
Spurs are on a bad run of form and are barely within grasp of the Champions League places. After being embarrassed at home by their North London rivals in their last match, a defeat to City will really up the pressure on Antonio Conte.
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Manchester City is currently eight points off league leaders Arsenal, if they drop points tonight it might be impossible to claw back the deficit.
As a reaction to his side’s loss at the weekend, Guardiola has made some big changes to his squad. His decision to bench Kevin De Bruyne is the biggest surprise of them all.
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