Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer had admitted that he was "surprised" Pep Guardiola did not make his replacements earlier in the 3-2 FA Cup semi-final defeat to Liverpool on Saturday.
The Catalan boss made just one out of a possible five substitutions during the 90 minutes, bringing on Riyad Mahrez just seven minutes from time. Kevin De Bruyne - who picked up an ankle problem against Atletico Madrid - was seen warming up on the touchline but failed to make it off the bench in what was a frantic game.
Guardiola is known for not changing his on-pitch personnel when his team are in a sticky situation but Shearer questioned whether he should have bucked the trend on this occasion. “The one thing I was surprised about was Pep didn’t make the sub earlier,” he said.
