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Liam Wood

Kyle Walker and Jack Grealish to return in Man City predicted line-up against Norwich

Pep Guardiola is facing a selection conundrum when Manchester City take on Norwich this Saturday afternoon in the Premier League (5.30pm).

On one hand, the reigning champions boast a healthy advantage over Liverpool as those contenders head towards the business end of the season - in multiple competitions.

However, the Reds still have a game in hand and any slip-up from City will give them huge encouragement in the Premier League title race.

In the middle of a hugely-important triple header, Guardiola would ordinarily be tempted to shuffle his pack with a Champions League showdown against Sporting Lisbon to come on Tuesday night (8pm).

City board the plane to Portugal for the last-16 opener straight after their impending trip to Carrow Road.

Gabriel Jesus and Cole Palmer remain on the sidelines, but Guardiola is hoping for positive news on that front soon.

During his latest pre-match press conference, the Spaniard said: "These two players are still out, Gabriel is coming back soon. Hopefully."

Otherwise, the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach has a fully-fit squad at his disposal, which will make any decisions that have to be made on the selection front that little more straightforward.

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Ederson, Ruben Dias, Joao Cancelo and Bernardo Silva were among those rested in the FA Cup against Fulham - and there is scope to do the same, once again, if Guardiola sees fit.

England defender Kyle Walker, Ilkay Gundogan and £100million man Jack Grealish found themselves on the bench in midweek and would come into contention should City rotate against Norwich.

Man City predicted line-up (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Zinchenko; Gundogan, Fernandinho, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Foden, Grealish.

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