Pep Guardiola's team selection for Manchester City's 2-0 Premier League win against Brentford on Wednesday evening gave a pretty clear indication of how he will address a dilemma facing him in the Champions League.
Thanks to a needless red card picked up in the final group stage game against RB Leipzig back in December, Kyle Walker will be out of European action for a while. City have appealed the three-match suspension handed to him by UEFA for a challenge made on Andre Silva, but at the very least he will miss the first leg of City's round of 16 tie against Sporting next Tuesday.
While defenders are rarely viewed as City's most important players, the fact is that they probably are. All four members of the backline play crucial roles in building attacks, with Walker bringing the added bonus of being able to use his pace to snuff out counter-attacks.
