Pep Guardiola made clear after the Leicester game that he will be using Wednesday's match to give some of his stars a rest.
"Against Sevilla we can recover," the Manchester City manager said. "The players that don't play much are going to play and the players that played against Leicester are going to play."
Having done the hard work of confirming top spot in the Champions League with a game to spare, City have earned the right to let whoever they like put their feet up when Sevilla come to town. And, however much is down to prioritising the Premier League versus those painful memories of RB Leipzig last year when a strong team that had already topped the group gave themselves needless problems for the knockout stages, Guardiola is prepared to play an XI that is not his best.
