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Matt Verri

Man City XI vs Chelsea: Haaland benched - starting lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest today

Pep Guardiola has rung the changes as Manchester City celebrate winning the Premier League title with victory over Chelsea.

City were confirmed as champions after Arsenal lost 1-0 at Nottingham Forest on Saturday and Guardiola has taken advantage with the title wrapped up.

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Their main focus now will be the FA Cup and Champions League finals.

But Guardiola will want to crown their third successive title in style when Chelsea travel to the Etihad Stadium and he is likely to stick with a similar side to the one which thrashed Real Madrid 4-0 in midweek.

City opt to rest a number of players, including fitness doubt Nathan Ake due to a hamstring injury, so Manuel Akanji continues in defence..

Kyle Walker also keeps his place after impressing in both Champions League matches when up against Vinicius Junior.

Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez ste up, alonside Cole Palmer and Riyad Mahrez in attack.

Confirmed team news

Man City: Ortega, Walker, Lewis, Laporte, Akanji, Phillips, Gomez, Mahrez, Palmer, Foden, Alvarez

Subs: Dias, Stones, Gundogan, Haaland, Grealish, Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Ederson

Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Wesley Fofana, Thiago Silva, Hall, Loftus-Cheek, Fernandez, Chalobah, Sterling, Havertz, Gallagher

Subs: Pulisic, Joao Felix, Mudryk, Mendy, Ziyech, Koulibaly, David Datro Fofana, Chukwuemeka, Madueke

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