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James Piercy

No respite for Bristol City's beleaguered defence as Watford boss makes early selection decision

Watford manager Slaven Bilic has no intention of resting Ismaila Sarr for Saturday’s Championship encounter with Bristol City with the World Cup on the horizon for the Senegal international.

This weekend’s fixtures are the concluding games before Qatar 2022 and therefore the last chance for players involved in the tournament to sustain injuries which could prevent them from representing their countries.

Several big name players have been ruled out of the World Cup due to injuries suffered in the last few weeks, including Sarr’s international teammate Sadio Mane, and although Bilic acknowledged the risk for the individuals is there, he won’t be leaving his star man out.

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