Pep Guardiola insists 'everyone is fresh' as he made eight changes to his Manchester City team to face Manchester United in the Premier League derby on Saturday.
Guardiola made a number of changes from City's awful 2-0 defeat at Southampton just three days ago, although his selection that night suggested some legs were being saved for today's derby clash at Manchester United.
In came the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri, Erling Haaland and Riyad Mahrez, but perhaps a more surprising inclusion was the fact that Joao Cancelo and Phil Foden kept their places despite poor games at Southampton. And Guardiola explained in his pre-match interview that he selected his side for fitness reasons as much as anything else.
