Despite a largely underwhelming performance in the Community Shield, Manchester City fielded a fairly full-strength line-up against Liverpool last week.
Ederson got the nod over new back-up goalkeeper Stefan Ortega, the two senior full-backs in the squad lined up either side of Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake, while the midfield trio who were preferred in the United States got the nod ahead of Ilkay Gundogan and Kalvin Phillips.
In attack, Erling Haaland led the line, supported by Riyad Mahrez and Jack Grealish. With fitness and injuries elsewhere in the squad, City's starting XI picked itself, and now going into the Premier League opener versus West Ham, 10 of those players will be confident of keeping their place.
