The runners or the lockpickers; Pep Guardiola has a big selection dilemma in the forward line when Manchester City take on Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final.
Battered, bruised, but ultimately successful, City return to the UK from a gruelling Champions League quarter-final second-leg in the knowledge they have now navigated three quarters of a daunting fortnight schedule.
It started with the first-leg against Atletico Madrid last Tuesday, where Kevin De Bruyne’s lone goal was enough to earn victory on the night – and eventually in the tie. That came a comfortable home game against the Spanish champions, but an end-to-end affair with Liverpool in the Premier League – which ended 2-2 – was physically and mentally exhausting.
