Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has suggested Manchester City will have benefitted from being able to rest several of their first-team stars in the win over Leicester at the weekend.
Pep Guardiola's side secured a comfortable 3-1 victory over the Foxes on Saturday, with John Stones and Erling Haaland (2) scoring for the Blues. Having scored twice against Leicester, Haaland has now registered 47 goals and six assists in all competitions this term, including 32 in the Premier League.
The Norwegian ace was substituted at half-time and replaced by World Cup winner Julian Alvarez - meaning he was unable to even attempt to grab his fourth league hat-trick of the season. It was the second game in a row where Haaland was taken off after scoring two goals.
