Pep Guardiola is the best manager in the world but there are plenty of times when his Manchester City team selections raise a few eyebrows.
Past questionable omissions have included the likes of Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva and, in the case of the Champions League final, any kind of out-and-out holding midfielder.
However, one player whose absence from the starting XI rarely bats an eyelid among City supporters is Riyad Mahrez. That was the case on Saturday, when before his 68th minute introduction in place of Raheem Sterling, Foden and Bernardo Silva's took turns playing in the Algerian's usual right-wing berth. But why was that?
