Six academy players could make Manchester City's matchday squad against Sporting in the Champions League with Pep Guardiola's first-team options limited.
Ruben Dias is out for at least a month with a hamstring injury picked up in the FA Cup at Peterborough, Nathan Ake has not quite recovered from a blow in the same game and Zack Steffen is still missing with a back issue. Joao Cancelo will miss the match on Wednesday with sickness, while Kyle Walker is unavailable for selection as he serves a three-match ban.
Walker still trained to make up the numbers, as did Kevin De Bruyne even though the Belgian may not start given he is one yellow card away from a suspension in the competition. They were accompanied by a string of youngsters from the academy who could all feature in the squad on Wednesday.
