Pep Guardiola this weekend reiterated his plan to play a weakened team against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup, insisting he would not "take a risk" with his Manchester City stars and may use “players from the academy” on Wednesday.
Guardiola would not be the first manager to misdirect about his team in the build-up to a game, but given City's schedule, which includes the expanded 32-team Club World Cup in the summer, it is probably fair to take the Catalan at his word.
