Pep Guardiola has defended his lack of substitutions in Manchester City's Champions League draw at RB Leipzig on Wednesday.
City dominated the first half at Leipzig, but the hosts hit back to earn a deserved draw going into next month's second leg at the Etihad. While Guardiola's system ensured City had control of the game, Leipzig pushed more aggressively after the break, got their goal, and enforced a more open contest.
Without Kevin De Bruyne and Aymeric Laporte, City's only realistic options to change things off a youthful-looking bench were Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez, but Guardiola opted to play the whole game with the 11 players who started.
