straight to your inboxJohn Stones hit back at the suggestion that Pep Guardiola's seven changes had an impact on Manchester City's performance at Fulham, despite a 3-0 win.Guardiola shuffled his pack, dropping Fernandinho, Kyle Walker, Aleks Zinchenko, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez.
Raheem Sterling was not in the squad at all.Instead, Guardiola named a back three of Stones, Ruben Dias and Aymeric Laporte, with Benjamin Mendy and Joao Cancelo as wing backs in a 3-4-3 formation.The new system appeared to disrupt City's rhythm in the opening 45 minutes, with more wayward passes than usual and an apparent struggle to carve out any clear cut chances.However, a second half flurry secured a 3-0 victory and Stones.
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