Pep Guardiola and Aymeric Laporte’s relationship at Manchester City is reportedly strained.Guardiola has not named Laporte in the starting line-up for a Premier League match since November’s defeat at Tottenham.The Frenchman was again benched for Sunday’s clash with Chelsea as Guardiola opted for summer signing Ruben Dias and John Stones in central defence.Laporte was previously seen as undroppable by many City fans, though Stones has recaptured his form while Dias has impressed.Nathan Ake was also signed in the summer while Eric Garcia has shone since being brought in from the academy.And French outlet L’Equipe claim that Laporte and Guardiola have a strained relationship, partly due to recent comments from the manager.Guardiola had said.
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