Get the biggest City stories, analysis and transfer updates delivered straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola had Manchester City fans scratching their heads with an unusual team selection for the game against third-placed Leicester.
Leaving a host of star names on the bench, the manager gave a start to Benjamin Mendy, played with the same double pivot of Fernandinho and Rodri which was overrun by the Foxes in the 5-2 defeat in September, and started Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus.
But Guardiola's rotation, with a crunch Champions League quarter-final against Borussia Dortmund just three days away, did the job as a 2-0 win saw them move to within 11 points of winning the league with seven games left.
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