Pep Guardiola has revealed why John Stones sat out Manchester City's 2-1 win over West Ham after a fine performance against Paris St Germain in midweek.
The Blues picked up where they left off against PSG, who beat by the same scoreline, with goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Fernandinho sealing three points.
But Stones was left on the subs' bench as Guardiola changed his centre back pairing for the eighth game in a row - a stark contrast to last season, when he began the campaign with Ruben Dias and Aymeric Laporte as his preferred pair and then switched to Dias and Stones for most of the remaining games.
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