Pep Guardiola has given a strong hint that some players did not figure in the win at Newcastle for disciplinary reasons. The Manchester City boss made three changes from the team that won at Leeds in midweek, even though the trip to St James’ Park came five days after that 7-0 triumph.
John Stones, Phil Foden and Jack Grealish all dropped to the bench, to be replaced by Joao Cancelo, Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling.
Replacing Stones with Cancelo made football sense, as the Portugal international was suspended in midweek and with Kyle Walker out - he was ill yesterday - Cancelo is the only natural right back.
But the omission of Grealish and Foden was more of a surprise, and when asked about the three changes he made, Guardiola made the
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