Get the biggest City stories, analysis and transfer updates delivered straight to your inbox Imagine Pep Guardiola’s face if he was told his Manchester City team would be playing a derby at Old Trafford on the Saturday and a Wembley cup final against Chelsea the next day.
The Blues boss has mastered the art of refreshing his squad from match to match – but back in the 1980s, “rotation” only meant something to farmers and helicopter pilots.
So when City boss Billy McNeill and his players were told, back in 1986, that not only would they be playing star-studded, title-chasing Manchester United on Saturday but would then face Chelsea at Wembley the following day, they simply got on with it.
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