straight to your inboxRiyad Mahrez has been left out of the Manchester City squad to face Liverpool despite not having an injury.
The early indications from club sources were that rotation was the simple reason why the 29-year-old was not included for the match, having started nine of the last ten games.
Ferran Torres lined up on the right for the crucial Premier League game, with Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva picked as options on the bench.
City have struggled with a number of injury issues this season but it is not thought that Mahrez has the injured list again, having missed the opening game against Wolves following a positive test for Covid-19.
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