Ask any coach if there’s anything better than those dead-rubbers, games to be played without pressure because everything is already decided. Manchester City and their boss Pep Guardiola are approaching their ultimate Champions League group game at Leipzig as the winners ahead of their biggest title-contenders, PSG.With nothing at stake, Guardiola decided to provide his experienced players with some rest and left a few of them – Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Gabriel Jesus and Joao Cancelo – home. Instead of those mercurial players, the Spanish coach will use the Leipzig tie to see what his youngsters are made of. “It’s not an academy, it’s a cloning system…”- Martyn Tyler pic.twitter.com/2qtcZQYKmp— City Chief (@City_Chief) November 21, 2021 Cole Palmer, Romeo Lavia, Josh Wilson-Esbrand, James McAtee and CJ Egan-Riley have all trained with the first team ahead of the game and will be given a chance to pick up their first UCL minutes. Of course, a 19-year-old Palmer already made his debut and even scored a maiden goal in 5-1 landslide away win at Brugge.It’s not April’s fool: Barca offered Umtiti and cash for TorresAsked about Palmer and McAtee, that are firmly knocking on the starting XI doors, Guardiola said:”They are 18, 19. You have everything ahead of you. The potential they have, they are fantastic young players. They need to settle perfectly how we behave. The potential is there.”They’ll stay here. We don’t have loans, and we need them.##EDITORS_CHOICE##”They are training with the first team, the competition is so high, the quality the rhythm. That’s why it’s good to stay with us.”It’s an incredible experience in Europe. Maybe tomorrow some can play minutes. We have five substitutions, and maybe we can use them.”Guardiola added that every game is a good opportunity to improve and that he’ll use it to practice some things. UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP A – ROUND 6Tuesday20.45: (3.90) RB Leipzig (3.70) Manchester City (2.00)20.45: (1.35) PSG (5.60) Club Brugge (9.00)
