sport news Pep's pups to be unleashed! Manchester City boss Guardiola offers big chance ...

sport news Pep's pups to be unleashed! Manchester City boss Guardiola offers big chance ...
sport news Pep's pups to be unleashed! Manchester City boss Guardiola offers big chance ...
Pep's pups to be unleashed! Manchester City boss Guardiola seizes chance to rest his star men and offer big chance to the academy kids in Champions League clash Cole Palmer among five teenagers pushing to feature in Champions League tie There is a degree of expectancy surrounding the new batch coming through  Man City have already qualified for the knockout stages as group winners 

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Manchester City will give another opportunity to a group of burgeoning academy products in Leipzig on Tuesday night, with Pep Guardiola resistant to any leaving on loan next month.

Cole Palmer, the England Under 21 international, heads a list of five teenagers pushing to feature in the Champions League dead rubber played behind closed doors. City have already qualified for the knockout stages as group winners.

Palmer made his European bow last season and has shone with more regular inclusion in recent months, scoring in the Carabao Cup and earlier in the group stage at Club Bruges.

Attacking midfielder Cole Palmer is the most highly-rated youngster at Man City

Pep Guardiola spotted midfielder Romeo Lavia at Anderlecht

Cole Palmer (L) is the most highly-rated youngster at Man City, while Pep Guardiola spotted midfielder Romeo Lavia (R) at Anderlecht

LEIPZIG LINE-UPS

RB Leipzig (4-1-2-1-2): Gulacsi; Mukiele, Gvardiol, Klostermann, Angelino; Kampl; Laimer, Forsberg; Nkunku; Silva, Brobbey.

Manchester City (4-3-3): Steffen; Walker, Stones, Ake, Wilson-Esbrand; De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Zinchenko; Palmer, Grealish, Foden.

Kick-off: 5.45pm, LIVE on BT Sport 2.

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