Carlo Ancelotti gambled with his starting eleven. In the run-up there were doubts about what he would do with the trained players, but he decided to include them all.
The bet didn’t go well in the early stages. Less than a minute had passed when Aurélien Tchouaméni, who was one of those not to see a card, saw yellow after a harsh challenge on Jack Grealish kept him out of the game at the Etihad. And not only that, it is also the first in the City.
The rest of the game lived up to the tension of whether any of the others could suffer the same fate. Vinicius, Bellingham and Camavinga had to be careful, and in the end they all escaped.
Even the French, but not because he doesn’t deserve it. Furthermore, he will play ‘free’ at the Etihad after François Letexier decided not to commit the midfielder’s glaring foul on Phil Foden, who was also injured. The play occurred in the last minutes of the game, when while driving Foden received a hard stomp on the heel which the referee gave the advantage and then did not give any warning. Meanwhile, the Englishman had to be replaced by Julián Álvarez and the match did not finish. Maybe he’s the one who can’t be replaced.
Source: La Verdad
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